diff --git a/.changeset/config.json b/.changeset/config.json
index b5efcc0ec..748872d02 100644
--- a/.changeset/config.json
+++ b/.changeset/config.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
   "baseBranch": "main",
   "updateInternalDependencies": "patch",
   "ignore": [
-    "@callstack/repack-expo",
     "tester-app",
     "tester-expo",
     "tester-expo-widget",
diff --git a/packages/repack-expo/README.md b/packages/repack-expo/README.md
index a5d8dd569..493a43224 100644
--- a/packages/repack-expo/README.md
+++ b/packages/repack-expo/README.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 First-class Expo integration for Re.Pack and Rspack.
 
-> This package is private while the Expo v1 release gates are being completed.
-> The documented contract is implemented and validated in this repository, but
-> the package is not published for application use yet.
+> This package is in alpha while the Expo v1 release gates are being completed.
+> Install it from the `alpha` tag (`@callstack/repack-expo@alpha`) and expect
+> breaking changes between releases.
 
 ## Requirements
 
diff --git a/packages/repack-expo/package.json b/packages/repack-expo/package.json
index 298fe6da6..e9a92123c 100644
--- a/packages/repack-expo/package.json
+++ b/packages/repack-expo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@callstack/repack-expo",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "First-class Expo integration for Re.Pack and Rspack",
   "author": "Callstack",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/callstack/repack.git"
   },
-  "private": true,
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -41,6 +40,10 @@
     "expo",
     "config-plugin"
   ],
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/",
+    "access": "public"
+  },
   "engineStrict": true,
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=20.19"
diff --git a/packages/repack-expo/test/package-boundary.test.cjs b/packages/repack-expo/test/package-boundary.test.cjs
index 8c3d39900..2cdf6828f 100644
--- a/packages/repack-expo/test/package-boundary.test.cjs
+++ b/packages/repack-expo/test/package-boundary.test.cjs
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ const test = require('node:test');
 const packageRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
 const packageJson = require('../package.json');
 
-test('keeps the integration package private during development', () => {
-  assert.equal(packageJson.name, '@callstack/repack-expo');
-  assert.equal(packageJson.private, true);
-});
-
 test('keeps federation opt-in and owned by the application', () => {
   const packageDependencies = {
     ...packageJson.dependencies,