diff --git a/build-pack-vitessce-zarronly.sh b/build-pack-vitessce-zarronly.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c24c88d896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-pack-vitessce-zarronly.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT_DIR"
+
+VERSION="${1:-3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0}"
+PACK_DIR="${2:-lib_vitessce}"
+
+PACKAGES=(
+  "packages/constants-internal"
+  "packages/error"
+  "packages/plugins"
+  "packages/types"
+  "packages/globals"
+  "packages/file-types/abstract"
+  "packages/constants"
+  "packages/utils/other-utils"
+  "packages/utils/zarr-utils"
+  "packages/config"
+  "packages/schemas"
+  "packages/utils/spatial-utils"
+  "packages/utils/image-utils"
+  "packages/utils/sets-utils"
+  "packages/file-types/zarr"
+  "packages/file-types/spatial-zarr"
+)
+
+MANIFESTS=(
+  "packages/file-types/abstract/package.json"
+  "packages/config/package.json"
+  "packages/constants/package.json"
+  "packages/constants-internal/package.json"
+  "packages/error/package.json"
+  "packages/globals/package.json"
+  "packages/utils/image-utils/package.json"
+  "packages/plugins/package.json"
+  "packages/schemas/package.json"
+  "packages/utils/sets-utils/package.json"
+  "packages/utils/spatial-utils/package.json"
+  "packages/file-types/spatial-zarr/package.json"
+  "packages/types/package.json"
+  "packages/utils/other-utils/package.json"
+  "packages/file-types/zarr/package.json"
+  "packages/utils/zarr-utils/package.json"
+  "packages/constants-internal/src/version.json"
+)
+
+echo "Setting Vitessce zarr-only package version to ${VERSION}"
+VERSION="$VERSION" node - "${MANIFESTS[@]}" <<'NODE'
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const version = process.env.VERSION;
+const files = process.argv.slice(2);
+
+for (const file of files) {
+  const data = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'));
+  data.version = version;
+
+  if (file.endsWith('/package.json')) {
+    const dependencies = data.dependencies || {};
+    const peerDependencies = data.peerDependencies || {};
+
+    for (const name of Object.keys(dependencies)) {
+      if (name.startsWith('@vitessce/')) {
+        peerDependencies[name] = version;
+        delete dependencies[name];
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (Object.keys(dependencies).length > 0) {
+      data.dependencies = dependencies;
+    } else {
+      delete data.dependencies;
+    }
+
+    if (Object.keys(peerDependencies).length > 0) {
+      data.peerDependencies = peerDependencies;
+    } else {
+      delete data.peerDependencies;
+    }
+  }
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(file, `${JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}\n`);
+}
+NODE
+
+echo "Building bundled output for zarr-only package closure"
+pnpm \
+  --filter @vitessce/abstract \
+  --filter @vitessce/config \
+  --filter @vitessce/constants \
+  --filter @vitessce/constants-internal \
+  --filter @vitessce/error \
+  --filter @vitessce/globals \
+  --filter @vitessce/image-utils \
+  --filter @vitessce/plugins \
+  --filter @vitessce/schemas \
+  --filter @vitessce/sets-utils \
+  --filter @vitessce/spatial-utils \
+  --filter @vitessce/spatial-zarr \
+  --filter @vitessce/types \
+  --filter @vitessce/utils \
+  --filter @vitessce/zarr \
+  --filter @vitessce/zarr-utils \
+  --workspace-concurrency 1 \
+  bundle
+
+echo "Building TypeScript declaration output"
+pnpm exec tsc --build
+
+mkdir -p "$PACK_DIR"
+
+echo "Packing tarballs into ${PACK_DIR}"
+for package_dir in "${PACKAGES[@]}"; do
+  pnpm --dir "$package_dir" pack --pack-destination "$ROOT_DIR/$PACK_DIR"
+done
+
+echo "Packed files:"
+find "$PACK_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "vitessce-*-${VERSION}.tgz" -print | sort
+
+echo "Done."
