diff --git a/.changeset/moody-bears-hang.md b/.changeset/moody-bears-hang.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1b760d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/moody-bears-hang.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@scaleway/changesets-renovate': patch
+---
+
+Do not generate changeset for `package.json` without `version` field
diff --git a/packages/changesets-renovate/src/__tests__/generate-changeset.ts b/packages/changesets-renovate/src/__tests__/generate-changeset.ts
index 14be3869d..5462fce1f 100644
--- a/packages/changesets-renovate/src/__tests__/generate-changeset.ts
+++ b/packages/changesets-renovate/src/__tests__/generate-changeset.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ describe('generate changeset file', () => {
       push,
     })
 
-    fs.readFile = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(`{"name":"packageName"}`)
+    fs.readFile = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValue(`{"name":"packageName","version":"1.0.0"}`)
     fs.writeFile = jest.fn()
 
     await run()
@@ -146,4 +148,35 @@ describe('generate changeset file', () => {
     expect(fs.readFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(file, 'utf8')
     expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('No packages modified, skipping')
   })
+
+  it('should ignore version package.json', async () => {
+    const file = 'package.json'
+
+    // @ts-expect-error we mock at the top
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
+    simpleGit.mockReturnValue({
+      branch: () => ({
+        current: 'renovate/test',
+      }),
+      diffSummary: () => ({
+        files: [
+          {
+            file,
+          },
+        ],
+      }),
+      show: () => `
++ "package": "version"
++ "package2": "version2"
+`,
+    })
+
+    fs.readFile = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(`{"name":"packageName"}`)
+    fs.writeFile = jest.fn()
+
+    await run()
+
+    expect(fs.readFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(file, 'utf8')
+    expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('No packages modified, skipping')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/changesets-renovate/src/index.ts b/packages/changesets-renovate/src/index.ts
index a56eef850..cc040986d 100644
--- a/packages/changesets-renovate/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/changesets-renovate/src/index.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ async function getPackagesNames(files: string[]): Promise<string[]> {
     const data = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(file, 'utf8')) as {
       name: string
       workspaces?: string[]
+      version?: string
     }
 
-    if (!data.workspaces) {
+    // Do not generate changeset for the root package.json of a monorepo
+    if (!data.workspaces && data.version) {
       packages.push(data.name)
     }
   })