diff --git a/packages/js/create-product-editor-block/changelog/update-create-product-block-package b/packages/js/create-product-editor-block/changelog/update-create-product-block-package
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4b77184d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/create-product-editor-block/changelog/update-create-product-block-package
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: tweak
+Comment: Updated package.json to include publishConfig, which was needed for initial bootstrap.
+
+
diff --git a/packages/js/create-product-editor-block/package.json b/packages/js/create-product-editor-block/package.json
index 667498f801d..c26b3ef1833 100644
--- a/packages/js/create-product-editor-block/package.json
+++ b/packages/js/create-product-editor-block/package.json
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@
 	"bugs": {
 		"url": "https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/issues"
 	},
-	"homepage": "https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/packages/js/create-product-editor-block-extensionv#readme"
+	"homepage": "https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/packages/js/create-product-editor-block-extensionv#readme",
+	"publishConfig": {
+		"access": "public"
+	}
 }