diff --git a/.changeset/format-generated-release-pr.md b/.changeset/format-generated-release-pr.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a845151cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/format-generated-release-pr.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f36917d4a..99ed8496b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "check:promoted-run-paths": "node scripts/check-promoted-run-paths.mjs",
     "check:release-pack": "node scripts/check-release-pack.mjs",
     "changeset": "changeset",
-    "version-packages": "changeset version",
+    "version-packages": "changeset version && npm run fmt",
     "release": "node scripts/check-release-environment.mjs && npm run check:release-pack && changeset publish",
     "verify": "npm run fix && npm run test && npm run build",
     "verify:full": "npm run fix && npm run test:full && npm run build"
diff --git a/scripts/release-workflow.contract.test.mjs b/scripts/release-workflow.contract.test.mjs
index 5e8551779..b7ee03a80 100644
--- a/scripts/release-workflow.contract.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release-workflow.contract.test.mjs
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ describe('FE-1050 release workflow contracts', () => {
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toMatch(/token: \$\{\{ steps\.app-token\.outputs\.token \}\}\n\s+fetch-depth: 0/);
   });
 
+  it('formats files generated by the custom Changesets version command', () => {
+    expect(packageJson.scripts['version-packages']).toBe('changeset version && npm run fmt');
+  });
+
   it('requires explicit release intent on ordinary pull requests', () => {
     expect(testWorkflow).toContain('fetch-depth: 0');
     expect(testWorkflow).toContain("github.base_ref == 'next'");