diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d2bab4d82..efcb6b109 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/jasonkuhrt/graphql-request",
   "scripts": {
-    "build:docs": "doctoc README.md --notitle",
     "dev": "rm -rf dist && tsc --watch",
-    "format": "prettier --write .",
+    "format": "pnpm build:docs && prettier --write .",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .ts,.tsx --fix",
     "check": "pnpm check:types && pnpm check:format && pnpm check:lint",
     "check:types": "pnpm tsc --noEmit",
-    "check:format": "prettier --check .",
+    "check:format": "prettier --check . && pnpm build:docs && git diff --exit-code README.md",
     "check:lint": "eslint . --ext .ts,.tsx --max-warnings 0",
     "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
+    "build:docs": "doctoc README.md --notitle && prettier --write README.md",
     "build": "pnpm clean && pnpm build:cjs && pnpm build:esm",
     "build:cjs": "pnpm tsc --project tsconfig.cjs.json && echo '{\"type\":\"commonjs\"}' > build/cjs/package.json",
     "build:esm": "pnpm tsc --project tsconfig.esm.json",