diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index e148ae4b60..8809e67434 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ coverage
 .vscode
 *.yaml
 .yarn
+packages/app/src/build-metadata.json
+scripts/update-backstage.mjs
diff --git a/scripts/update-backstage.mjs b/scripts/update-backstage.mjs
index 18cb4c4ab6..021cbfffec 100644
--- a/scripts/update-backstage.mjs
+++ b/scripts/update-backstage.mjs
@@ -172,9 +172,6 @@ updateBackstageVersionFile(backstageVersion);
 console.log('Updating build metadata...');
 updateBuildMetadata(backstageVersion);
 
-console.log('Running Prettier...');
-execSync('prettier --ignore-unknown --write ./packages', { stdio: 'inherit' });
-
 console.log(
   `Successfully updated the Backstage Showcase to ${backstageVersion}!`,
 );