diff --git a/.github/workflows/microsoft-test-react-native-macos-init.yml b/.github/workflows/microsoft-test-react-native-macos-init.yml
index cf5543cb372a..e9cfd19d0fe4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/microsoft-test-react-native-macos-init.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/microsoft-test-react-native-macos-init.yml
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -eox pipefail
           npm install ${{ runner.temp }}/react-native-macos.tgz
-          # yarn pack strips execute bits from shell scripts.
-          # publishConfig.executableFiles could fix this but doesn't support globs.
-          find node_modules/react-native-macos/scripts -name '*.sh' -exec chmod +x {} +
 
       - name: Apply macOS template
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/testcli
diff --git a/packages/react-native/package.json b/packages/react-native/package.json
index 874cc2cb47f8..b8408b9a3d7f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,27 @@
     "react-native": "cli.js",
     "react-native-macos": "cli.js"
   },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "executableFiles": [
+      "scripts/find-node-for-xcode.sh",
+      "scripts/ios-configure-glog.sh",
+      "scripts/node-binary.sh",
+      "scripts/packager.sh",
+      "scripts/react-native-xcode.sh",
+      "scripts/react_native_pods_utils/script_phases.sh",
+      "scripts/update-ruby.sh",
+      "scripts/xcode/ccache-clang.sh",
+      "scripts/xcode/ccache-clang++.sh",
+      "scripts/xcode/with-environment.sh",
+      "sdks/hermes-engine/utils/build-apple-framework.sh",
+      "sdks/hermes-engine/utils/build-hermes-xcode.sh",
+      "sdks/hermes-engine/utils/build-hermesc-xcode.sh",
+      "sdks/hermes-engine/utils/build-ios-framework.sh",
+      "sdks/hermes-engine/utils/build-mac-framework.sh",
+      "sdks/hermes-engine/utils/copy-hermes-xcode.sh",
+      "sdks/hermes-engine/utils/create-dummy-hermes-xcframework.sh"
+    ]
+  },
   "main": "./index.js",
   "types": "types",
   "exports": {