diff --git a/bin/version.ts b/bin/version.ts
index dbd16ce2..cdc78c67 100644
--- a/bin/version.ts
+++ b/bin/version.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ workspaces.forEach(async workspace => {
     json.devDependencies = updateDeps(json.devDependencies);
   }
 
-  const formatted = prettier.format(JSON.stringify(json), {
+  const formatted = await prettier.format(JSON.stringify(json), {
     parser: 'json-stringify',
   });
 
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index f1be422d..9e9359ac 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Added
 
+- chore: awaits prettier formatting in release automation
 - feat: expose inner certificate in `Certificate` for inspection or use in raw calls. `Certificate.cert` is now a public property
 - feat: allow creation of multiple Actors in `useAuthClient` by passing a record to `actorOptions` with the actor name as the key, and `CreateActorOptions` as the value
 - feat: sync_call support in HttpAgent and Actor