diff --git a/packages/workers-utils/package.json b/packages/workers-utils/package.json
index 54d584e598b3..96da86f21c51 100644
--- a/packages/workers-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/workers-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "@cloudflare/workers-utils",
 	"version": "0.12.0",
+	"private": true,
 	"description": "Utility package for common Worker operations",
 	"homepage": "https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-sdk#readme",
 	"bugs": {
diff --git a/tools/deployments/__tests__/validate-changesets.test.ts b/tools/deployments/__tests__/validate-changesets.test.ts
index deb0a7ee4ae7..b8f17b61c18b 100644
--- a/tools/deployments/__tests__/validate-changesets.test.ts
+++ b/tools/deployments/__tests__/validate-changesets.test.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ describe("findPackageNames()", () => {
 				"@cloudflare/workers-editor-shared",
 				"@cloudflare/workers-playground",
 				"@cloudflare/workers-shared",
-				"@cloudflare/workers-utils",
 				"@cloudflare/workflows-shared",
 				"create-cloudflare",
 				"miniflare",