diff --git a/.eslintrc.cjs b/.eslintrc.cjs
index 86cb176eb..ede5d3533 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.cjs
+++ b/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ module.exports = {
 			"error",
 			{ blankLine: "always", next: "*", prev: "block-like" },
 		],
+		"no-useless-rename": "error",
+		"object-shorthand": "error",
 		"perfectionist/sort-objects": [
 			"error",
 			{
diff --git a/src/shared/options/ensureRepositoryExists.ts b/src/shared/options/ensureRepositoryExists.ts
index 2eebaa21d..00644d10a 100644
--- a/src/shared/options/ensureRepositoryExists.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options/ensureRepositoryExists.ts
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@ export async function ensureRepositoryExists(
 		}
 	}
 
-	return { github: github, repository };
+	return { github, repository };
 }
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.test.ts b/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.test.ts
index 33ddabb57..d32b61ba3 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.test.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ describe("createESLintRC", () => {
 				      \\"error\\",
 				      { blankLine: \\"always\\", next: \\"*\\", prev: \\"block-like\\" },
 				    ],
+				    \\"no-useless-rename\\": \\"error\\",
+				    \\"object-shorthand\\": \\"error\\",
 				    \\"perfectionist/sort-objects\\": [
 				      \\"error\\",
 				      {
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.ts b/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.ts
index 34a52583a..d46630c97 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ module.exports = {
 			"error",
 			{ blankLine: "always", next: "*", prev: "block-like" },
 		],
+		"no-useless-rename": "error",
+		"object-shorthand": "error",
 		`
 		}${
 			options.excludeLintPerfectionist