diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 996675a9..798f6331 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+test/fixtures
+/pnpm-lock.yaml
 # this file doesn't exist, but we use it as a filename that should be ignored
 # by prettier in the tests
 ignore-me.js
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c06aabaf..a548fb8a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
     "prettier"
   ],
   "scripts": {
+    "check": "prettier --check . && pnpm lint",
     "format": "prettier --write . && pnpm lint --fix",
     "lint": "eslint . --cache -f friendly --max-warnings 10",
     "prepare": "simple-git-hooks",
-    "prerelease": "pnpm format && pnpm test",
-    "release": "changeset publish",
+    "release": "pnpm check && pnpm test && changeset publish",
     "test": "pnpm lint && mocha"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
     "eslint": "^8.56.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
     "eslint-formatter-friendly": "^7.0.0",
-    "eslint-mdx": "^2.2.1",
+    "eslint-mdx": "^2.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin": "^5.2.1",
-    "eslint-plugin-mdx": "^2.2.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-mdx": "^2.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-n": "^16.5.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "link:.",
     "eslint-plugin-pug": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 73bc6bc2..1eab45de 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ devDependencies:
     specifier: ^7.0.0
     version: 7.0.0
   eslint-mdx:
-    specifier: ^2.2.1
-    version: 2.2.1(eslint@8.56.0)
+    specifier: ^2.3.0
+    version: 2.3.0(eslint@8.56.0)
   eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin:
     specifier: ^5.2.1
     version: 5.2.1(eslint@8.56.0)
   eslint-plugin-mdx:
-    specifier: ^2.2.1
-    version: 2.2.1(eslint@8.56.0)
+    specifier: ^2.3.0
+    version: 2.3.0(eslint@8.56.0)
   eslint-plugin-n:
     specifier: ^16.5.0
     version: 16.5.0(eslint@8.56.0)
@@ -2243,8 +2243,8 @@ packages:
       text-table: 0.2.0
     dev: true
 
-  /eslint-mdx@2.2.1(eslint@8.56.0):
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-JYGNXg1B+20CgZbjZnmqUIS7TB22uMJ/n3UUqFBWrqVmQKcg8RUvglLEAOFNNlQQ5WaI/y80YlZhF71iR9s9gA==}
+  /eslint-mdx@2.3.0(eslint@8.56.0):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ji+iKVSjpzsCzMrHNm6xRDMar1iH4OpxROAE2RtCeEFdg4pRv6/anwFD76HIOaaQY+3wD1dfk8/VQ5faPB+VHw==}
     engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.18.0 || >=16.0.0}
     peerDependencies:
       eslint: '>=8.0.0'
@@ -2303,14 +2303,14 @@ packages:
       - supports-color
     dev: true
 
-  /eslint-plugin-mdx@2.2.1(eslint@8.56.0):
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-6DWg8iXozbezGtAOub6MzcTw/M28Hanyco0XccizHjhSwAyFwt0ijFgT9lw05IXpDHbmUAXslmAhQQlShCk9JA==}
+  /eslint-plugin-mdx@2.3.0(eslint@8.56.0):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-S48QlfeV/yfaeX6L/vemh1oGBx+CMG66cceoUtxGmdFTf4hbr9bRKZ25FKKrhzpDX0QLY474mWo86NAogp+rFw==}
     engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.18.0 || >=16.0.0}
     peerDependencies:
       eslint: '>=8.0.0'
     dependencies:
       eslint: 8.56.0
-      eslint-mdx: 2.2.1(eslint@8.56.0)
+      eslint-mdx: 2.3.0(eslint@8.56.0)
       eslint-plugin-markdown: 3.0.1(eslint@8.56.0)
       remark-mdx: 2.3.0
       remark-parse: 10.0.2
diff --git a/test/prettier.js b/test/prettier.js
index 87d178da..fe8305b9 100644
--- a/test/prettier.js
+++ b/test/prettier.js
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ const eslint = new ESLint({
     },
     extends: 'plugin:prettier/recommended',
     overrides: [
+      {
+        // `.prettierignore` will be used by default which is unexpected for these test fixtures
+        files: 'test/fixtures/**/*',
+        rules: {
+          'prettier/prettier': [
+            'error',
+            {},
+            {
+              fileInfoOptions: {
+                ignorePath: '.eslintignore',
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
       {
         files: ['*.{md,mdx}'],
         extends: 'plugin:mdx/recommended',