diff --git a/.prettierrc b/.prettierrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..36301bc5cff6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "semi": false,
+  "singleQuote": true,
+  "trailingComma": "es5"
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b20a622f8b94d..a5cacd5ef3cab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "gatsby build",
     "develop": "gatsby develop",
-    "format": "prettier --trailing-comma es5 --no-semi --single-quote --write \"src/**/*.js\"",
+    "format": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.js\"",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {