diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 433f6017..ba243178 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ CLI flag options:
     --debug Output debugging information.
     --sequential-init  Avoid hypothetical concurrent initialization collisions.
     --first-parent Apply commit filtering to current branch only.
+    --ignore-private Exclude private packages. True by default.
 	--ignore-packages  Packages list to be ignored on bumping process (append to the ones that already exist at package.json workspaces)
     --deps.bump Define deps version updating rule. Allowed: override, satisfy, inherit.
-		--deps.release Define release type for dependent package if any of its deps changes. Supported values: patch, minor, major, inherit.
+	--deps.release Define release type for dependent package if any of its deps changes. Supported values: patch, minor, major, inherit.
     --tag-format Format to use for creating tag names. Should include "name" and "version" vars. Default: "${name}@${version}" generates "package-name@1.0.0"
     --help Help info.
 
diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 73894b39..c313aa60 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ const cli = meow(
     --first-parent Apply commit filtering to current branch only.
     --deps.bump Define deps version updating rule. Allowed: override, satisfy, inherit.
     --deps.release Define release type for dependent package if any of its deps changes. Supported values: patch, minor, major, inherit.
-    --ignore-packages  Packages' list to be ignored on bumping process
+    --ignore-packages  Packages list to be ignored on bumping process
+    --ignore-private Exclude private packages. Enabled by default, pass 'no-ignore-private' to disable.
     --tag-format Format to use for creating tag names. Should include "name" and "version" vars. Default: "\${name}@\${version}" generates "package-name@1.0.0"
     --help Help info.
 
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ const cli = meow(
 				type: "string",
 				default: "patch",
 			},
+			ignorePrivate: {
+				type: "boolean",
+				default: true,
+			},
 			ignorePackages: {
 				type: "string",
 			},
diff --git a/lib/multiSemanticRelease.js b/lib/multiSemanticRelease.js
index 96a4c35c..601a3e7a 100644
--- a/lib/multiSemanticRelease.js
+++ b/lib/multiSemanticRelease.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async function multiSemanticRelease(
 	const { queue } = await topo({
 		cwd,
 		workspaces,
-		filter: ({ manifest }) => !manifest.private,
+		filter: ({ manifest }) => !flags.ignorePrivate || !manifest.private,
 	});
 
 	// Load packages from paths.