diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc.yml
similarity index 62%
rename from .npmrc
rename to .npmrc.yml
index 5e2feb9a46..b8e43c3cd3 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+# pnpm-specific settings
 shamefully-hoist=true
 node-linker=hoisted