diff --git a/src/packages/client/scripts/postinstall.js b/src/packages/client/scripts/postinstall.js
index 810a99bd7b61..b45dfde2291c 100644
--- a/src/packages/client/scripts/postinstall.js
+++ b/src/packages/client/scripts/postinstall.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ function debug(message, ...optionalParams) {
  * Adds `package.json` to the end of a path if it doesn't already exist'
  * @param {string} pth
  */
-function addPackageJSON(pth){
-  if(pth.endsWith('package.json')) return pth
+function addPackageJSON(pth) {
+  if (pth.endsWith('package.json')) return pth
   return path.join(pth, 'package.json')
 }
 
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ function addPackageJSON(pth){
  * Looks up for a `package.json` which is not `@prisma/cli` or `prisma` and returns the directory of the package
  * @param {string} startPath - Path to Start At
  * @param {number} limit - Find Up limit
- * @returns {string | null} 
+ * @returns {string | null}
  */
-function findPackageRoot(startPath, limit = 10){
-  if(!startPath || !fs.existsSync(startPath)) return null
-  let  currentPath = startPath
+function findPackageRoot(startPath, limit = 10) {
+  if (!startPath || !fs.existsSync(startPath)) return null
+  let currentPath = startPath
   // Limit traversal
-  for(let i = 0; i < limit; i++){
+  for (let i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
     const pkgPath = addPackageJSON(currentPath)
-    if(fs.existsSync(pkgPath)){
+    if (fs.existsSync(pkgPath)) {
       try {
         const pkg = require(pkgPath)
-        if(pkg.name && !['@prisma/cli', 'prisma'].includes(pkg.name)){
+        if (pkg.name && !['@prisma/cli', 'prisma'].includes(pkg.name)) {
           return pkgPath.replace('package.json', '')
         }
       } catch {}
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ async function main() {
   const root = findPackageRoot(localPath)
 
   process.env.PRISMA_GENERATE_IN_POSTINSTALL = root ? root : 'true'
-  
+
   debug({
     localPath,
     installedGlobally,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Please uninstall it with either ${c.green('npm remove -g prisma')} or ${c.green(
   }
 }
 
-if (!process.env.SKIP_GENERATE) {
+if (!process.env.PRISMA_SKIP_POSTINSTALL_GENERATE) {
   main()
     .catch((e) => {
       if (e.stderr) {
diff --git a/src/packages/client/src/__tests__/scripts/postinstall.test.ts b/src/packages/client/src/__tests__/scripts/postinstall.test.ts
index 211bb0b43a3f..20a414e2415a 100644
--- a/src/packages/client/src/__tests__/scripts/postinstall.test.ts
+++ b/src/packages/client/src/__tests__/scripts/postinstall.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Prevent postinstall script from running
-process.env.SKIP_GENERATE = 'true'
+process.env.PRISMA_SKIP_POSTINSTALL_GENERATE = 'true'
 
 import {
   getPostInstallTrigger,
diff --git a/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/DbPush.test.ts b/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/DbPush.test.ts
index d961db900afb..30ff89488843 100644
--- a/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/DbPush.test.ts
+++ b/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/DbPush.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS = '1'
-process.env.MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE = '1'
+process.env.PRISMA_MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE = '1'
 
 import prompt from 'prompts'
 import { DbPush } from '../commands/DbPush'
diff --git a/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/MigrateDev.test.ts b/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/MigrateDev.test.ts
index a41306422d4b..411b1db19435 100644
--- a/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/MigrateDev.test.ts
+++ b/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/MigrateDev.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 const ctx = Context.new().add(consoleContext()).assemble()
 
 process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS = '1'
-process.env.MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE = '1'
+process.env.PRISMA_MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE = '1'
 
 describe('common', () => {
   it('wrong flag', async () => {
diff --git a/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/MigrateReset.test.ts b/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/MigrateReset.test.ts
index 4f65fa8831a8..1530b6114365 100644
--- a/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/MigrateReset.test.ts
+++ b/src/packages/migrate/src/__tests__/MigrateReset.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-process.env.MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE = '1'
+process.env.PRISMA_MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE = '1'
 process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS = '1'
 
 import prompt from 'prompts'
diff --git a/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/DbPush.ts b/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/DbPush.ts
index 3448eb9a46dc..91a0b8ad230a 100644
--- a/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/DbPush.ts
+++ b/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/DbPush.ts
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ ${chalk.bold.redBright('All data will be lost.')}
     }
 
