diff --git a/apps/photos/package.json b/apps/photos/package.json
index 0857a0a23..3ef494dfa 100644
--- a/apps/photos/package.json
+++ b/apps/photos/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@date-io/date-fns": "^2.14.0",
+        "@ente-io/utils": "file:packages/utils",
         "@mui/x-date-pickers": "^5.0.0-alpha.6",
         "@sentry/nextjs": "^7.77.0",
         "@stripe/stripe-js": "^1.13.2",
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@
         "comlink": "^4.3.0",
         "debounce": "^2.0.0",
         "density-clustering": "^1.3.0",
-        "@ente-io/utils": "0.0.0",
         "eventemitter3": "^4.0.7",
         "exifr": "^7.1.3",
         "fast-srp-hap": "^2.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
index a2c859382..69dc1c106 100644
--- a/packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
     "name": "@ente-io/utils",
-    "version": "0.0.0"
+    "version": "0.0.0",
+    "private": true
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 08f2bb358..1080b406b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@emotion/weak-memoize/-/weak-memoize-0.3.0.tgz"
   integrity sha512-AHPmaAx+RYfZz0eYu6Gviiagpmiyw98ySSlQvCUhVGDRtDFe4DBS0x1bSjdF3gqUDYOczB+yYvBTtEylYSdRhg==
 
+"@ente-io/utils@file:packages/utils":
+  version "0.0.0"
+
 "@eslint-community/eslint-utils@^4.2.0":
   version "4.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@eslint-community/eslint-utils/-/eslint-utils-4.4.0.tgz"