diff --git a/scripts/changetool/tsconfig.json b/scripts/changetool/tsconfig.json
index bade2a54e..f68ab9155 100644
--- a/scripts/changetool/tsconfig.json
+++ b/scripts/changetool/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,35 +1,10 @@
 {
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    /* Basic Options */
-    "lib": ["ES2022"],
-    "target": "ES2022",
     "module": "preserve",
-    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
-    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
-    "outDir": "./build",
     "rootDir": ".",
-    "sourceMap": false,
-    "types": ["node"],
-
-    /* Strict Type-Checking Options */
-    "strict": true,
-    "noImplicitAny": false,
-    "strictNullChecks": true,
-    "strictFunctionTypes": true,
-    "strictBindCallApply": true,
-    "strictPropertyInitialization": true,
-    "noImplicitThis": true,
-
-    /* Additional Checks */
-    "noUnusedLocals": false,
-    "noUnusedParameters": false,
-    "noImplicitReturns": true,
-    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
-
-    /* Module Resolution Options */
-    "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "resolveJsonModule": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true
+    "outDir": "./build",
+    "sourceMap": false
   },
   "include": ["./**/*.ts"],
   "exclude": ["build", "node_modules"]
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 66545447c..d2b39b5ef 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
       "@octokit/core/dist-types/types": ["./node_modules/@octokit/core/dist-types/types.d.ts"]
     },
   },
-  "exclude": ["node_modules", "pr-checks"]
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "pr-checks", "scripts/changetool"]
 }