     // Run if not skipped
-    if (!process.env.MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE && !args['--skip-generate']) {
+    if (!process.env.PRISMA_MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE && !args['--skip-generate']) {
       await migrate.tryToRunGenerate()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/MigrateDev.ts b/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/MigrateDev.ts
index a40e2eb864a1..28fc1f728bed 100644
--- a/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/MigrateDev.ts
+++ b/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/MigrateDev.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ ${chalk.bold('Examples')}
     // If database was reset we want to run the seed if not skipped
     if (
       devDiagnostic.action.tag === 'reset' &&
-      !process.env.MIGRATE_SKIP_SEED &&
+      !process.env.PRISMA_MIGRATE_SKIP_SEED &&
       !args['--skip-seed']
     ) {
       // Run seed if 1 or more seed files are present
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ ${chalk.green('Your database is now in sync with your schema.')}`,
     }
 
     // Run if not skipped
-    if (!process.env.MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE && !args['--skip-generate']) {
+    if (!process.env.PRISMA_MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE && !args['--skip-generate']) {
       await migrate.tryToRunGenerate()
       console.info() // empty line
     }
diff --git a/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/MigrateReset.ts b/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/MigrateReset.ts
index 383909f08c97..528300bf3d3d 100644
--- a/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/MigrateReset.ts
+++ b/src/packages/migrate/src/commands/MigrateReset.ts
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ The following migration(s) have been applied:\n\n${chalk(
     }
 
     // Run if not skipped
-    if (!process.env.MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE && !args['--skip-generate']) {
+    if (!process.env.PRISMA_MIGRATE_SKIP_GENERATE && !args['--skip-generate']) {
       await migrate.tryToRunGenerate()
     }
 
     // Run if not skipped
-    if (!process.env.MIGRATE_SKIP_SEED && !args['--skip-seed']) {
+    if (!process.env.PRISMA_MIGRATE_SKIP_SEED && !args['--skip-seed']) {
       // Run seed if 1 or more seed files are present
       const detected = detectSeedFiles(schemaPath)
       if (detected.numberOfSeedFiles > 0) {
diff --git a/src/packages/sdk/src/predefinedGeneratorResolvers.ts b/src/packages/sdk/src/predefinedGeneratorResolvers.ts
index cb72f16100d1..ba326bb0b9f4 100644
--- a/src/packages/sdk/src/predefinedGeneratorResolvers.ts
+++ b/src/packages/sdk/src/predefinedGeneratorResolvers.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ async function installPackage(baseDir: string, pkg: string): Promise<void> {
     cwd: baseDir,
     stdio: 'inherit',
     env: {
-      SKIP_GENERATE: 'true',
+      PRISMA_SKIP_POSTINSTALL_GENERATE: 'true',
     },
   })
 }
diff --git a/src/packages/tests/src/__tests__/__helpers__/integrationTest.ts b/src/packages/tests/src/__tests__/__helpers__/integrationTest.ts
index 94ef4b3432c3..a1559d8f1b14 100644
--- a/src/packages/tests/src/__tests__/__helpers__/integrationTest.ts
+++ b/src/packages/tests/src/__tests__/__helpers__/integrationTest.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { getTestClient } from '@prisma/client/dist/utils/getTestClient'
 
 process.setMaxListeners(200)
 
-process.env.SKIP_GENERATE = 'true'
+process.env.PRISMA_SKIP_POSTINSTALL_GENERATE = 'true'
 
 const engine = new IntrospectionEngine()
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/ci/all.ts b/src/scripts/ci/all.ts
index cefc14fe6b45..1717c7822a3b 100644
--- a/src/scripts/ci/all.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/ci/all.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ async function run(cwd: string, cmd: string): Promise<void> {
       shell: true,
       env: {
         ...process.env,
-        SKIP_GENERATE: 'true',
+        PRISMA_SKIP_POSTINSTALL_GENERATE: 'true',
       },
     })
   } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/scripts/ci/publish.ts b/src/scripts/ci/publish.ts
index ea16749e6a61..8b470d33809c 100644
--- a/src/scripts/ci/publish.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/ci/publish.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ async function run(
       shell: true,
       env: {
         ...process.env,
-        SKIP_GENERATE: 'true',
+        PRISMA_SKIP_POSTINSTALL_GENERATE: 'true',
       },
     })
   } catch (e) {