diff --git a/lib/commands/pack.js b/lib/commands/pack.js
index 6a1bb53acb8aa..bd190d88d82b6 100644
--- a/lib/commands/pack.js
+++ b/lib/commands/pack.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Pack extends BaseCommand {
     'workspace',
     'workspaces',
     'include-workspace-root',
+    'ignore-scripts',
   ]
 
   static usage = ['<package-spec>']
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e6d6d1ea3e9f5..81360fb45ac73 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16885,7 +16885,7 @@
         "@npmcli/fs": "^4.0.0",
         "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^3.0.0",
         "@npmcli/map-workspaces": "^4.0.1",
-        "@npmcli/metavuln-calculator": "^8.0.0",
+        "@npmcli/metavuln-calculator": "^8.0.1",
         "@npmcli/name-from-folder": "^3.0.0",
         "@npmcli/node-gyp": "^4.0.0",
         "@npmcli/package-json": "^6.0.1",
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
index 8e1c57be0bf93..9a75dd12b04bb 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
@@ -3680,7 +3680,7 @@ npm pack <package-spec>
 Options:
 [--dry-run] [--json] [--pack-destination <pack-destination>]
 [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> ...]]
-[-ws|--workspaces] [--include-workspace-root]
+[-ws|--workspaces] [--include-workspace-root] [--ignore-scripts]
 
 Run "npm help pack" for more info
 
@@ -3694,6 +3694,7 @@ npm pack <package-spec>
 #### \`workspace\`
 #### \`workspaces\`
 #### \`include-workspace-root\`
+#### \`ignore-scripts\`
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/docs.js TAP usage ping > must match snapshot 1`] = `
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/rebuild.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/rebuild.js
index 82f84772f9a85..3340ddaa67067 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/rebuild.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/rebuild.js
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ module.exports = cls => class Builder extends cls {
 
     // links should run prepare scripts and only link bins after that
     if (type === 'links') {
-      await this.#runScripts('prepare')
+      if (!this.options.ignoreScripts) {
+        await this.#runScripts('prepare')
+      }
     }
     if (this.options.binLinks) {
       await this.#linkAllBins()
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/package.json b/workspaces/arborist/package.json
index 06f1bc87377de..6e63bec3ea06b 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "@npmcli/fs": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^3.0.0",
     "@npmcli/map-workspaces": "^4.0.1",
-    "@npmcli/metavuln-calculator": "^8.0.0",
+    "@npmcli/metavuln-calculator": "^8.0.1",
     "@npmcli/name-from-folder": "^3.0.0",
     "@npmcli/node-gyp": "^4.0.0",
     "@npmcli/package-json": "^6.0.1",