diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5f7f0aa..b666104 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 node_modules
 elm-stuff
 elm-home
+npm
+bun
+compare
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e515094..0f713d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,14 +85,19 @@ There are three options when you have [deno](https://deno.land) installed.
 3. Compile a huge binary that contains the deno runtime
 
 ```
-deno compile --allow-env=ELM_HOME,HOME --allow-read --allow-write --allow-net=github.com,codeload.github.com,api.github.com --output elm-janitor-apply-patches https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elm-janitor/apply-patches/main/deno/cli.ts
+❯ deno compile --allow-env=ELM_HOME,HOME --allow-read --allow-write --allow-net=github.com,codeload.github.com,api.github.com --output elm-janitor-apply-patches https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elm-janitor/apply-patches/main/deno/cli.ts
 ```
 
 ### With node.js
 
-If there ever will be a stable version, use
-https://deno.land/manual@v1.32.4/advanced/publishing/dnt to generate a node
-module.
+The script is also published to
+[npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/elm-janitor-apply-patches).
+
+You can run it in the node.js runtime for instance like this:
+
+```
+❯ npx elm-janitor-apply-patches
+```
 
 ### By downloading a binary
 
@@ -158,6 +163,11 @@ cd ..
 Then re-run the tests or compile the example `src/Main.elm` file to see the
 output of the new `deadEndsToString`.
 
+### Publishing to npm
+
+For information how to publish this deno code to npm as a node.js script, see
+[explanation](https://github.com/elm-janitor/apply-patches/blob/main/deno/README.md#publish-as-an-npm-package)
+
 ## Notes
 
 If you rely on local documentation, you can also generate the `docs.json` file
diff --git a/deno/README.md b/deno/README.md
index 4a566c4..ee295e0 100644
--- a/deno/README.md
+++ b/deno/README.md
@@ -3,3 +3,13 @@
 Look into `./deno.json` for the available shortcuts.
 
 Run `deno task update-deps` to refresh the dependency lock file
+
+## Publish as an npm package
+
+Bump the version number in `./build_npm.ts` and then execute
+
+```sh
+deno task build-npm-package
+cd ../npm
+npm publish
+```
diff --git a/deno/deno.json b/deno/deno.json
index cb304bc..b692677 100644
--- a/deno/deno.json
+++ b/deno/deno.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "tasks": {
+    "build-npm-package": "deno run --allow-env --allow-net=deno.land --allow-write=../npm --allow-read --allow-run=npm scripts/build_npm.ts",
     "update-deps": "deno cache --reload --lock=deno.lock deps.ts"
   }
 }
diff --git a/deno/scripts/build_npm.ts b/deno/scripts/build_npm.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..135807c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deno/scripts/build_npm.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { build, emptyDir } from "https://deno.land/x/dnt@0.35.0/mod.ts";
+import { path } from "../deps.ts";
+
+const outDir = "../npm";
+await emptyDir(outDir);
+
+await build({
+  entryPoints: [{
+    kind: "bin",
+    name: "elm-janitor-apply-patches",
+    path: "./cli.ts",
+  }],
+  outDir,
+  shims: {
+    // see JS docs for overview and more options
+    deno: true,
+  },
+  typeCheck: false,
+  test: false,
+  declaration: false,
+  scriptModule: false,
+  package: {
+    // package.json properties
+    name: "elm-janitor-apply-patches",
+    version: "0.1.0",
+    description: "Script to apply the elm-janitor patches to ELM_HOME.",
+    license: "UNLICENSE",
+    repository: {
+      type: "git",
+      url: "git+https://github.com/elm-janitor/apply-patches.git",
+    },
+    bugs: {
+      url: "https://github.com/elm-janitor/apply-patches/issues",
+    },
+  },
+  postBuild() {
+    // steps to run after building and before running the tests
+    Deno.copyFileSync("../UNLICENSE", path.join(outDir, "UNLICENSE"));
+    Deno.copyFileSync("../README.md", path.join(outDir, "README.md"));
+  },
+});