diff --git a/repo-scripts/changelog-generator/index.ts b/repo-scripts/changelog-generator/index.ts
index 1eaf2ca5b43..c401df9cb26 100644
--- a/repo-scripts/changelog-generator/index.ts
+++ b/repo-scripts/changelog-generator/index.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ async function getFixedIssueLink(
     {
       method: 'GET'
     }
-  ).then(data => data.json());
+  ).then(data => data.json()) as { body: string };
 
   const match = fixedIssueRegex.exec(body);
   if (!match) {