diff --git a/extensions/grunt/package.json b/extensions/grunt/package.json
index 0c00aec71c6..6869f9ce506 100644
--- a/extensions/grunt/package.json
+++ b/extensions/grunt/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Extension to add Grunt capabilities to VS Code.",
   "displayName": "Grunt support for VS Code",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true,
   "icon": "images/grunt.png",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/extensions/ini/package.json b/extensions/ini/package.json
index 0c7dda3c880..ac1a59e8af5 100644
--- a/extensions/ini/package.json
+++ b/extensions/ini/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "displayName": "%displayName%",
   "description": "%description%",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true,
   "publisher": "vscode",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/extensions/npm/package.json b/extensions/npm/package.json
index 2bacd70b76d..624e2c91a13 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/package.json
+++ b/extensions/npm/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "displayName": "%displayName%",
   "description": "%description%",
   "version": "1.0.1",
+  "private": true,
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "0.10.x"