diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9b58026335..d12b36e770 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./
         with:
           version: ${{ matrix.version }}
-          args: --timeout=5m --issues-exit-code=0 ./sample/...
+          args: --timeout=5m --issues-exit-code=0 ./fixtures/simple/...
           only-new-issues: true
 
   test-go-install: # make sure the action works on a clean machine without building (go-install mode)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./
         with:
           version: ${{ matrix.version }}
-          args: --timeout=5m --issues-exit-code=0 ./sample/...
+          args: --timeout=5m --issues-exit-code=0 ./fixtures/simple/...
           only-new-issues: true
           install-mode: goinstall
 
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ jobs:
           - macos-latest
           - windows-latest
         wd:
-          - sample-go-mod
-          - sample-go-tool
+          - fixtures/go-mod
+          - fixtures/go-tool
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./
         with:
           version: ${{ matrix.version }}
-          working-directory: sample-plugins
+          working-directory: fixtures/plugins
           args: --timeout=5m --issues-exit-code=0 ./...
 
   test-monorepo:
@@ -170,6 +170,6 @@ jobs:
           go-version: oldstable
       - uses: ./
         with:
-          working-directory: sample-monorepo
+          working-directory: fixtures/monorepo
           experimental: "automatic-module-directories"
           args: --timeout=5m --issues-exit-code=0 ./...
diff --git a/sample-go-mod/.golangci.yml b/fixtures/go-mod/.golangci.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-go-mod/.golangci.yml
rename to fixtures/go-mod/.golangci.yml
diff --git a/sample-go-mod/go.mod b/fixtures/go-mod/go.mod
similarity index 99%
rename from sample-go-mod/go.mod
rename to fixtures/go-mod/go.mod
index 9c3fe60071..ab4ff4daea 100644
--- a/sample-go-mod/go.mod
+++ b/fixtures/go-mod/go.mod
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module sample
+module github.com/golangci/sample
 
 go 1.24.0
 
diff --git a/sample-go-mod/go.sum b/fixtures/go-mod/go.sum
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-go-mod/go.sum
rename to fixtures/go-mod/go.sum
diff --git a/sample-go-mod/sample.go b/fixtures/go-mod/sample.go
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-go-mod/sample.go
rename to fixtures/go-mod/sample.go
diff --git a/sample-go-mod/tools.go b/fixtures/go-mod/tools.go
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-go-mod/tools.go
rename to fixtures/go-mod/tools.go
diff --git a/sample-go-tool/.golangci.yml b/fixtures/go-tool/.golangci.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-go-tool/.golangci.yml
rename to fixtures/go-tool/.golangci.yml
diff --git a/sample-go-tool/go.mod b/fixtures/go-tool/go.mod
similarity index 99%
rename from sample-go-tool/go.mod
rename to fixtures/go-tool/go.mod
index e208f51d07..333a450e4b 100644
--- a/sample-go-tool/go.mod
+++ b/fixtures/go-tool/go.mod
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module sample
+module github.com/golangci/sample
 
 go 1.24.0
 
diff --git a/sample-go-tool/go.sum b/fixtures/go-tool/go.sum
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-go-tool/go.sum
rename to fixtures/go-tool/go.sum
diff --git a/sample-go-tool/sample.go b/fixtures/go-tool/sample.go
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-go-tool/sample.go
rename to fixtures/go-tool/sample.go
diff --git a/sample-monorepo/a/go.mod b/fixtures/monorepo/a/go.mod
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-monorepo/a/go.mod
rename to fixtures/monorepo/a/go.mod
diff --git a/sample-monorepo/a/sample.go b/fixtures/monorepo/a/sample.go
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-monorepo/a/sample.go
rename to fixtures/monorepo/a/sample.go
diff --git a/sample-monorepo/a/suba/go.mod b/fixtures/monorepo/a/suba/go.mod
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-monorepo/a/suba/go.mod
rename to fixtures/monorepo/a/suba/go.mod
diff --git a/sample-monorepo/a/suba/sample.go b/fixtures/monorepo/a/suba/sample.go
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-monorepo/a/suba/sample.go
rename to fixtures/monorepo/a/suba/sample.go
diff --git a/sample-monorepo/b/go.mod b/fixtures/monorepo/b/go.mod
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-monorepo/b/go.mod
rename to fixtures/monorepo/b/go.mod
diff --git a/sample-monorepo/b/sample.go b/fixtures/monorepo/b/sample.go
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-monorepo/b/sample.go
rename to fixtures/monorepo/b/sample.go
diff --git a/sample-monorepo/c/go.mod b/fixtures/monorepo/c/go.mod
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-monorepo/c/go.mod
rename to fixtures/monorepo/c/go.mod
diff --git a/sample-monorepo/c/sample.go b/fixtures/monorepo/c/sample.go
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-monorepo/c/sample.go
rename to fixtures/monorepo/c/sample.go
diff --git a/sample-plugins/.custom-gcl.yml b/fixtures/plugins/.custom-gcl.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-plugins/.custom-gcl.yml
rename to fixtures/plugins/.custom-gcl.yml
diff --git a/sample-plugins/.gitignore b/fixtures/plugins/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-plugins/.gitignore
rename to fixtures/plugins/.gitignore
diff --git a/sample-plugins/.golangci.yml b/fixtures/plugins/.golangci.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-plugins/.golangci.yml
rename to fixtures/plugins/.golangci.yml
diff --git a/sample-plugins/go.mod b/fixtures/plugins/go.mod
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-plugins/go.mod
rename to fixtures/plugins/go.mod
diff --git a/sample-plugins/sample.go b/fixtures/plugins/sample.go
similarity index 100%
rename from sample-plugins/sample.go
rename to fixtures/plugins/sample.go
diff --git a/sample/sample.go b/fixtures/simple/sample.go
similarity index 100%
rename from sample/sample.go
rename to fixtures/simple/sample.go