diff --git a/packages/config/package.json b/packages/config/package.json
index 08bd331ab9..d0c7eac99d 100644
--- a/packages/config/package.json
+++ b/packages/config/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/config",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
     "test": "pnpm exec vitest --run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@vitessce/constants-internal": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/globals": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/zarr-utils": "workspace:*",
     "zarrita": "catalog:",
     "@zarrita/storage": "catalog:"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@vitessce/constants-internal": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/globals": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/zarr-utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/constants-internal/package.json b/packages/constants-internal/package.json
index c7d331e1b7..d3e45458c5 100644
--- a/packages/constants-internal/package.json
+++ b/packages/constants-internal/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/constants-internal",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/constants-internal/src/version.json b/packages/constants-internal/src/version.json
index e7f1664eac..26820a8380 100644
--- a/packages/constants-internal/src/version.json
+++ b/packages/constants-internal/src/version.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "note": "This file is autogenerated by .changeset/post-changelog.mjs.",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "date": "2025-11-12",
   "branch": "changeset-release/main",
   "hash": "d6c0d38d"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/constants/package.json b/packages/constants/package.json
index 3bad16ec28..e2ce188cd0 100644
--- a/packages/constants/package.json
+++ b/packages/constants/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/constants",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
   "scripts": {
     "bundle": "pnpm exec vite build -c ../../scripts/vite.config.mjs"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@vitessce/globals": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/constants-internal": "workspace:*"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@vitessce/types": "workspace:*"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@vitessce/globals": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/constants-internal": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/error/package.json b/packages/error/package.json
index 141ac84809..7f56317e60 100644
--- a/packages/error/package.json
+++ b/packages/error/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/error",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     "bundle": "pnpm exec vite build -c ../../scripts/vite.config.mjs",
     "test": "pnpm exec vitest --run"
   },
-  "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
     "react": "catalog:",
     "react-dom": "catalog:",
diff --git a/packages/file-types/abstract/package.json b/packages/file-types/abstract/package.json
index aa17d920ae..ec7b1f1d5c 100644
--- a/packages/file-types/abstract/package.json
+++ b/packages/file-types/abstract/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/abstract",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HiDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
     "bundle": "pnpm exec vite build -c ../../../scripts/vite.config.mjs",
     "test": "pnpm exec vitest --run"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@vitessce/globals": "workspace:*"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@vitessce/types": "workspace:*"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@vitessce/globals": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/file-types/spatial-zarr/package.json b/packages/file-types/spatial-zarr/package.json
index c11a4557bf..955498489a 100644
--- a/packages/file-types/spatial-zarr/package.json
+++ b/packages/file-types/spatial-zarr/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/spatial-zarr",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@
     "test": "pnpm exec vitest --run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@vitessce/abstract": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/error": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/spatial-utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/image-utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/zarr": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/config": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/globals": "workspace:*",
     "@math.gl/core": "catalog:",
     "d3-array": "catalog:",
     "lodash-es": "catalog:",
@@ -45,7 +38,14 @@
     "ol": "^10.2.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "zarrita": "catalog:"
+    "zarrita": "catalog:",
+    "@vitessce/abstract": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/error": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/spatial-utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/image-utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/zarr": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/config": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/globals": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@vitessce/types": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/file-types/zarr/package.json b/packages/file-types/zarr/package.json
index 55e29e9115..575247e4ba 100644
--- a/packages/file-types/zarr/package.json
+++ b/packages/file-types/zarr/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/zarr",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -30,15 +30,6 @@
     "test": "pnpm exec vitest --run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@vitessce/abstract": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/error": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/constants-internal": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/sets-utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/image-utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/zarr-utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/config": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/globals": "workspace:*",
     "d3-array": "catalog:",
     "lodash-es": "catalog:",
     "apache-arrow": "catalog:",
@@ -46,7 +37,16 @@
     "ol": "^10.2.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "zarrita": "catalog:"
+    "zarrita": "catalog:",
