diff --git a/workspaces/announcements/.changeset/eighty-lizards-love.md b/workspaces/announcements/.changeset/eighty-lizards-love.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5311e7fa77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/announcements/.changeset/eighty-lizards-love.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+'@backstage-community/plugin-announcements': patch
+'@backstage-community/plugin-announcements-backend': patch
+'@backstage-community/plugin-announcements-common': patch
+'@backstage-community/plugin-announcements-node': patch
+'@backstage-community/plugin-announcements-react': patch
+'@backstage-community/plugin-search-backend-module-announcements': patch
+---
+
+Minor bump to fix release process - this should kick off the first release of the announcements plugins under the @backstage-community scope.
diff --git a/workspaces/announcements/package.json b/workspaces/announcements/package.json
index 9762b2287b..8537a06fcf 100644
--- a/workspaces/announcements/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/announcements/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": "18 || 20"
   },
+  "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "yarn workspaces foreach -A --include @backstage-community/plugin-announcements-backend --include @backstage-community/plugin-announcements --parallel -v -i run start",
     "start": "yarn workspace @backstage-community/plugin-announcements start",