diff --git a/stores/stores.go b/stores/stores.go
index 169e8dbb52..bdc026a00d 100644
--- a/stores/stores.go
+++ b/stores/stores.go
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ type SopsFile struct {
 type Metadata struct {
 	ShamirThreshold           int         `yaml:"shamir_threshold,omitempty" json:"shamir_threshold,omitempty"`
 	KeyGroups                 []keygroup  `yaml:"key_groups,omitempty" json:"key_groups,omitempty"`
-	KMSKeys                   []kmskey    `yaml:"kms" json:"kms"`
-	GCPKMSKeys                []gcpkmskey `yaml:"gcp_kms" json:"gcp_kms"`
-	AzureKeyVaultKeys         []azkvkey   `yaml:"azure_kv" json:"azure_kv"`
-	VaultKeys                 []vaultkey  `yaml:"hc_vault" json:"hc_vault"`
-	AgeKeys                   []agekey    `yaml:"age" json:"age"`
+	KMSKeys                   []kmskey    `yaml:"kms,omitempty" json:"kms,omitempty"`
+	GCPKMSKeys                []gcpkmskey `yaml:"gcp_kms,omitempty" json:"gcp_kms,omitempty"`
+	AzureKeyVaultKeys         []azkvkey   `yaml:"azure_kv,omitempty" json:"azure_kv,omitempty"`
+	VaultKeys                 []vaultkey  `yaml:"hc_vault,omitempty" json:"hc_vault,omitempty"`
+	AgeKeys                   []agekey    `yaml:"age,omitempty" json:"age,omitempty"`
 	LastModified              string      `yaml:"lastmodified" json:"lastmodified"`
 	MessageAuthenticationCode string      `yaml:"mac" json:"mac"`
-	PGPKeys                   []pgpkey    `yaml:"pgp" json:"pgp"`
+	PGPKeys                   []pgpkey    `yaml:"pgp,omitempty" json:"pgp,omitempty"`
 	UnencryptedSuffix         string      `yaml:"unencrypted_suffix,omitempty" json:"unencrypted_suffix,omitempty"`
 	EncryptedSuffix           string      `yaml:"encrypted_suffix,omitempty" json:"encrypted_suffix,omitempty"`
 	UnencryptedRegex          string      `yaml:"unencrypted_regex,omitempty" json:"unencrypted_regex,omitempty"`