+    "@vitessce/abstract": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/error": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/constants-internal": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/sets-utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/image-utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/zarr-utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/config": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/globals": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@vitessce/types": "workspace:*"
diff --git a/packages/globals/package.json b/packages/globals/package.json
index 493cecac5e..9448db413d 100644
--- a/packages/globals/package.json
+++ b/packages/globals/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/globals",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/package.json b/packages/plugins/package.json
index 35d3723351..7d57b0bade 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/plugins",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/schemas/package.json b/packages/schemas/package.json
index cf40da393f..2a04f17d93 100644
--- a/packages/schemas/package.json
+++ b/packages/schemas/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/schemas",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
     "@types/lodash-es": "catalog:",
     "@types/semver": "catalog:",
     "@types/uuid": "catalog:",
-    "@vitessce/constants": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/constants-internal": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/plugins": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/globals": "workspace:*",
     "lodash-es": "catalog:",
     "semver": "catalog:",
     "uuid": "catalog:",
@@ -48,5 +43,12 @@
     "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "zod-to-json-schema": "^3.20.4"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@vitessce/constants": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/constants-internal": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/plugins": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/globals": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index daad251339..475a7c76b6 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/types",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/utils/image-utils/package.json b/packages/utils/image-utils/package.json
index 1180fa4e54..6ace70d8fa 100644
--- a/packages/utils/image-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/image-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/image-utils",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -30,15 +30,17 @@
     "test": "pnpm exec vitest --run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@vitessce/types": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/spatial-utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/globals": "workspace:*",
     "@vivjs/loaders": "^0.16.0",
     "quickselect": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@vitessce/types": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/spatial-utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/globals": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/utils/other-utils/package.json b/packages/utils/other-utils/package.json
index e8e81afab9..4e0b4c94fb 100644
--- a/packages/utils/other-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/other-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/utils",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
     "test": "pnpm exec vitest --run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@vitessce/globals": "workspace:*",
     "bowser": "^2.11.0",
     "lodash-es": "catalog:",
     "lz-string": "^1.4.4",
     "pluralize": "catalog:",
     "d3-array": "catalog:"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@vitessce/globals": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/utils/sets-utils/package.json b/packages/utils/sets-utils/package.json
index 69a57807b4..16b63cb2fa 100644
--- a/packages/utils/sets-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/sets-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/sets-utils",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@turf/centroid": "catalog:turf",
     "@turf/helpers": "catalog:turf",
-    "@vitessce/schemas": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/globals": "workspace:*",
     "concaveman": "^1.2.1",
     "d3-dsv": "catalog:",
     "internmap": "catalog:",
@@ -42,5 +39,10 @@
     "lodash-es": "catalog:",
     "tinycolor2": "^1.4.1",
     "uuid": "catalog:"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@vitessce/schemas": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/globals": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/utils/spatial-utils/package.json b/packages/utils/spatial-utils/package.json
index 4453df7549..6334a3f6df 100644
--- a/packages/utils/spatial-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/spatial-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/spatial-utils",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@
     "test": "pnpm exec vitest --run"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "zarrita": "catalog:"
+    "zarrita": "catalog:",
+    "@vitessce/utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/zarr-utils": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/constants-internal": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/globals": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
+    "@vitessce/error": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@vivjs/loaders": "^0.16.0",
     "quickselect": "^2.0.0",
-    "@vitessce/utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/zarr-utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/constants-internal": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/globals": "workspace:*",
-    "@vitessce/error": "workspace:*",
     "lodash-es": "catalog:",
     "math.gl": "catalog:",
     "mathjs": "catalog:",
diff --git a/packages/utils/zarr-utils/package.json b/packages/utils/zarr-utils/package.json
index 94898de19c..3b47a96e72 100644
--- a/packages/utils/zarr-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/zarr-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@vitessce/zarr-utils",
-  "version": "3.8.8",
+  "version": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0",
   "author": "HIDIVE Lab at HMS",
   "homepage": "http://vitessce.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
     "test": "pnpm exec vitest --run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zarrita/storage": "catalog:",
-    "@vitessce/globals": "workspace:*"
+    "@zarrita/storage": "catalog:"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "unzipit": "^1.4.3",
     "zarrita": "catalog:"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@vitessce/globals": "3.8.8-mh-zarronly.0"
   }
 }