diff --git a/packages/actions/src/releasePackages/generateReleaseTree.ts b/packages/actions/src/releasePackages/generateReleaseTree.ts
index 193f473e4051..4f3d760ac0d7 100644
--- a/packages/actions/src/releasePackages/generateReleaseTree.ts
+++ b/packages/actions/src/releasePackages/generateReleaseTree.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ async function getReleaseEntries(dry: boolean, devTag?: string) {
 		};
 
 		if (devTag) {
+			// Replace workspace dependencies with * to pin to associated dev versions
+			const pkgJsonString = await file(`${pkg.path}/package.json`).text();
+			pkgJsonString.replaceAll(/workspace:[\^~]/g, 'workspace:*');
+			if (!dry) {
+				await write(`${pkg.path}/package.json`, pkgJsonString);
+			}
+
 			const devVersion = await fetchDevVersion(pkg.name, devTag);
 			if (devVersion?.endsWith(commitHash)) {
 				// Write the currently released dev version so when pnpm publish runs on dependents they depend on the dev versions