diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/standardize/lib/keys.json b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/standardize/lib/keys.json
index 7081e8ed3623..e5c419cceec6 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/standardize/lib/keys.json
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/standardize/lib/keys.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [
   "name",
+  "private",
   "version",
   "description",
   "license",