diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/release-snapshot.yml
index 28d44f1d39..9357d822f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-snapshot.yml
@@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Version packages for snapshot
         id: version-packages
-        run: |
-          # temporarily exit prerelease mode so snapshot works
-          changeset pre exit || true
-          npm run version:snapshot ${{ steps.extract-snapshot-name.outputs.name }} | tail -1 >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        run: npm run version:snapshot ${{ steps.extract-snapshot-name.outputs.name }} | tail -1 >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Build release
         if: steps.version-packages.outputs.success == '1'
diff --git a/scripts/snapshot.mjs b/scripts/snapshot.mjs
index cc3b00a377..bad878e6f9 100755
--- a/scripts/snapshot.mjs
+++ b/scripts/snapshot.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { constants } from './common.mjs';
 const prefix = argv.name || argv._[0] || 'snapshot';
 
 await $`npx json -I -f ${constants.ChangesetConfigFile} -e "this.changelog = false"`;
-
+await $`npx changeset pre exit || true`;
 const res = await $`npx changeset version --snapshot ${prefix}`;
 const success = !res.stderr.includes('No unreleased changesets found');