diff --git a/.github/promote.sh b/.github/promote.sh
index 5518b53ed83..d76fdf99169 100755
--- a/.github/promote.sh
+++ b/.github/promote.sh
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ if [[ ! -z "${CORE_VERSION}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # publish to npm
-yarn run lerna publish --conventional-commits --conventional-graduate --no-private --dist-tag=latest --yes
+# yarn run lerna publish --conventional-commits --conventional-graduate --no-private --dist-tag=latest --yes
 
 # dry run
-# yarn run lerna version --conventional-commits --conventional-graduate --no-private --yes --no-git-tag-version --no-push
+yarn run lerna version --conventional-commits --conventional-graduate --no-private --yes --no-git-tag-version --no-push
 
 # immediately after promote - set up repo for next prerelease
 yarn run lerna version preminor --force-publish --conventional-commits --no-private --yes --preid prerelease
diff --git a/scripts/build-single-packages.js b/scripts/build-single-packages.js
index 86cefbc5089..800c9a9976a 100644
--- a/scripts/build-single-packages.js
+++ b/scripts/build-single-packages.js
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ async function createPackage(component) {
     main: cjsRelative,
     module: esmRelative,
     typings: typesRelative,
-    version: packageJson.version
+    version: packageJson.version,
+    private: true
   };
 
   // use ensureFile to not having to create all the directories