diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5b7cf36fa43f0f..e542e6823044d6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -62161,7 +62161,7 @@
 				"@wordpress/preferences": "file:../preferences",
 				"@wordpress/private-apis": "file:../private-apis",
 				"@wordpress/url": "file:../url",
-				"@wordpress/vips": "1.0.0-prerelease",
+				"@wordpress/vips": "file:../vips",
 				"uuid": "^9.0.1"
 			},
 			"engines": {
diff --git a/packages/upload-media/package.json b/packages/upload-media/package.json
index 706b1734a53bc1..e0a5810d177504 100644
--- a/packages/upload-media/package.json
+++ b/packages/upload-media/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/preferences": "file:../preferences",
 		"@wordpress/private-apis": "file:../private-apis",
 		"@wordpress/url": "file:../url",
-		"@wordpress/vips": "1.0.0-prerelease",
+		"@wordpress/vips": "file:../vips",
 		"uuid": "^9.0.1"
 	},
 	"peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/upload-media/src/store/test/vips.ts b/packages/upload-media/src/store/test/vips.ts
index b8708ec7ca043a..3e321e9071ee1b 100644
--- a/packages/upload-media/src/store/test/vips.ts
+++ b/packages/upload-media/src/store/test/vips.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
 	vipsResizeImage,
 	vipsRotateImage,
 	vipsCancelOperations,
-} from '../utils/vips';
+} from '../utils';
 
 // Cast to jest.Mock for type safety.
 const mockConvertImageFormat = vipsWorker.vipsConvertImageFormat as jest.Mock;
diff --git a/packages/upload-media/src/store/utils/index.ts b/packages/upload-media/src/store/utils/index.ts
index 1dc46e90afc0e9..5d7b347ddb1bb9 100644
--- a/packages/upload-media/src/store/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/upload-media/src/store/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,279 @@
-export {
-	vipsConvertImageFormat,
-	vipsCompressImage,
-	vipsHasTransparency,
-	vipsResizeImage,
-	vipsRotateImage,
-	vipsCancelOperations,
-	terminateVipsWorker,
-} from './vips';
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { ImageFile } from '../../image-file';
+import { getFileBasename } from '../../utils';
+import type { ImageSizeCrop, QueueItemId } from '../types';
+
+/**
+ * Cached dynamic import promise for @wordpress/vips/worker.
+ *
+ * The module contains ~10MB of inlined WASM code. By using a dynamic import,
+ * the WASM is only loaded when vips functions are actually called at image
+ * processing time, rather than at module parse time.
+ *
+ * The promise is cached so the module is only resolved once.
+ */
+let vipsModulePromise:
+	| Promise< typeof import('@wordpress/vips/worker') >
+	| undefined;
+
+/**
+ * The resolved module reference, available synchronously after the first
+ * load completes. Used by terminateVipsWorker() and vipsCancelOperations().
+ */
+let vipsModule: typeof import('@wordpress/vips/worker') | undefined;
+
+/**
+ * Lazily loads and caches the @wordpress/vips/worker module.
+ *
+ * @return The vips worker module.
+ */
+function loadVipsModule(): Promise< typeof import('@wordpress/vips/worker') > {
+	if ( ! vipsModulePromise ) {
+		vipsModulePromise = import( '@wordpress/vips/worker' ).then(
+			( mod ) => {
+				vipsModule = mod;
+				return mod;
+			}
+		);
+	}
+	return vipsModulePromise;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts an image to a different format using vips in a web worker.
+ *
+ * @param id         Queue item ID.
+ * @param file       File object.
+ * @param type       Output mime type.
+ * @param quality    Desired quality (0-1).
+ * @param interlaced Whether to use interlaced/progressive mode.
+ * @return Converted file.
+ */
+export async function vipsConvertImageFormat(
+	id: QueueItemId,
+	file: File,
+	type:
+		| 'image/jpeg'
+		| 'image/png'
+		| 'image/webp'
+		| 'image/avif'
+		| 'image/gif',
+	quality: number,
+	interlaced?: boolean
+) {
+	const { vipsConvertImageFormat: convertImageFormat } =
+		await loadVipsModule();
+	const buffer = await convertImageFormat(
+		id,
+		await file.arrayBuffer(),
+		file.type,
+		type,
+		quality,
+		interlaced
+	);
+	const ext = type.split( '/' )[ 1 ];
+	const fileName = `${ getFileBasename( file.name ) }.${ ext }`;
+	return new File( [ new Blob( [ buffer as ArrayBuffer ] ) ], fileName, {
+		type,
+	} );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compresses an image using vips in a web worker.
+ *
+ * @param id         Queue item ID.
+ * @param file       File object.
+ * @param quality    Desired quality (0-1).
