diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9fd2bc577..783f37284 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## [3.10.5](https://github.com/oclif/core/compare/3.10.4...3.10.5) (2023-11-06)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* extra parens in debug logs ([81c9efc](https://github.com/oclif/core/commit/81c9efcb1a042344761bbea01f12e54e39190c59))
+
+
+
 ## [3.10.4](https://github.com/oclif/core/compare/3.10.3...3.10.4) (2023-11-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d22a3daa6..b042af8cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@oclif/core",
   "description": "base library for oclif CLIs",
-  "version": "3.10.4",
+  "version": "3.10.5",
   "author": "Salesforce",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/oclif/core/issues",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/config/plugin.ts b/src/config/plugin.ts
index eb6acd3b4..736abffcc 100644
--- a/src/config/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/config/plugin.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {OCLIF_MARKER_OWNER, Performance} from '../performance'
 import {cacheCommand} from '../util/cache-command'
 import {findRoot} from '../util/find-root'
 import {readJson, requireJson} from '../util/fs'
-import {castArray, compact, isProd} from '../util/util'
+import {castArray, compact} from '../util/util'
 import {tsPath} from './ts-node'
 import {Debug, getCommandIdPermutations} from './util'
 
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ export class Plugin implements IPlugin {
     this.alias = this.options.name ?? this.pjson.name
     const pjsonPath = join(root, 'package.json')
     if (!this.name) throw new CLIError(`no name in ${pjsonPath}`)
-    if (!isProd() && !this.pjson.files) this.warn(`files attribute must be specified in ${pjsonPath}`)
     // eslint-disable-next-line new-cap
     this._debug = Debug(this.name)
     this.version = this.pjson.version