diff --git a/.ruff.toml b/.ruff.toml
index 93de212f..7b8950db 100644
--- a/.ruff.toml
+++ b/.ruff.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 line-length = 120
 
+extend-exclude = [
+    "*.json",
+]
+force-exclude = true
+
 [lint]
 # enabled the `isort` and `pylint` additional linters, see `ruff linter` output
 # or: https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/
@@ -25,10 +30,5 @@ ignore = [
     "PLW2901", # pylint: redefined loop variable
 ]
 
-extend-exclude = [
-    "*.json",
-]
-force-exclude = true
-
 [format]
 quote-style = "preserve"
diff --git a/osbuild/meta.py b/osbuild/meta.py
index ea4ee1b6..bef0bc65 100644
--- a/osbuild/meta.py
+++ b/osbuild/meta.py
@@ -423,8 +423,7 @@ class ModuleInfo:
 
     @classmethod
     def _load_from_json(cls, path, klass, name) -> Optional["ModuleInfo"]:
-        # ideas welcome for a better filename/suffix :)
-        meta_json_suffix = "-meta.json"
+        meta_json_suffix = ".meta.json"
         with open(path + meta_json_suffix, encoding="utf-8") as fp:
             meta = json.load(fp)
 
@@ -618,7 +617,7 @@ class Index:
             raise ValueError(f"Unsupported nodule class: {klass}")
 
         path = os.path.join(self.path, module_path)
-        modules = filter(lambda f: os.path.isfile(f"{path}/{f}") and not path.endswith("-meta.json"),
+        modules = filter(lambda f: os.path.isfile(f"{path}/{f}") and not path.endswith(".meta.json"),
                          os.listdir(path))
         return list(modules)
 
diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.noop b/stages/org.osbuild.noop
index 460bea24..85f04570 100755
--- a/stages/org.osbuild.noop
+++ b/stages/org.osbuild.noop
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 """
 Do Nothing
 
-See "org.osbuild.noop-meta.json" for more details.
+See "org.osbuild.noop.meta.json" for more details.
 """
 
 
diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.noop-meta.json b/stages/org.osbuild.noop.meta.json
similarity index 100%
rename from stages/org.osbuild.noop-meta.json
rename to stages/org.osbuild.noop.meta.json
diff --git a/test/mod/test_meta.py b/test/mod/test_meta.py
index 73254af7..1741e9d7 100644
--- a/test/mod/test_meta.py
+++ b/test/mod/test_meta.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def test_schema():
 
 
 def make_fake_meta_json(tmp_path, name):
-    meta_json_path = pathlib.Path(f"{tmp_path}/stages/{name}-meta.json")
+    meta_json_path = pathlib.Path(f"{tmp_path}/stages/{name}.meta.json")
     meta_json_path.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
     meta_json_path.write_text("""
     {