+ * @param interlaced Whether to use interlaced/progressive mode.
+ * @return Compressed file.
+ */
+export async function vipsCompressImage(
+	id: QueueItemId,
+	file: File,
+	quality: number,
+	interlaced?: boolean
+) {
+	const { vipsCompressImage: compressImage } = await loadVipsModule();
+	const buffer = await compressImage(
+		id,
+		await file.arrayBuffer(),
+		file.type,
+		quality,
+		interlaced
+	);
+	return new File(
+		[ new Blob( [ buffer as ArrayBuffer ], { type: file.type } ) ],
+		file.name,
+		{ type: file.type }
+	);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether an image has transparency using vips in a web worker.
+ *
+ * @param url Image URL.
+ * @return Whether the image has transparency.
+ */
+export async function vipsHasTransparency( url: string ) {
+	const { vipsHasTransparency: hasTransparency } = await loadVipsModule();
+	const response = await fetch( url );
+	if ( ! response.ok ) {
+		throw new Error( `Failed to fetch image: ${ response.status }` );
+	}
+	return hasTransparency( await response.arrayBuffer() );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resizes an image using vips in a web worker.
+ *
+ * @param id           Queue item ID.
+ * @param file         File object.
+ * @param resize       Resize options (width, height, crop).
+ * @param smartCrop    Whether to use smart cropping (saliency-aware).
+ * @param addSuffix    Whether to add dimension suffix to filename.
+ * @param signal       Optional abort signal to cancel the operation.
+ * @param scaledSuffix Whether to add '-scaled' suffix instead of dimensions (for big image threshold).
+ * @return Resized ImageFile with dimension metadata.
+ */
+export async function vipsResizeImage(
+	id: QueueItemId,
+	file: File,
+	resize: ImageSizeCrop,
+	smartCrop: boolean,
+	addSuffix: boolean,
+	signal?: AbortSignal,
+	scaledSuffix?: boolean
+) {
+	if ( signal?.aborted ) {
+		throw new Error( 'Operation aborted' );
+	}
+
+	const { vipsResizeImage: resizeImage } = await loadVipsModule();
+	const { buffer, width, height, originalWidth, originalHeight } =
+		await resizeImage(
+			id,
+			await file.arrayBuffer(),
+			file.type,
+			resize,
+			smartCrop
+		);
+
+	let fileName = file.name;
+	const wasResized = originalWidth > width || originalHeight > height;
+
+	if ( wasResized ) {
+		const basename = getFileBasename( file.name );
+		if ( scaledSuffix ) {
+			// Add '-scaled' suffix for big image threshold resizing.
+			// This matches WordPress core's behavior in wp_create_image_subsizes().
+			fileName = file.name.replace( basename, `${ basename }-scaled` );
+		} else if ( addSuffix ) {
+			// Add dimension suffix for thumbnails.
+			fileName = file.name.replace(
+				basename,
+				`${ basename }-${ width }x${ height }`
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	const resultFile = new ImageFile(
+		new File(
+			[ new Blob( [ buffer as ArrayBuffer ], { type: file.type } ) ],
+			fileName,
+			{
+				type: file.type,
+			}
+		),
+		width,
+		height,
+		originalWidth,
+		originalHeight
+	);
+
+	return resultFile;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Rotates an image based on EXIF orientation using vips in a web worker.
+ *
+ * This applies the correct rotation/flip transformation based on the EXIF
+ * orientation value (1-8), and adds a '-rotated' suffix to the filename.
+ * This matches WordPress core's behavior when rotating images based on EXIF.
+ *
+ * @param id          Queue item ID.
+ * @param file        File object.
+ * @param orientation EXIF orientation value (1-8).
+ * @param signal      Optional abort signal to cancel the operation.
+ * @return Rotated ImageFile with updated dimensions.
+ */
+export async function vipsRotateImage(
+	id: QueueItemId,
+	file: File,
+	orientation: number,
+	signal?: AbortSignal
+) {
+	if ( signal?.aborted ) {
+		throw new Error( 'Operation aborted' );
+	}
+
+	// If orientation is 1 (normal), no rotation needed.
+	if ( orientation === 1 ) {
+		return file;
+	}
+
+	const { vipsRotateImage: rotateImage } = await loadVipsModule();
+	const { buffer, width, height } = await rotateImage(
+		id,
+		await file.arrayBuffer(),
+		file.type,
+		orientation
+	);
+
+	// Add '-rotated' suffix to filename, matching WordPress core behavior.
+	const basename = getFileBasename( file.name );
+	const fileName = file.name.replace( basename, `${ basename }-rotated` );
+
+	const resultFile = new ImageFile(
+		new File(
+			[ new Blob( [ buffer as ArrayBuffer ], { type: file.type } ) ],
+			fileName,
+			{
+				type: file.type,
+			}
+		),
+		width,
+		height
+	);
+
+	return resultFile;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cancels all ongoing image operations for the given item.
