diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/package.json b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/package.json
index f6b55e0340779..57468b9dd9cb0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/package.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "kibana": {
     "version": "kibana"
   },
+  "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "kbn": "node ../../../scripts/kbn",
     "start": "../../node_modules/.bin/gulp canvas:dev",