diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/setup/ui/libraries/tailwindcss.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/setup/ui/libraries/tailwindcss.js
index 400fc2ae5b2b..aa174459e9b7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/setup/ui/libraries/tailwindcss.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/setup/ui/libraries/tailwindcss.js
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ export const handler = async ({ force, install }) => {
               ...recommendedVSCodeExtensions,
             ],
           }
-          fs.writeFileSync(VS_CODE_EXTENSIONS_PATH, newExtensionsJson)
+          fs.writeFileSync(
+            VS_CODE_EXTENSIONS_PATH,
+            JSON.stringify(newExtensionsJson, null, 2)
+          )
         }
       },
     },