diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-cdn.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-cdn.yml
index 5c9ec9bc7f..fc818f2c80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-cdn.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-cdn.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,20 @@ name: Manually triggered CDN upload
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      name:
-        description: 'Package to upload'
+      package:
+        description: Package to upload
         required: true
-        default: 'uppy'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - uppy
+          - '@uppy/locales'
+      version:
+        description: Version to upload (from npm)
+        type: string
+      force:
+        description: --force
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 env:
   YARN_ENABLE_GLOBAL_CACHE: false
@@ -32,15 +42,34 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
-      - name: Install dependencies
+      - name: Install upload-to-cdn dependencies
+        if: ${{ inputs.version }}
+        run: corepack yarn workspaces focus @uppy-dev/upload-to-cdn
+        env:
+          # https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/advanced-installation#Skipping-installation
+          CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY: 0
+      - name: Install all dependencies
+        if: ${{ !inputs.version }}
         run: corepack yarn install --immutable
         env:
           # https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/advanced-installation#Skipping-installation
           CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY: 0
       - name: Build before publishing
+        if: ${{ !inputs.version }}
         run: corepack yarn run build
-      - name: Upload `${{ github.event.inputs.name }}` to CDN
-        run: corepack yarn run uploadcdn ${{ github.event.inputs.name }}
+      - name: Upload "${{ inputs.package }}" to CDN
+        if: ${{ !inputs.force }}
+        run: corepack yarn run uploadcdn "$PACKAGE" "$VERSION"
+        env:
+          PACKAGE: ${{inputs.package}}
+          VERSION: ${{inputs.version}}
+          EDGLY_KEY: ${{secrets.EDGLY_KEY}}
+          EDGLY_SECRET: ${{secrets.EDGLY_SECRET}}
+      - name: Upload "${{ inputs.package }}" to CDN
+        if: ${{ inputs.force }}
+        run: corepack yarn run uploadcdn "$PACKAGE" "$VERSION" -- --force
         env:
+          PACKAGE: ${{inputs.package}}
+          VERSION: ${{inputs.version}}
           EDGLY_KEY: ${{secrets.EDGLY_KEY}}
           EDGLY_SECRET: ${{secrets.EDGLY_SECRET}}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f2b79adb0..e1615307cd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     "e2e"
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.338.0",
     "@babel/cli": "^7.14.5",
     "@babel/core": "^7.14.6",
     "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7.11.3",
@@ -61,11 +60,9 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.0.0",
     "@uppy-dev/remark-lint-uppy": "workspace:*",
-    "adm-zip": "^0.5.5",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.2.6",
     "babel-plugin-inline-package-json": "^2.0.0",
     "chalk": "^5.0.0",
-    "concat-stream": "^2.0.0",
     "cssnano": "^7.0.0",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "esbuild": "^0.21.2",
@@ -91,11 +88,8 @@
     "glob": "^8.0.0",
     "jsdom": "^24.0.0",
     "lint-staged": "^15.0.0",
-    "mime-types": "^2.1.26",
-    "npm-packlist": "^5.0.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
     "onchange": "^7.1.0",
-    "pacote": "^13.0.0",
     "postcss": "^8.4.31",
     "postcss-dir-pseudo-class": "^6.0.0",
     "postcss-logical": "^5.0.0",
@@ -109,7 +103,6 @@
     "stylelint-config-rational-order": "^0.1.2",
     "stylelint-config-standard": "^36.0.0",
     "stylelint-config-standard-scss": "^13.0.0",
-    "tar": "^6.1.0",
     "typescript": "~5.4",
     "vitest": "^1.2.1",
     "vue-template-compiler": "workspace:*"
@@ -159,7 +152,7 @@
     "test:unit": "yarn run build:lib && yarn test:watch --run",
     "test:watch": "vitest --environment jsdom --dir packages/@uppy",
     "test": "npm-run-all lint test:locale-packs:unused test:unit test:companion",
-    "uploadcdn": "yarn node ./bin/upload-to-cdn.js",
+    "uploadcdn": "yarn node ./private/upload-to-cdn/index.js",
     "version": "yarn node ./bin/after-version-bump.js",
     "watch:css": "onchange 'packages/{@uppy/,}*/src/*.scss' --initial --verbose -- yarn run build:css",
     "watch:js:bundle": "onchange 'packages/{@uppy/,}*/src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}' --initial --verbose -- yarn run build:bundle",
diff --git a/bin/upload-to-cdn.js b/private/upload-to-cdn/index.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 98%
rename from bin/upload-to-cdn.js
rename to private/upload-to-cdn/index.js
index 243ef9dc29..61f927bedf
--- a/bin/upload-to-cdn.js
+++ b/private/upload-to-cdn/index.js
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 //
 // Run as:
 //
-//  npm run uploadcdn <package-name> [version]
+//  yarn uploadcdn <package-name> [version]
 //
 // To override an existing release (DANGER!)
 //
-//  npm run uploadcdn <package-name> [version] -- --force
+//  yarn uploadcdn <package-name> [version] -- --force
 //
 // Authors:
 //
diff --git a/private/upload-to-cdn/package.json b/private/upload-to-cdn/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae0609d4d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private/upload-to-cdn/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "@uppy-dev/upload-to-cdn",
+  "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 b461ea12df..7b748150a4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8010,7 +8010,6 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@uppy-dev/build@workspace:."
   dependencies:
-    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "npm:^3.338.0"
     "@babel/cli": "npm:^7.14.5"
     "@babel/core": "npm:^7.14.6"
     "@babel/eslint-parser": "npm:^7.11.3"
@@ -8028,11 +8027,9 @@ __metadata:
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "npm:^7.0.0"
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "npm:^7.0.0"
     "@uppy-dev/remark-lint-uppy": "workspace:*"
-    adm-zip: "npm:^0.5.5"
     autoprefixer: "npm:^10.2.6"
     babel-plugin-inline-package-json: "npm:^2.0.0"
     chalk: "npm:^5.0.0"
-    concat-stream: "npm:^2.0.0"
     cssnano: "npm:^7.0.0"
     dotenv: "npm:^16.0.0"
     esbuild: "npm:^0.21.2"
@@ -8058,11 +8055,8 @@ __metadata:
     glob: "npm:^8.0.0"
     jsdom: "npm:^24.0.0"
     lint-staged: "npm:^15.0.0"
-    mime-types: "npm:^2.1.26"
-    npm-packlist: "npm:^5.0.0"
     npm-run-all: "npm:^4.1.5"
     onchange: "npm:^7.1.0"
-    pacote: "npm:^13.0.0"
     postcss: "npm:^8.4.31"
     postcss-dir-pseudo-class: "npm:^6.0.0"
     postcss-logical: "npm:^5.0.0"
@@ -8076,7 +8070,6 @@ __metadata:
     stylelint-config-rational-order: "npm:^0.1.2"
     stylelint-config-standard: "npm:^36.0.0"
     stylelint-config-standard-scss: "npm:^13.0.0"
-    tar: "npm:^6.1.0"
     typescript: "npm:~5.4"
     vitest: "npm:^1.2.1"
     vue-template-compiler: "workspace:*"
@@ -8147,6 +8140,20 @@ __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"