diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 074623c..1139c88 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
         "rollup": "^4.62.2",
         "tar": "^7.4.3",
-        "ts-apt": "file:../ts-apt",
+        "ts-apt": "git+https://github.com/awalsh128/ts-apt.git#4a0305c3fde1f42ea9a5c79ac53bf27fdf5d76c2",
         "winston": "^3.19.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -51,47 +51,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/awalsh128"
       }
     },
-    "../ts-apt": {
-      "version": "0.0.0-semantically-released",
-      "license": "Apache-2.0",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "async-mutex": "^0.5.0",
-        "winston": "^3.19.0"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "apt-fast": "scripts/dist/apt-fast.sh"
-      },
-      "devDependencies": {
-        "@devcontainers/cli": "^0.87.0",
-        "@robingenz/zli": "^0.2.0",
-        "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.3",
-        "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^13.0.1",
-        "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
-        "@semantic-release/github": "^11.0.6",
-        "@semantic-release/npm": "^13.1.5",
-        "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^14.1.1",
-        "@types/node": "^24.1.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.64.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.64.0",
-        "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^4.1.9",
-        "eslint": "^10.6.0",
-        "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
-        "semantic-release": "^25.0.5",
-        "type-coverage": "^2.29.7",
-        "typedoc": "^0.28.19",
-        "typedoc-plugin-markdown": "^4.12.0",
-        "typescript": "^6.0.3",
-        "vitest": "^4.1.9",
-        "zod": "^4.4.3"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=24"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "type": "github",
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/awalsh128"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@actions/artifact": {
       "version": "6.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/artifact/-/artifact-6.2.1.tgz",
@@ -3277,6 +3236,15 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/async-mutex": {
+      "version": "0.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async-mutex/-/async-mutex-0.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1A94B18jkJ3DYq284ohPxoXbfTA5HsQ7/Mf4DEhcyLx3Bz27Rh59iScbB6EPiP+B+joue6YCxcMXSbFC1tZKwA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tslib": "^2.4.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/available-typed-arrays": {
       "version": "1.0.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/available-typed-arrays/-/available-typed-arrays-1.0.7.tgz",
@@ -12431,8 +12399,25 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ts-apt": {
-      "resolved": "../ts-apt",
-      "link": true
+      "version": "0.0.0-semantically-released",
+      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/awalsh128/ts-apt.git#4a0305c3fde1f42ea9a5c79ac53bf27fdf5d76c2",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9pjQ88xClPTKFMLXIh6l55cWPdrG88uzIjzS5MWo0eu3K/JUqVuZgCkClVq/v/i4jQgZqUSZFPW4oLnMwnP2xw==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "async-mutex": "^0.5.0",
+        "winston": "^3.19.0",
+        "zodline": "^0.3.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "apt-fast": "scripts/dist/apt-fast.sh"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=24"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/awalsh128"
+      }
     },
     "node_modules/tslib": {
       "version": "2.8.1",
@@ -13652,11 +13637,22 @@
       "version": "4.4.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-4.4.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-ytENFjIJFl2UwYglde2jchW2Hwm4GJFLDiSXWdTrJQBIN9Fcyp7n4DhxJEiWNAJMV1/BqWfW/kkg71UDcHJyTQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
       }
+    },
+    "node_modules/zodline": {
+      "version": "0.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zodline/-/zodline-0.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HR7duP2LEGezEG2D0SOEuuVwR2hI4voyEDrZ0BTifP8euTDIjMU95STjA+Zk6FwWpPbfm32TN5GhIhkJ7SgESA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "zod": "^4.0.0"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f394129..35b7abd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
     "check:pr": "node --experimental-strip-types ./scripts/ops/pr_checks.mts",
     "check:configs": "node --experimental-strip-types ./scripts/ops/check_configs.mts",
     "check": "npm run -s runall -- check:latest-action-pins check:pr check:configs",
-    "dev:tsapt:link": "npm link ../ts-apt --save; echo \"NOTE: npm run dev:tsapt:unlink when you are finished.\"",
-    "dev:tsapt:unlink": "npm unlink ts-apt && npm install ts-apt",
+    "dev:tsapt:link": "npm link ../ts-apt --no-save; echo \"NOTE: npm run dev:tsapt:unlink when you are finished.\"",
+    "dev:tsapt:unlink": "npm unlink ts-apt --no-save && npm ci",
     "gh:auth": "gh auth status >/dev/null 2>&1 || gh auth login --web && gh auth setup-git",
     "setup:dev": "node --experimental-strip-types ./scripts/dev/setup_devenv.mts",
     "repo:sync": "node --experimental-strip-types ./scripts/dev/gh_sync.mts",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
     "rollup": "^4.62.2",
     "tar": "^7.4.3",
-    "ts-apt": "file:../ts-apt",
+    "ts-apt": "git+https://github.com/awalsh128/ts-apt.git#4a0305c3fde1f42ea9a5c79ac53bf27fdf5d76c2",
     "winston": "^3.19.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {