diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
index a0714171a..5a4f53674 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
@@ -136,13 +136,6 @@ jobs:
           snap: artifacts/ubuntu-latest-artifacts/insomnia/dist/Insomnia.Core-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}.snap
           release: stable
 
-      - name: Publish npm packages
-        run: |
-          npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken ${NPM_TOKEN}
-          npm run publish -- --pre-dist-tag ${{ contains(github.event.inputs.version, 'alpha') && 'alpha' || 'beta' }} --yes
-        env:
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-
       - name: Upload .deb to pulp (stable only)
         if: ${{ env.IS_PRERELEASE == 'false' }}
         uses: docker://kong/release-script:latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-start.yml b/.github/workflows/release-start.yml
index d49abaceb..4d1b22b46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-start.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-start.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ on:
         required: false
         description: iteration of the release, used for non-stable releases (version-channel.iteration) (e.g. 0, 1, 2, 3 ...)
         default: '0'
-      major-npm:
-        required: false
-        type: boolean
-        description: increment the major version of the NPM packages
-        default: false
 
 env:
   RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}${{ github.event.inputs.channel != 'stable' && format('-{0}.{1}', github.event.inputs.channel, github.event.inputs.iteration) || '' }}
@@ -61,11 +56,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Lerna version (stable)
         if: github.event.inputs.channel == 'stable'
-        run: npm run version -- --yes "${{ github.event.inputs.major-npm != 'true' && 'minor' || 'major' }}"
+        run: npm run version -- --yes 'minor'
 
       - name: Lerna version (alpha/beta)
         if: github.event.inputs.channel != 'stable'
-        run: npm run version -- --yes --preid "${{ github.event.inputs.channel }}" "${{ github.event.inputs.iteration == '0' && (github.event.inputs.major-npm != 'true' && 'preminor' || 'premajor') || 'prerelease' }}"
+        run: npm run version -- --yes --preid "${{ github.event.inputs.channel }}" "${{ github.event.inputs.iteration == '0' && 'preminor' || 'prerelease' }}"
 
