diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 07122b8bcbb..a7c6f3b78d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci --workspaces --include-workspace-root
 
       - name: Release (multi-semantic-release)
-        run: npx multi-semantic-release
+        run: npx multi-semantic-release --ignore-private-packages
diff --git a/.multi-releaserc.json b/.multi-releaserc.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7899dfa3c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.multi-releaserc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "ignorePackages": [
+    "packages/wasm-utxo-ui/**"
+  ]
+}
+