diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1f0c6e7602..31705a146b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: prettier
-        run: yarn prettier:check '!ADOPTERS.md'
+        run: yarn prettier:check
 
       - name: lock
         run: yarn lock:check
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index e60d54a466..393c35fdbe 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ api-report.md
 plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates
 .vscode
 dist-types
+
+# reduce the barrier for adopters to add themselves
+ADOPTERS.md