diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e1aee32c..00000000
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-  env: {
-    node: true,
-    commonjs: true,
-    jest: true,
-    es6: true,
-  },
-  extends: "eslint:recommended",
-  overrides: [
-    {
-      env: {
-        node: true,
-      },
-      files: [".eslintrc.{js,cjs}"],
-      parserOptions: {
-        sourceType: "script",
-      },
-    },
-  ],
-  parserOptions: {
-    ecmaVersion: "latest",
-  },
-  rules: {},
-  ignorePatterns: ["examples/*"],
-};
diff --git a/.eslintrc.yml b/.eslintrc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c1d5fdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintrc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+env:
+  node: true
+  commonjs: true
+  jest: true
+  es6: true
+extends: "eslint:recommended"
+overrides:
+  - env:
+      node: true
+    files:
+      - ".eslintrc.{js,cjs}"
+    parserOptions:
+      sourceType: "script"
+parserOptions:
+  ecmaVersion: "latest"
+ignorePatterns:
+  - "examples/*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
index 7375f3eb..021a16d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ jobs:
           DEFAULT_BRANCH: main
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           JAVASCRIPT_DEFAULT_STYLE: prettier
-          JAVASCRIPT_ES_CONFIG_FILE: .eslintrc.js
+          JAVASCRIPT_ES_CONFIG_FILE: .eslintrc.yml
           VALIDATE_JSCPD: false