diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dba1496a3..370471ccd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
         "@types/mkdirp": "^2.0.0",
         "@types/mocha": "^8.2.3",
         "@types/node": "^14.18.63",
+        "@types/prettier": "^2.7.3",
         "@types/react": "^17.0.83",
         "@types/react-dom": "^17.0.25",
         "@types/sinon": "^9.0.11",
@@ -5666,6 +5667,13 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/parse-json/-/parse-json-4.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-//oorEZjL6sbPcKUaCdIGlIUeH26mgzimjBB77G6XRgnDl/L5wOnpyBGRe/Mmf5CVW3PwEBE1NjiMZ/ssFh4wA=="
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/prettier": {
+      "version": "2.7.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/prettier/-/prettier-2.7.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+68kP9yzs4LMp7VNh8gdzMSPZFL44MLGqiHWvttYJe+6qnuVr4Ek9wSBQoveqY/r+LwjCcU29kNVkidwim+kYA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/prop-types": {
       "version": "15.7.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.7.5.tgz",
diff --git a/scripts/generate-icon-font.ts b/scripts/generate-icon-font.ts
index 30b5be0aa..79ad286c9 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-icon-font.ts
+++ b/scripts/generate-icon-font.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import webfont from 'webfont';
 import fs from 'fs/promises';
 import { GlyphData } from 'webfont/dist/src/types';
+import prettier from 'prettier';
 
 /** Icons to include in the generated icon font */
 const INCLUDED_ICONS = [
@@ -51,14 +52,19 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   });
 
   // Prints out the VSCode configuration package.json
-  console.info(
-    JSON.stringify(
-      {
-        icons: iconsConfig,
-      },
-      undefined,
-      2
-    )
+  const currentConfiguration = JSON.parse(
+    await fs.readFile('./package.json', 'utf8')
+  );
+
+  currentConfiguration.contributes.icons = iconsConfig;
+
+  const prettierConfig = await prettier.resolveConfig('./.prettierrc.json');
+  await fs.writeFile(
+    './package.json',
+    prettier.format(JSON.stringify(currentConfiguration), {
+      ...prettierConfig,
+      parser: 'json-stringify',
+    })
   );
 }