diff --git a/packages/abi-gen-templates/package.json b/packages/abi-gen-templates/package.json
index e0c082008b..104013c05a 100644
--- a/packages/abi-gen-templates/package.json
+++ b/packages/abi-gen-templates/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "abi-gen-templates",
+  "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "description": "Handlebars templates to generate TS contract wrappers",
   "repository": {