diff --git a/cli/lib/json-plugin.js b/cli/lib/json-plugin.js
index f5bdf2df..12b1f246 100644
--- a/cli/lib/json-plugin.js
+++ b/cli/lib/json-plugin.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { promises as fsp } from "fs";
 
 const prefix = "json:";
 
+const reservedKeys = ["public"];
+
 export default function ejsAssetPlugin() {
   return {
     name: "json-plugin",
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ export default function ejsAssetPlugin() {
 
       let code = "";
       for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(JSON.parse(source))) {
+        if (reservedKeys.includes(key)) {
+          continue;
+        }
         code += `
 				export const ${key} = ${JSON.stringify(value)};
 			`;
diff --git a/cli/package-lock.json b/cli/package-lock.json
index 29e3693f..5895b7a6 100644
--- a/cli/package-lock.json
+++ b/cli/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cli",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index bfe3b7c5..3d778a74 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@squoosh/cli",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "A CLI for Squoosh",
+  "public": true,
   "bin": {
     "squoosh-cli": "build/index.js"
   },