+ *
+ * If the vips module has not been loaded yet, there can be no active
+ * operations to cancel.
+ *
+ * @param id Queue item ID to cancel operations for.
+ * @return Whether any operation was cancelled.
+ */
+export async function vipsCancelOperations( id: QueueItemId ) {
+	if ( ! vipsModule ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return vipsModule.vipsCancelOperations( id );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Terminates the vips worker if it has been loaded.
+ *
+ * If the vips module has not been loaded yet (i.e., no image processing
+ * has occurred), this is a no-op since there is no worker to terminate.
+ */
+export function terminateVipsWorker(): void {
+	if ( vipsModule ) {
+		vipsModule.terminateVipsWorker();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/upload-media/src/store/utils/vips.ts b/packages/upload-media/src/store/utils/vips.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d7b347ddb1bb9..00000000000000
--- a/packages/upload-media/src/store/utils/vips.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,279 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Internal dependencies
- */
-import { ImageFile } from '../../image-file';
-import { getFileBasename } from '../../utils';
-import type { ImageSizeCrop, QueueItemId } from '../types';
-
-/**
- * Cached dynamic import promise for @wordpress/vips/worker.
- *
- * The module contains ~10MB of inlined WASM code. By using a dynamic import,
- * the WASM is only loaded when vips functions are actually called at image
- * processing time, rather than at module parse time.
- *
- * The promise is cached so the module is only resolved once.
- */
-let vipsModulePromise:
-	| Promise< typeof import('@wordpress/vips/worker') >
-	| undefined;
-
-/**
- * The resolved module reference, available synchronously after the first
- * load completes. Used by terminateVipsWorker() and vipsCancelOperations().
- */
-let vipsModule: typeof import('@wordpress/vips/worker') | undefined;
-
-/**
- * Lazily loads and caches the @wordpress/vips/worker module.
- *
- * @return The vips worker module.
- */
-function loadVipsModule(): Promise< typeof import('@wordpress/vips/worker') > {
-	if ( ! vipsModulePromise ) {
-		vipsModulePromise = import( '@wordpress/vips/worker' ).then(
-			( mod ) => {
-				vipsModule = mod;
-				return mod;
-			}
-		);
-	}
-	return vipsModulePromise;
-}
-
-/**
- * Converts an image to a different format using vips in a web worker.
- *
- * @param id         Queue item ID.
- * @param file       File object.
- * @param type       Output mime type.
- * @param quality    Desired quality (0-1).
- * @param interlaced Whether to use interlaced/progressive mode.
- * @return Converted file.
- */
-export async function vipsConvertImageFormat(
-	id: QueueItemId,
-	file: File,
-	type:
-		| 'image/jpeg'
-		| 'image/png'
-		| 'image/webp'
-		| 'image/avif'
-		| 'image/gif',
-	quality: number,
-	interlaced?: boolean
-) {
-	const { vipsConvertImageFormat: convertImageFormat } =
-		await loadVipsModule();
-	const buffer = await convertImageFormat(
-		id,
-		await file.arrayBuffer(),
-		file.type,
-		type,
-		quality,
-		interlaced
-	);
-	const ext = type.split( '/' )[ 1 ];
-	const fileName = `${ getFileBasename( file.name ) }.${ ext }`;
-	return new File( [ new Blob( [ buffer as ArrayBuffer ] ) ], fileName, {
-		type,
-	} );
-}
-
-/**
- * Compresses an image using vips in a web worker.
- *
- * @param id         Queue item ID.
- * @param file       File object.
- * @param quality    Desired quality (0-1).
- * @param interlaced Whether to use interlaced/progressive mode.
- * @return Compressed file.
- */
-export async function vipsCompressImage(
-	id: QueueItemId,
-	file: File,
-	quality: number,
-	interlaced?: boolean
-) {
-	const { vipsCompressImage: compressImage } = await loadVipsModule();
-	const buffer = await compressImage(
-		id,
-		await file.arrayBuffer(),
-		file.type,
-		quality,
-		interlaced
-	);
-	return new File(
-		[ new Blob( [ buffer as ArrayBuffer ], { type: file.type } ) ],
-		file.name,
-		{ type: file.type }
-	);
-}
-
-/**
- * Checks whether an image has transparency using vips in a web worker.
- *
- * @param url Image URL.
- * @return Whether the image has transparency.
