diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ac9c293341c..f028083f12b 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ We’ll review your pull request and either merge it, request changes to it, or
 1. If your pull request modifies any SVG files run `yarn optimize`
 1. Format your code with `yarn format`
 1. Make sure your code lints with `yarn lint`
-1. Run the TypeScript compiler with `yarn ts`
+1. Run the TypeScript compiler with `yarn type-check`
 1. [Tophat 🎩](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/blob/master/documentation/Tophatting.md) your changes locally with `yarn dev`
 1. If you haven’t already, [sign a CLA](https://cla.shopify.com/)
 
diff --git a/UNRELEASED.md b/UNRELEASED.md
index dec4bb73622..fd34c8517f3 100644
--- a/UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/UNRELEASED.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Use [the changelog guidelines](https://git.io/polaris-changelog-guidelines) to f
 
 ### Development workflow
 
+- Renamed `yarn run ts` to `yarn run type-check` to match most other Shopify projects
+
 ### Dependency upgrades
 
 ### Code quality
diff --git a/dev.yml b/dev.yml
index 60bae9b60b3..4101204621c 100644
--- a/dev.yml
+++ b/dev.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ commands:
   server: yarn run dev
   style: yarn run lint
   test: yarn run test
-  type-check: yarn run ts
+  type-check: yarn run type-check
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f6b704ab43..83d444eeb9b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "sewing-kit lint",
     "format": "sewing-kit format",
-    "ts": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "type-check": "sewing-kit type-check",
     "test": "sewing-kit test",
     "test:coverage": "yarn test --coverage",
     "test:ci": "yarn test --coverage",
-    "check": "npm-run-all lint ts test",
-    "check:ci": "npm-run-all lint ts test:ci",
+    "check": "npm-run-all lint type-check test",
+    "check:ci": "npm-run-all lint type-check test:ci",
     "clean": "rimraf build esnext styles types docs \"build-intermediate\" \"index.*\" \"./src/styles/polaris-tokens\" \"styles.{css,scss}\"",
     "clean:build": "rimraf \"build/!(cache|coverage|storybook)\" esnext styles types docs \"build-intermediate\" \"index.*\" \"./src/styles/polaris-tokens\" \"styles.{css,scss}\"",
     "optimize": "sewing-kit optimize",