diff --git a/knip.json b/knip.json
index 2f755dbb5f..44f45da1ad 100644
--- a/knip.json
+++ b/knip.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "musl-gcc",
     "python3",
     "sandbox-exec",
+    "tar",
     "taskkill",
     "where.exe"
   ],
diff --git a/scripts/release/families.ts b/scripts/release/families.ts
index e989e54525..b02c21cb1e 100644
--- a/scripts/release/families.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/families.ts
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class VendorFamily extends ReleaseFamily {
 }
 
 /** Every release family this module owns, in workflow order. */
-export function releaseFamilies(): readonly ReleaseFamily[] {
+function releaseFamilies(): readonly ReleaseFamily[] {
   return [new DshFamily(), new VendorFamily()]
 }