diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 947983a..64ef0bb 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ updates:
     labels: ["dependencies", "ci"]
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore(ci)"
+    ignore:
+      # changesets/action 2.x requires Changesets CLI v3 and validates it at
+      # runtime, directing CLI v2 users back to @v1. apps/ui is on
+      # @changesets/cli 2.31.0. v2 also renames every input and removes
+      # `cwd`, which the monorepo layout relies on (.changeset lives in
+      # apps/ui, not the repo root). Revisit together with the CLI v3
+      # upgrade, not as a dependency bump.
+      - dependency-name: "changesets/action"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /apps/api
diff --git a/.github/workflows/apps-ui-release.yml b/.github/workflows/apps-ui-release.yml
index d2a37da..b7bc9be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apps-ui-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apps-ui-release.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       # build below whether to add a :<semver> tag.
       - name: Create Release Pull Request or publish
         id: changesets
-        uses: changesets/action@22ccf9aa43179fe9e27dc62e575971d28cce197c # v2.0.0
+        uses: changesets/action@a45c4d594aa4e2c509dc14a9f2b3b67ba3780d0d # v1.9.0
         with:
           cwd: apps/ui
           version: bunx changeset version