diff --git a/.prettierrc b/.prettierrc.json
similarity index 52%
rename from .prettierrc
rename to .prettierrc.json
index 19bc81991..e3efe60fd 100644
--- a/.prettierrc
+++ b/.prettierrc.json
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/prettierrc",
-	"overrides": [
-		{ "files": ".*rc", "options": { "parser": "json" } },
-		{ "files": ".nvmrc", "options": { "parser": "yaml" } }
-	],
+	"overrides": [{ "files": ".nvmrc", "options": { "parser": "yaml" } }],
 	"plugins": ["prettier-plugin-curly", "prettier-plugin-packagejson"],
 	"useTabs": true
 }
diff --git a/docs/FAQs.md b/docs/FAQs.md
index ac186353d..16b758e00 100644
--- a/docs/FAQs.md
+++ b/docs/FAQs.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ These are the projects used across many parts of `create-typescript-app`:
 
 ## Why tabs?
 
-This repository template configures `"useTabs": true` in the root-level `.prettierrc`.
+This repository template configures `"useTabs": true` in the root-level `.prettierrc.json`.
 It does so because tabs have been phrased by the community as generally better for accessibility:
 
 - <https://github.com/11ty/eleventy/issues/3098>
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/creation/rootFiles.ts b/src/steps/writing/creation/rootFiles.ts
index d9146b333..d3b0fd362 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/creation/rootFiles.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/creation/rootFiles.ts
@@ -43,13 +43,9 @@ export async function createRootFiles(options: Options) {
 			"lib/",
 			"pnpm-lock.yaml",
 		]),
-		".prettierrc": await formatJson({
+		".prettierrc.json": await formatJson({
 			$schema: "http://json.schemastore.org/prettierrc",
 			overrides: [
-				{
-					files: ".*rc",
-					options: { parser: "json" },
-				},
 				{
 					files: ".nvmrc",
 					options: { parser: "yaml" },