diff --git a/packages/utils/.prettierrc.json b/packages/utils/.prettierrc.json
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+{
+    "tabWidth": 4
+}
diff --git a/packages/utils/README.md b/packages/utils/README.md
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+### @ente-io/utils
+
+Utility functions, types and assortments.
diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
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+{
+    "name": "@ente-io/utils",
+    "private": true
+}