diff --git a/.changeset/three-ideas-refuse.md b/.changeset/three-ideas-refuse.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f98176e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/three-ideas-refuse.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clack/prompts": patch
+---
+
+refactor(progress): remove unnecessary return statement in start function
diff --git a/packages/prompts/src/progress-bar.ts b/packages/prompts/src/progress-bar.ts
index 82aa911..8801833 100644
--- a/packages/prompts/src/progress-bar.ts
+++ b/packages/prompts/src/progress-bar.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export function progress({
 
 	const start = (msg = '') => {
 		previousMessage = msg;
-		return spin.start(drawProgress('initial', msg));
+		spin.start(drawProgress('initial', msg));
 	};
 	const advance = (step = 1, msg?: string): void => {
 		value = Math.min(max, step + value);