diff --git a/.oxfmtrc.json b/.oxfmtrc.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d4c653a5b2..0000000000
--- a/.oxfmtrc.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "./node_modules/oxfmt/configuration_schema.json",
-  "semi": false,
-  "singleQuote": true,
-  "trailingComma": "all",
-  "printWidth": 80,
-  "sortPackageJson": false,
-  "svelte": {},
-  "ignorePatterns": [
-    "**/.next",
-    "**/.nx/cache",
-    "**/.svelte-kit",
-    "**/build",
-    "**/coverage",
-    "**/dist",
-    "**/query-codemods/**/__testfixtures__",
-    ".changeset/*.md",
-    "pnpm-lock.yaml",
-    "**/tsconfig.vitest-temp.json",
-    "docs/framework/*/reference"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/oxfmt.config.ts b/oxfmt.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c49a240de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oxfmt.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'oxfmt'
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  semi: false,
+  singleQuote: true,
+  trailingComma: 'all',
+  printWidth: 80,
+  sortPackageJson: false,
+  svelte: {},
+  ignorePatterns: [
+    '**/.next',
+    '**/.nx/cache',
+    '**/.svelte-kit',
+    '**/build',
+    '**/coverage',
+    '**/dist',
+    '**/query-codemods/**/__testfixtures__',
+    '.changeset/*.md',
+    'pnpm-lock.yaml',
+    '**/tsconfig.vitest-temp.json',
+    'docs/framework/*/reference',
+  ],
+})
diff --git a/scripts/generate-labeler-config.ts b/scripts/generate-labeler-config.ts
index 664064a5c5..0e2c3794ea 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-labeler-config.ts
+++ b/scripts/generate-labeler-config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as fs from 'node:fs'
 import * as path from 'node:path'
 import { format } from 'oxfmt'
+import oxfmtConfig from '../oxfmt.config.ts'
 
 /** Pairs of package labels and their corresponding paths */
 type LabelerPair = [string, string]
@@ -52,16 +53,7 @@ async function generateLabelerYaml(pairs: Array<LabelerPair>): Promise<string> {
     })
     .join('\n')
 
-  // Read the oxfmt config. `format()` does not discover config files itself.
-  const oxfmtConfigPath = path.resolve('.oxfmtrc.json')
-  if (!fs.existsSync(oxfmtConfigPath)) {
-    throw new Error(
-      'No oxfmt config file found. Please ensure `.oxfmtrc.json` exists in the project root.',
-    )
-  }
-  console.info('using oxfmt config file at:', oxfmtConfigPath)
-
-  const oxfmtConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(oxfmtConfigPath, 'utf-8'))
+  // `format()` does not discover config files itself, so pass the config explicitly.
   console.info('using resolved oxfmt config:', oxfmtConfig)
 
   // Format the YAML string using oxfmt