diff --git a/packages/app/package.json b/packages/app/package.json
index ae10cf0..6098959 100644
--- a/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/app/package.json
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react": "^1.1.15",
     "@backstage/plugin-user-settings": "^0.8.0",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.5.0",
-    "@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards": "link:*",
-    "@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-entity-scaffolder-content": "link:*",
+    "@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards": "0.0.0-semantically-released",
+    "@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-entity-scaffolder-content": "0.0.0-semantically-released",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.12.2",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
     "history": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 0288a5b..d1d0e99 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs": "^0.1.13",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "^1.2.13",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "^1.9.2",
-    "@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards-backend": "link:*",
+    "@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards-backend": "0.0.0-semantically-released",
     "app": "*",
     "better-sqlite3": "^9.0.0",
     "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
diff --git a/plugins/awards-backend/package.json b/plugins/awards-backend/package.json
index fbeb44a..c5c6bca 100644
--- a/plugins/awards-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/awards-backend/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@backstage/config": "^1.1.1",
     "@backstage/errors": "^1.2.3",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "^0.4.3",
-    "@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards-common": "link:*",
+    "@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards-common": "0.0.0-semantically-released",
     "@types/express": "*",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
diff --git a/plugins/awards/package.json b/plugins/awards/package.json
index c5c5a8b..2c46fe9 100644
--- a/plugins/awards/package.json
+++ b/plugins/awards/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
     "@material-ui/lab": "4.0.0-alpha.61",
     "@mui/material": "^5.14.20",
-    "@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards-common": "link:*",
+    "@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards-common": "0.0.0-semantically-released",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "react-use": "^17.2.4"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/prepare-release.sh b/scripts/prepare-release.sh
index f585aa8..b0f67c5 100755
--- a/scripts/prepare-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/prepare-release.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
-# we need to use the link:* prefix for yarn workspaces to work, but that isn't supported by npm
+# we need to use the 0.0.0-semantically-released prefix for yarn workspaces to work, but that isn't supported by npm
 # see: https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/6079
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
     # macOS
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ad2e5bb..aafa76b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6862,25 +6862,6 @@
     "@sagold/json-pointer" "^5.1.1"
     ebnf "^1.9.1"
 
-"@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards-backend@link:packages/backend/*":
-  version "0.0.0"
-  uid ""
-
-"@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards-common@link:plugins/awards-backend/*":
-  version "0.0.0"
-  uid ""
-
-"@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards-common@link:plugins/awards/*":
-  version "0.0.0"
-
-"@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards@link:packages/app/*":
-  version "0.0.0"
-  uid ""
-
-"@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-entity-scaffolder-content@link:packages/app/*":
-  version "0.0.0"
-  uid ""
-
 "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer@^9.0.2":
   version "9.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@semantic-release/commit-analyzer/-/commit-analyzer-9.0.2.tgz#a78e54f9834193b55f1073fa6258eecc9a545e03"