diff --git a/.changeset/sixty-suns-hang.md b/.changeset/sixty-suns-hang.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c79059659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sixty-suns-hang.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate': patch
+---
+
+another attempt to get the automated changeset workflow working again
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7e3760321..38bf9b8fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.channel == 'latest'
         uses: changesets/action@master
         with:
-          version: yarn changeset version && yarn install && git add .
+          # defined in package.json#scripts
+          version: changeset:version
           publish: yarn changeset publish
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a73168d23..bc5be0da0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "build": "yarn build:rollup && yarn build:next",
     "build:next": "cd ./site && next build && next export",
     "build:rollup": "rollup --config ./config/rollup/rollup.config.js",
+    "changeset:version": "yarn changeset version && yarn install && git add .",
     "clean": "rimraf './packages/*/{dist,lib,node_modules}' './site/{.next,out}'",
     "fix": "yarn fix:prettier && yarn fix:eslint",
     "fix:eslint": "yarn lint:eslint --fix",