diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 9dbdf6b4fa7..61167092163 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "lerna": "3.13.4",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
+  "useWorkspaces": true,
   "packages": [
     "benchmark/*",
     "packages/*",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa81f068915..d56fe7a0d81 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "opentelemetry-base",
+  "private": true,
   "version": "0.1.1",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry is a distributed tracing and stats collection framework.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
@@ -48,5 +49,9 @@
     "hooks": {
       "commit-msg": "commitlint -E HUSKY_GIT_PARAMS"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "workspaces": [
+    "packages/*",
+    "packages/opentelemetry-plugin-postgres/*"
+  ]
 }