       - name: Config version
         run: APP_VERSION="${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}" npm run app-bump-version
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 8901ea9fe..145a87d08 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
 {
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
-  "includeMergedTags": true,
   "packages": [
     "packages/*",
     "plugins/*"
-  ],
-  "command": {
-    "version": {
-      "exact": true,
-      "forcePublish": true,
-      "gitTagVersion": false,
-      "push": false
-    },
-    "publish": {
-      "verifyAccess": false
-    }
-  }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c7d0c187..deaabb49e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     "lint:fix": "lerna run lint:fix --stream --no-bail",
     "bootstrap": "npm install && lerna bootstrap && lerna run --stream bootstrap",
     "version": "lerna version",
-    "publish": "lerna publish from-package",
     "clean": "lerna run clean --parallel --stream && lerna clean --yes && rimraf node_modules **/*.tsbuildinfo",
     "test": "lerna run --stream --parallel test",
     "inso-start": "npm start --prefix packages/insomnia-inso",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-common/package.json b/packages/insomnia-common/package.json
index cd9e0a1bc..d6c186413 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-common/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-common",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "homepage": "https://insomnia.rest",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-config/package.json b/packages/insomnia-config/package.json
index 1629c0f8c..db30aa2b3 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-config/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-config/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-config",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "homepage": "https://insomnia.rest",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-cookies/package.json b/packages/insomnia-cookies/package.json
index 5622f6219..416924b98 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-cookies/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-cookies/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-cookies",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-importers/package.json b/packages/insomnia-importers/package.json
index ce8940390..96b85e9e0 100755
--- a/packages/insomnia-importers/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-importers/package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-importers",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-inso/.npmignore b/packages/insomnia-inso/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index b962347fa..000000000
--- a/packages/insomnia-inso/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# Ignore everything by default
-# NOTE: NPM publish will never ignore package.json, package-lock.json, README, LICENSE, CHANGELOG
-# https://npm.github.io/publishing-pkgs-docs/publishing/the-npmignore-file.html
-*
-
-# Don't ignore dist folder
-!dist/**
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-inso/package.json b/packages/insomnia-inso/package.json
index 3e6c770bd..1b10a5e0f 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-inso/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-inso/package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-inso",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "homepage": "https://insomnia.rest",
@@ -38,8 +39,7 @@
     "package": "esr src/scripts/pkg.ts",
     "pkg": "pkg .",
     "postpackage": "esr src/scripts/verify-pkg.ts",
-    "artifacts": "esr src/scripts/artifacts.ts",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build:production"
+    "artifacts": "esr src/scripts/artifacts.ts"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jest/globals": "^28.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-prettify/package.json b/packages/insomnia-prettify/package.json
index 8d3cd1fd0..457b1ae78 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-prettify/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-prettify/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-prettify",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-send-request/package.json b/packages/insomnia-send-request/package.json
index f4bb2caa1..a3d938708 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-send-request/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-send-request/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-send-request",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-testing/.npmignore b/packages/insomnia-testing/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index b962347fa..000000000
--- a/packages/insomnia-testing/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# Ignore everything by default
-# NOTE: NPM publish will never ignore package.json, package-lock.json, README, LICENSE, CHANGELOG
-# https://npm.github.io/publishing-pkgs-docs/publishing/the-npmignore-file.html
-*
-
-# Don't ignore dist folder
-!dist/**
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-testing/package.json b/packages/insomnia-testing/package.json
index 89dd46e65..10e007bb2 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-testing/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-testing",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
     "postclean": "rimraf dist",
     "test": "jest",
     "build": "tsc --build tsconfig.build.json",
-    "watch": "npm run build -- --watch",
-    "prepublish": "npm run build"
+    "watch": "npm run build -- --watch"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jest/globals": "^28.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-url/package.json b/packages/insomnia-url/package.json
index c26eaad2c..5d70c6952 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-url/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-url/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-url",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-xpath/package.json b/packages/insomnia-xpath/package.json
index 1de146c33..1221b83dd 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-xpath/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-xpath/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-xpath",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/packages/openapi-2-kong/.npmignore b/packages/openapi-2-kong/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index b962347fa..000000000
--- a/packages/openapi-2-kong/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# Ignore everything by default
-# NOTE: NPM publish will never ignore package.json, package-lock.json, README, LICENSE, CHANGELOG
-# https://npm.github.io/publishing-pkgs-docs/publishing/the-npmignore-file.html
-*
-
-# Don't ignore dist folder
-!dist/**
diff --git a/packages/openapi-2-kong/package.json b/packages/openapi-2-kong/package.json
index ef56c094b..ab79cc4ce 100644
--- a/packages/openapi-2-kong/package.json
+++ b/packages/openapi-2-kong/package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "private": true,
   "name": "openapi-2-kong",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
@@ -12,8 +13,7 @@
     "clean": "tsc --build tsconfig.build.json --clean",
     "postclean": "rimraf dist",
     "build": "tsc --build tsconfig.build.json",
-    "test": "jest",
-    "prepublish": "npm run build"
+    "test": "jest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "openapi-types": "^8.0.0",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-base64/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-base64/package.json
index 44eaeee8c..e87ca117a 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-base64/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-base64/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-base64",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-cookie-jar/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-cookie-jar/package.json
index 24e771350..eab9788ce 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-cookie-jar/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-cookie-jar/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-cookie-jar",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-core-themes/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-core-themes/package.json
index fed0ba5b7..8cd8326de 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-core-themes/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-core-themes/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-core-themes",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-default-headers/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-default-headers/package.json
index 349a4f1e9..6fc2d9c2c 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-default-headers/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-default-headers/package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-default-headers",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-file/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-file/package.json
index 4b2421d54..f51972668 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-file/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-file/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-file",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-hash/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-hash/package.json
index af71d33ab..67b893c2b 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-hash/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-hash/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-hash",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-jsonpath/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-jsonpath/package.json
index bb8bfdb03..0c72e6ec0 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-jsonpath/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-jsonpath/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-jsonpath",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-kong-portal/.npmignore b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-kong-portal/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index b962347fa..000000000
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-kong-portal/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# Ignore everything by default
-# NOTE: NPM publish will never ignore package.json, package-lock.json, README, LICENSE, CHANGELOG
-# https://npm.github.io/publishing-pkgs-docs/publishing/the-npmignore-file.html
-*
-
-# Don't ignore dist folder
-!dist/**
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-now/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-now/package.json
index 582fa4659..e23680616 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-now/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-now/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-now",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-os/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-os/package.json
index 3f64afccf..0d2852550 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-os/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-os/package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-os",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-prompt/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-prompt/package.json
index 9f09d0851..45eaaea84 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-prompt/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-prompt/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-prompt",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-request/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-request/package.json
index d03b05aa2..8b9d340f4 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-request/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-request/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-request",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-response/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-response/package.json
index 2c02375c9..ddc6ec3fa 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-response/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-response/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-response",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",
diff --git a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-uuid/package.json b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-uuid/package.json
index 4d2303336..57a40c280 100644
--- a/plugins/insomnia-plugin-uuid/package.json
+++ b/plugins/insomnia-plugin-uuid/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "private": false,
+  "private": true,
   "name": "insomnia-plugin-uuid",
   "version": "3.6.1-beta.2",
   "author": "Kong <office@konghq.com>",