diff --git a/scripts/get-versions.sh b/scripts/get-versions.sh
index 7495a8035c0..a3ede8aff24 100755
--- a/scripts/get-versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/get-versions.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ WORKDIR=${1:-.}
 cd -- "$WORKDIR"
 npm query .workspace \
   | jq -r '.[].location | "\(.)/package.json"' \
-  | xargs jq '{key: .name, value: "^\(.version)"}' \
+  | xargs jq 'select(.private | not) | {key: .name, value: "^\(.version)"}' \
   | jq --slurp from_entries
diff --git a/scripts/resolve-versions.sh b/scripts/resolve-versions.sh
index 98cee14f406..7f3fb050883 100755
--- a/scripts/resolve-versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/resolve-versions.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -ueo pipefail
 
 DIR=$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
 
-cd -- "$DIR/.."
+cd -- "${1-$DIR/..}"
 
 override=$(jq 'to_entries | map({ key: ("**/" + .key), value: .value }) | from_entries')