diff --git a/change/@fluentui-react-text-72a7efbb-3db6-43ff-8e0e-5b555b04d8ba.json b/change/@fluentui-react-text-72a7efbb-3db6-43ff-8e0e-5b555b04d8ba.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ad5cebaaf0147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@fluentui-react-text-72a7efbb-3db6-43ff-8e0e-5b555b04d8ba.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "Initial release",
+  "packageName": "@fluentui/react-text",
+  "email": "andredias@microsoft.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-text/package.json b/packages/react-text/package.json
index 382c0a94d0885..d6a13d9f70a10 100644
--- a/packages/react-text/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-text/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "@fluentui/react-text",
-  "private": true,
   "version": "9.0.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Text is a typography and styling abstraction component that can be used to ensure the consistency of all text across your application.",
   "main": "lib-commonjs/index.js",