diff --git a/.changeset/fresh-seahorses-walk.md b/.changeset/fresh-seahorses-walk.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1dd247be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fresh-seahorses-walk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@trigger.dev/sdk": patch
+"@trigger.dev/react": patch
+"@trigger.dev/core": patch
+---
+
+core made public. The react and sdk packages now have it as a dependency.
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 06306acdd..7c176ec75 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "private": true,
   "name": "@trigger.dev/core",
   "version": "0.0.4",
   "description": "Common code used across the Trigger.dev SDK and platform",
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index c03a933d9..57bf4fd57 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -19,8 +19,18 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
-  "devDependencies": {
+  "scripts": {
+    "clean": "rimraf dist",
+    "build": "npm run clean && npm run build:tsup",
+    "build:tsup": "tsup"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@tanstack/react-query": "5.0.0-beta.2",
     "@trigger.dev/core": "workspace:*",
+    "debug": "^4.3.4",
+    "zod": "3.21.4"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
     "@trigger.dev/tsconfig": "workspace:*",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.7",
     "@types/react": "18.2.17",
@@ -31,17 +41,7 @@
     "tsup": "^7.1.0",
     "tsx": "^3.12.1"
   },
-  "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rimraf dist",
-    "build": "npm run clean && npm run build:tsup",
-    "build:tsup": "tsup"
-  },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@tanstack/react-query": "5.0.0-beta.2",
-    "debug": "^4.3.4",
-    "zod": "3.21.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/trigger-sdk/package.json b/packages/trigger-sdk/package.json
index de01d9a10..b1b2419ce 100644
--- a/packages/trigger-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/trigger-sdk/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@trigger.dev/core": "workspace:*",
     "chalk": "^5.2.0",
     "cronstrue": "^2.21.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@
     "zod-error": "1.5.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@trigger.dev/core": "workspace:*",
     "@trigger.dev/tsconfig": "workspace:*",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.7",
     "@types/node": "18",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 10c90f32f..e7f2e1b0e 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -965,10 +965,10 @@ importers:
       zod: 3.21.4
     dependencies:
       '@tanstack/react-query': 5.0.0-beta.2_react@18.2.0
+      '@trigger.dev/core': link:../core
       debug: 4.3.4
       zod: 3.21.4
     devDependencies:
-      '@trigger.dev/core': link:../core
       '@trigger.dev/tsconfig': link:../../config-packages/tsconfig
       '@types/debug': 4.1.7
       '@types/react': 18.2.17
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ importers:
       zod: 3.21.4
       zod-error: 1.5.0
     dependencies:
+      '@trigger.dev/core': link:../core
       chalk: 5.2.0
       cronstrue: 2.21.0
       debug: 4.3.4
@@ -1026,7 +1027,6 @@ importers:
       zod: 3.21.4
       zod-error: 1.5.0
     devDependencies:
-      '@trigger.dev/core': link:../core
       '@trigger.dev/tsconfig': link:../../config-packages/tsconfig
       '@types/debug': 4.1.7
       '@types/node': 18.14.0