diff --git a/.changeset/big-cougars-mate.md b/.changeset/big-cougars-mate.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ec58e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/big-cougars-mate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+"@changesets/action": patch
+---
+
+Fix PRs sometimes not getting reopened with `commitMode: github-api`
+
+There was a race-condition that means sometimes existing PRs would not be found,
+and new PRs would be opened. This has now been fixed by fetching existing PRs
+before making any changes.
+
diff --git a/src/run.ts b/src/run.ts
index 60dba996..3c330f29 100644
--- a/src/run.ts
+++ b/src/run.ts
@@ -314,15 +314,22 @@ export async function runVersion({
     !!preState ? ` (${preState.tag})` : ""
   }`;
 
-  await git.pushChanges({ branch: versionBranch, message: finalCommitMessage });
-
-  let existingPullRequests = await octokit.rest.pulls.list({
+  /**
+   * Fetch any existing pull requests that are open against the branch,
+   * before we push any changes that may inadvertently close the existing PRs.
+   * 
+   * (`@changesets/ghcommit` has to reset the branch to the same commit as the base,
+   * which GitHub will then react to by closing the PRs)
+   */
+  const existingPullRequests = await octokit.rest.pulls.list({
     ...github.context.repo,
     state: "open",
     head: `${github.context.repo.owner}:${versionBranch}`,
     base: branch,
   });
-  core.info(JSON.stringify(existingPullRequests.data, null, 2));
+  core.info(`Existing pull requests: ${JSON.stringify(existingPullRequests.data, null, 2)}`);
+
+  await git.pushChanges({ branch: versionBranch, message: finalCommitMessage });
 
   const changedPackagesInfo = (await changedPackagesInfoPromises)
     .filter((x) => x)