diff --git a/packages/desktopbridge/package.json b/packages/desktopbridge/package.json
index c2acba9e..d750a82b 100644
--- a/packages/desktopbridge/package.json
+++ b/packages/desktopbridge/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@strudel/desktopbridge",
     "version": "0.1.0",
+    "private": true,
     "description": "tools/shims for communicating between the JS and Tauri (Rust) sides of the Studel desktop app",
     "main": "index.mjs",
     "type": "module",