diff --git a/schemas/github-issue-forms.json b/.github/schemas/github-issue-forms.json
similarity index 100%
rename from schemas/github-issue-forms.json
rename to .github/schemas/github-issue-forms.json
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7bb13023..7e47c1c4 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -56,4 +56,9 @@ repos:
         name: "Validate GitHub issue templates"
         files: ^\.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/.*\.yml$
         exclude: ^\.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config\.yml$
-        args: ["--verbose", "--schemafile", "schemas/github-issue-forms.json"]
+        args:
+          [
+            "--verbose",
+            "--schemafile",
+            ".github/schemas/github-issue-forms.json",
+          ]
diff --git a/tests/data/test_package_generation/schemas/github-issue-forms.json b/tests/data/test_package_generation/.github/schemas/github-issue-forms.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/data/test_package_generation/schemas/github-issue-forms.json
rename to tests/data/test_package_generation/.github/schemas/github-issue-forms.json
diff --git a/tests/data/test_package_generation/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/tests/data/test_package_generation/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index fdbb2142..79a040e1 100644
--- a/tests/data/test_package_generation/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/test_package_generation/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -48,4 +48,9 @@ repos:
         name: "Validate GitHub issue templates"
         files: ^\.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/.*\.yml$
         exclude: ^\.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config\.yml$
-        args: ["--verbose", "--schemafile", "schemas/github-issue-forms.json"]
+        args:
+          [
+            "--verbose",
+            "--schemafile",
+            ".github/schemas/github-issue-forms.json",
+          ]
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/schemas/github-issue-forms.json b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/schemas/github-issue-forms.json
similarity index 100%
rename from {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/schemas/github-issue-forms.json
rename to {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/schemas/github-issue-forms.json
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index fdbb2142..79a040e1 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -48,4 +48,9 @@ repos:
         name: "Validate GitHub issue templates"
         files: ^\.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/.*\.yml$
         exclude: ^\.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config\.yml$
-        args: ["--verbose", "--schemafile", "schemas/github-issue-forms.json"]
+        args:
+          [
+            "--verbose",
+            "--schemafile",
+            ".github/schemas/github-issue-forms.json",
+          ]