diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-cdn.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-cdn.yml
index fc818f2c8..ce2225f81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-cdn.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-cdn.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
       - name: Install upload-to-cdn dependencies
         if: ${{ inputs.version }}
-        run: corepack yarn workspaces focus @uppy-dev/upload-to-cdn
+        run: corepack yarn workspaces focus uppy
         env:
           # https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/advanced-installation#Skipping-installation
           CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY: 0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c491a8f4..08048ae9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "test:ts": "yarn tsc -b && yarn workspace @uppy/svelte check",
     "test:unit": "yarn run build && yarn test:watch --run",
     "test:watch": "vitest --environment jsdom --dir packages/@uppy",
-    "uploadcdn": "yarn node ./private/upload-to-cdn/index.js",
+    "uploadcdn": "yarn workspace uppy exec -- node upload-to-cdn.js",
     "version": "yarn node ./bin/after-version-bump.js",
     "watch": "npm-run-all --parallel watch:js:bundle watch:js:lib",
     "watch:js:bundle": "onchange 'packages/{@uppy/,}*/src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,svelte,scss,css}' --initial --verbose -- yarn run build:bundle",
diff --git a/packages/uppy/package.json b/packages/uppy/package.json
index 1bd617d7e..916e66f6e 100644
--- a/packages/uppy/package.json
+++ b/packages/uppy/package.json
@@ -75,8 +75,15 @@
     "build:bundle": "node build-bundle.mjs"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.338.0",
+    "adm-zip": "^0.5.5",
     "chalk": "^5.0.0",
+    "concat-stream": "^2.0.0",
     "esbuild": "^0.25.0",
+    "mime-types": "^2.1.26",
+    "npm-packlist": "^5.0.0",
+    "pacote": "^13.0.0",
+    "tar": "^6.1.0",
     "typescript": "^5.8.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/private/upload-to-cdn/index.js b/packages/uppy/upload-to-cdn.js
similarity index 86%
rename from private/upload-to-cdn/index.js
rename to packages/uppy/upload-to-cdn.js
index c9824f9df..d52c6fe01 100755
--- a/private/upload-to-cdn/index.js
+++ b/packages/uppy/upload-to-cdn.js
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ async function getRemoteDistFiles(packageName, version) {
  * @returns a Map<string, Buffer>, filename → content
  */
 async function getLocalDistFiles(packageName) {
-  // Base file path of the package, eg. ./packages/@uppy/locales
-  const packagePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'packages', packageName)
+  // Base file path of the package, eg. ./packages/@uppy/locales or ./packages/uppy
+  const packagePath = packageName.startsWith('@uppy/')
+    ? path.join(__dirname, '..', packageName)
+    : path.join(__dirname)
 
   console.log('Making local package from', packagePath)
 
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ async function main(packageName, version) {
   // version should only be a positional arg and semver string
   // this deals with usage like `npm run uploadcdn uppy -- --force`
   // where we force push a local build
-  if (version?.startsWith('-')) version = undefined
+  let resolvedVersion = version?.startsWith('-') ? undefined : version
 
   const s3Client = new S3Client({
     credentials: {
@@ -142,11 +144,16 @@ async function main(packageName, version) {
     region: AWS_REGION,
   })
 
-  const remote = !!version
+  const remote = !!resolvedVersion
 
   console.log('Using', remote ? 'Remote' : 'Local', 'build')
   if (!remote) {
-    version = require(`../../packages/${packageName}/package.json`).version
+    // Updated path logic: now running from packages/uppy, need to reference the package directly
+    const packagePath = packageName.startsWith('@uppy/')
+      ? path.join(__dirname, '..', packageName)
+      : path.join(__dirname)
+
+    resolvedVersion = require(path.join(packagePath, 'package.json')).version
   }
 
   // Warn if uploading a local build not from CI:
@@ -166,7 +173,7 @@ async function main(packageName, version) {
     ? packageName.replace(/^@/, '')
     : 'uppy'
 
-  const s3Dir = path.posix.join(dirName, `v${version}`)
+  const s3Dir = path.posix.join(dirName, `v${resolvedVersion}`)
 
   const { Contents: existing } = await s3Client.send(
     new ListObjectsV2Command({
@@ -178,18 +185,18 @@ async function main(packageName, version) {
   if (existing?.length > 0) {
     if (process.argv.includes('--force')) {
       console.warn(
-        `WARN Release files for ${dirName} v${version} already exist, overwriting...`,
+        `WARN Release files for ${dirName} v${resolvedVersion} already exist, overwriting...`,
       )
     } else {
       console.error(
-        `Release files for ${dirName} v${version} already exist, exiting...`,
+        `Release files for ${dirName} v${resolvedVersion} already exist, exiting...`,
       )
       process.exit(1)
     }
   }
 
   const files = remote
-    ? await getRemoteDistFiles(packageName, version)
+    ? await getRemoteDistFiles(packageName, resolvedVersion)
     : await getLocalDistFiles(packageName)
 
   if (packageName === 'uppy') {
@@ -200,7 +207,7 @@ async function main(packageName, version) {
       zip.addFile(filename, buffer)
     }
 
-    files.set(`uppy-v${version}.zip`, zip.toBuffer())
+    files.set(`uppy-v${resolvedVersion}.zip`, zip.toBuffer())
   }
 
   if (files.size === 0) console.warn('No files to upload')
diff --git a/private/upload-to-cdn/package.json b/private/upload-to-cdn/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 246cdbcf7..000000000
--- a/private/upload-to-cdn/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@uppy-dev/upload-to-cdn",
-  "private": true,
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.338.0",
-    "adm-zip": "^0.5.5",
-    "concat-stream": "^2.0.0",
-    "mime-types": "^2.1.26",
-    "npm-packlist": "^5.0.0",
-    "pacote": "^13.0.0",
-    "tar": "^6.1.0"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 465648c3d..6770cfb3a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -11104,20 +11104,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@uppy-dev/upload-to-cdn@workspace:private/upload-to-cdn":
-  version: 0.0.0-use.local
-  resolution: "@uppy-dev/upload-to-cdn@workspace:private/upload-to-cdn"
-  dependencies:
-    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "npm:^3.338.0"
-    adm-zip: "npm:^0.5.5"
-    concat-stream: "npm:^2.0.0"
-    mime-types: "npm:^2.1.26"
-    npm-packlist: "npm:^5.0.0"
-    pacote: "npm:^13.0.0"
-    tar: "npm:^6.1.0"
-  languageName: unknown
-  linkType: soft
-
 "@uppy-example/angular@workspace:examples/angular-example":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@uppy-example/angular@workspace:examples/angular-example"
@@ -31362,6 +31348,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "uppy@workspace:packages/uppy"
   dependencies:
+    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "npm:^3.338.0"
     "@uppy/audio": "workspace:^"
     "@uppy/aws-s3": "workspace:^"
     "@uppy/box": "workspace:^"
@@ -31400,8 +31387,14 @@ __metadata:
     "@uppy/webdav": "workspace:^"
     "@uppy/xhr-upload": "workspace:^"
     "@uppy/zoom": "workspace:^"
+    adm-zip: "npm:^0.5.5"
     chalk: "npm:^5.0.0"
+    concat-stream: "npm:^2.0.0"
     esbuild: "npm:^0.25.0"
+    mime-types: "npm:^2.1.26"
+    npm-packlist: "npm:^5.0.0"
+    pacote: "npm:^13.0.0"
+    tar: "npm:^6.1.0"
     typescript: "npm:^5.8.3"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft