diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 764602aad..dbc946299 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ const pkg = getPackageJson();
       return;
     }
 
+    // disable npm fund message, because that would break the output
+    // -ws/iwr needed for workspaces https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/6099#issuecomment-1961995288
+    await runInWorkspace('npm', ['config', 'set', 'fund', 'false', '-ws=false', '-iwr']);
+
     // do it in the current checked out github branch (DETACHED HEAD)
     // important for further usage of the package.json version
     await runInWorkspace('npm', ['version', '--allow-same-version=true', '--git-tag-version=false', current]);