diff --git a/packages/vite/package.json b/packages/vite/package.json
index 14fe713217..b5ebb3127a 100644
--- a/packages/vite/package.json
+++ b/packages/vite/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@nrwl/vite",
   "version": "0.0.1",
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "description": "The Nx Plugin for building and testing applications using Vite (Early Release)",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/scripts/nx-release.ts b/scripts/nx-release.ts
index d8f88fe72c..663a7395e4 100755
--- a/scripts/nx-release.ts
+++ b/scripts/nx-release.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,24 @@ function hideFromGitIndex(uncommittedFiles: string[]) {
     stdio: [0, 1, 2],
   });
 
+  if (options.local) {
+    // Force all projects to be not private
+    const projects = JSON.parse(
+      execSync('npx lerna list --json --all').toString()
+    );
+    for (const proj of projects) {
+      if (proj.private) {
+        console.log('Publishing private package locally:', proj.name);
+        const packageJsonPath = join(proj.location, 'package.json');
+        const original = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8'));
+        writeFileSync(
+          packageJsonPath,
+          JSON.stringify({ ...original, private: false })
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   const versionOptions = {
     bump: options.version ? options.version : undefined,
     conventionalCommits: true,