diff --git a/lib/cli/src/upgrade.ts b/lib/cli/src/upgrade.ts
index 79a42d5e7aa..2d32d8a4c0c 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/upgrade.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/src/upgrade.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ const excludeList = [
   '@storybook/builder-vite',
   '@storybook/mdx1-csf',
   '@storybook/mdx2-csf',
+  '@storybook/expect',
+  '@storybook/jest',
+  '@storybook/test-runner',
+  '@storybook/testing-library',
 ];
 export const isCorePackage = (pkg: string) =>
   pkg.startsWith('@storybook/') &&
diff --git a/scripts/verdaccio.yaml b/scripts/verdaccio.yaml
index 6cded738b0e..b26f00d5a59 100644
--- a/scripts/verdaccio.yaml
+++ b/scripts/verdaccio.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ packages:
     access: $all
     publish: $all
     proxy: npmjs
+  '@storybook/expect':
+    access: $all
+    publish: $all
+    proxy: npmjs
+  '@storybook/jest':
+    access: $all
+    publish: $all
+    proxy: npmjs
 
   # storybook packages are NOT proxied to global registry
   # allowing us to republish any version during tests