diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.gen2_bug_report.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.gen2_bug_report.yaml
index adeb7020c9..43e24f2097 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.gen2_bug_report.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.gen2_bug_report.yaml
@@ -40,4 +40,3 @@ body:
         Please include any code snippets or screenshots that you think would be helpful!
     validations:
       required: true
-
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68adf62c2e..523cd777f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@
     "verify-yarn-lock": "./scripts/verify-yarn-lock.sh",
     "view-test-artifact": "./scripts/view-test-artifacts.sh",
     "view-test-artifacts": "yarn authenticate-e2e-profile && yarn ts-node --project ./scripts/tsconfig.json ./scripts/view-test-artifacts.ts",
-    "yarn-use-bash": "yarn config set script-shell /bin/bash",
-    "postinstall": "./scripts/postinstall.sh"
+    "yarn-use-bash": "yarn config set script-shell /bin/bash"
   },
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-category-api/issues"
diff --git a/scripts/postinstall.sh b/scripts/create-private-package-manifest.sh
similarity index 60%
rename from scripts/postinstall.sh
rename to scripts/create-private-package-manifest.sh
index c779511300..65fa57533f 100755
--- a/scripts/postinstall.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-private-package-manifest.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# set exit on error to true
+set -e
+
+# create a new file to store the private packages
+# this will be imported and used in the Git Client to determine the packages to deprecate
+
 echo 'export default [' > scripts/components/private_packages.ts
 grep -l packages/*/package.json -e '"private": "\?true"\?' | xargs cat | jq .name | tr -s '\n' ',' >> scripts/components/private_packages.ts 
 echo '];' >> scripts/components/private_packages.ts
diff --git a/shared-scripts.sh b/shared-scripts.sh
index 3b8823ccf6..5160eb875b 100755
--- a/shared-scripts.sh
+++ b/shared-scripts.sh
@@ -462,6 +462,9 @@ function _deploy {
 function _deprecate {
   loadCacheFromBuildJob
   echo "Deprecate"
+
+  echo "creating private package manifest"
+  ./scripts/create-private-package-manifest.sh
   echo "Authenticate with NPM"
   if [ "$USE_NPM_REGISTRY" == "true" ]; then
       PUBLISH_TOKEN=$(echo "$NPM_PUBLISH_TOKEN" | jq -r '.token')