diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 567d675..40b85d4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "tsc -w",
-    "test": "tsc && tslint -c tslint.json '*.ts' && ava --verbose"
+    "test": "tsc && tslint -c tslint.yaml '*.ts' && ava --verbose"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9414a58..0000000
--- a/tslint.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "defaultSeverity": "error",
-    "extends": [
-        "tslint:recommended"
-    ],
-    "jsRules": {},
-    "rules": {
-        "no-any": true,
-        // TODO perhaps we *should* use the 'I' prefix?
-        "interface-name": [true, "never-prefix"],
-        "no-unused-expression": [true, "allow-fast-null-checks"]
-    },
-    "rulesDirectory": []
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tslint.yaml b/tslint.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceb00d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tslint.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+defaultSeverity: error
+extends:
+    - 'tslint:recommended'
+jsRules:
+rules:
+    no-any: true
+    # TODO perhaps we *should* use the 'I' prefix?
+    interface-name: [true, never-prefix]
+    no-unused-expression: [true, allow-fast-null-checks]
+rulesDirectory: []