diff --git a/common/changes/@rushstack/heft-node-rig/copilot-add-lib-dts-lib-esm-cleanfiles_2025-11-07-23-47.json b/common/changes/@rushstack/heft-node-rig/copilot-add-lib-dts-lib-esm-cleanfiles_2025-11-07-23-47.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38aef1a8261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@rushstack/heft-node-rig/copilot-add-lib-dts-lib-esm-cleanfiles_2025-11-07-23-47.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "comment": "Include lib-dts and lib-esm folders in default files to clean",
+      "type": "patch",
+      "packageName": "@rushstack/heft-node-rig"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@rushstack/heft-node-rig",
+  "email": "198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com"
+}
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diff --git a/rigs/heft-node-rig/profiles/default/config/heft.json b/rigs/heft-node-rig/profiles/default/config/heft.json
index 922aed1cd6b..e550329a62c 100644
--- a/rigs/heft-node-rig/profiles/default/config/heft.json
+++ b/rigs/heft-node-rig/profiles/default/config/heft.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
   "phasesByName": {
     "build": {
-      "cleanFiles": [{ "includeGlobs": ["dist", "lib", "lib-commonjs"] }],
+      "cleanFiles": [{ "includeGlobs": ["dist", "lib", "lib-commonjs", "lib-dts", "lib-esm"] }],
 
       "tasksByName": {
         "typescript": {