diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8d1b28e381..b4ecfc37be 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
     Topic :: Software Development
     Topic :: Utilities
+    Private :: Do Not Upload 
 
 keywords =
     open source