diff --git a/sdk/Pulumi.Automation/Serialization/LocalSerializer.cs b/sdk/Pulumi.Automation/Serialization/LocalSerializer.cs
index c3654557..91e69cd3 100644
--- a/sdk/Pulumi.Automation/Serialization/LocalSerializer.cs
+++ b/sdk/Pulumi.Automation/Serialization/LocalSerializer.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 namespace Pulumi.Automation.Serialization
 {
-    internal class LocalSerializer
+    public class LocalSerializer
     {
         private readonly JsonSerializerOptions _jsonOptions;
         private readonly IDeserializer _yamlDeserializer;