- */
-export async function vipsHasTransparency( url: string ) {
-	const { vipsHasTransparency: hasTransparency } = await loadVipsModule();
-	const response = await fetch( url );
-	if ( ! response.ok ) {
-		throw new Error( `Failed to fetch image: ${ response.status }` );
-	}
-	return hasTransparency( await response.arrayBuffer() );
-}
-
-/**
- * Resizes an image using vips in a web worker.
- *
- * @param id           Queue item ID.
- * @param file         File object.
- * @param resize       Resize options (width, height, crop).
- * @param smartCrop    Whether to use smart cropping (saliency-aware).
- * @param addSuffix    Whether to add dimension suffix to filename.
- * @param signal       Optional abort signal to cancel the operation.
- * @param scaledSuffix Whether to add '-scaled' suffix instead of dimensions (for big image threshold).
- * @return Resized ImageFile with dimension metadata.
- */
-export async function vipsResizeImage(
-	id: QueueItemId,
-	file: File,
-	resize: ImageSizeCrop,
-	smartCrop: boolean,
-	addSuffix: boolean,
-	signal?: AbortSignal,
-	scaledSuffix?: boolean
-) {
-	if ( signal?.aborted ) {
-		throw new Error( 'Operation aborted' );
-	}
-
-	const { vipsResizeImage: resizeImage } = await loadVipsModule();
-	const { buffer, width, height, originalWidth, originalHeight } =
-		await resizeImage(
-			id,
-			await file.arrayBuffer(),
-			file.type,
-			resize,
-			smartCrop
-		);
-
-	let fileName = file.name;
-	const wasResized = originalWidth > width || originalHeight > height;
-
-	if ( wasResized ) {
-		const basename = getFileBasename( file.name );
-		if ( scaledSuffix ) {
-			// Add '-scaled' suffix for big image threshold resizing.
-			// This matches WordPress core's behavior in wp_create_image_subsizes().
-			fileName = file.name.replace( basename, `${ basename }-scaled` );
-		} else if ( addSuffix ) {
-			// Add dimension suffix for thumbnails.
-			fileName = file.name.replace(
-				basename,
-				`${ basename }-${ width }x${ height }`
-			);
-		}
-	}
-
-	const resultFile = new ImageFile(
-		new File(
-			[ new Blob( [ buffer as ArrayBuffer ], { type: file.type } ) ],
-			fileName,
-			{
-				type: file.type,
-			}
-		),
-		width,
-		height,
-		originalWidth,
-		originalHeight
-	);
-
-	return resultFile;
-}
-
-/**
- * Rotates an image based on EXIF orientation using vips in a web worker.
- *
- * This applies the correct rotation/flip transformation based on the EXIF
- * orientation value (1-8), and adds a '-rotated' suffix to the filename.
- * This matches WordPress core's behavior when rotating images based on EXIF.
- *
- * @param id          Queue item ID.
- * @param file        File object.
- * @param orientation EXIF orientation value (1-8).
- * @param signal      Optional abort signal to cancel the operation.
- * @return Rotated ImageFile with updated dimensions.
- */
-export async function vipsRotateImage(
-	id: QueueItemId,
-	file: File,
-	orientation: number,
-	signal?: AbortSignal
-) {
-	if ( signal?.aborted ) {
-		throw new Error( 'Operation aborted' );
-	}
-
-	// If orientation is 1 (normal), no rotation needed.
-	if ( orientation === 1 ) {
-		return file;
-	}
-
-	const { vipsRotateImage: rotateImage } = await loadVipsModule();
-	const { buffer, width, height } = await rotateImage(
-		id,
-		await file.arrayBuffer(),
-		file.type,
-		orientation
-	);
-
-	// Add '-rotated' suffix to filename, matching WordPress core behavior.
-	const basename = getFileBasename( file.name );
-	const fileName = file.name.replace( basename, `${ basename }-rotated` );
-
-	const resultFile = new ImageFile(
-		new File(
-			[ new Blob( [ buffer as ArrayBuffer ], { type: file.type } ) ],
-			fileName,
-			{
-				type: file.type,
-			}
-		),
-		width,
-		height
-	);
-
-	return resultFile;
-}
-
-/**
- * Cancels all ongoing image operations for the given item.
- *
- * If the vips module has not been loaded yet, there can be no active
- * operations to cancel.
- *
- * @param id Queue item ID to cancel operations for.
- * @return Whether any operation was cancelled.
- */
-export async function vipsCancelOperations( id: QueueItemId ) {
-	if ( ! vipsModule ) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	return vipsModule.vipsCancelOperations( id );
-}
-
-/**
- * Terminates the vips worker if it has been loaded.
- *
- * If the vips module has not been loaded yet (i.e., no image processing
- * has occurred), this is a no-op since there is no worker to terminate.
- */
-export function terminateVipsWorker(): void {
-	if ( vipsModule ) {
-		vipsModule.terminateVipsWorker();
-	}
-}