diff --git a/dump_things_pyclient/commands/dtc_plugins/auto_curate.py b/dump_things_pyclient/commands/dtc_plugins/auto_curate.py
index 78c8c86..6f055b2 100644
--- a/dump_things_pyclient/commands/dtc_plugins/auto_curate.py
+++ b/dump_things_pyclient/commands/dtc_plugins/auto_curate.py
@@ -639,7 +639,12 @@ def _update_change_set(
                 console.print(f'[DRY_RUN]:STORE existing record [green]"{record["pid"]}"[/green] of class "{class_name}" from curated area at "{file_path.resolve()}"')
             else:
                 file_path.write_text(
-                    json.dumps(existing_record, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2) + '\n',
+                    json.dumps(
+                        existing_record,
+                        ensure_ascii=False,
+                        indent=2,
+                        sort_keys=True,
+                    ) + '\n',
                     encoding='utf8'
                 )
         else:
@@ -672,7 +677,11 @@ def _update_change_set(
             console.print(f'[DRY_RUN]:STORE annotations for record [green]"{record["pid"]}"[/green] of class "{class_name}" from curated area at "{annotation_path.resolve()}"')
         else:
             annotation_path.write_text(
-                json.dumps(annotations, ensure_ascii=False) + '\n',
+                json.dumps(
+                    annotations,
+                    ensure_ascii=False,
+                    sort_keys=True,
+                ) + '\n',
                 encoding='utf8'
             )