diff --git a/cmake/common/targets/clang-format.config b/.clang-format
similarity index 100%
rename from cmake/common/targets/clang-format.config
rename to .clang-format
diff --git a/cmake/common/targets/clang-tidy.config b/.clang-tidy
similarity index 100%
rename from cmake/common/targets/clang-tidy.config
rename to .clang-tidy
diff --git a/cmake/common/targets/clang-format.cmake b/cmake/common/targets/clang-format.cmake
index ac8e83d5c..ce23eb7b2 100644
--- a/cmake/common/targets/clang-format.cmake
+++ b/cmake/common/targets/clang-format.cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function(sourcemeta_target_clang_format)
   file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCEMETA_TARGET_CLANG_FORMAT_FILES
     ${SOURCEMETA_TARGET_CLANG_FORMAT_SOURCES})
 
-  set(CLANG_FORMAT_CONFIG "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/clang-format.config")
+  set(CLANG_FORMAT_CONFIG "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.clang-format")
   if(CLANG_FORMAT_BIN)
     add_custom_target(clang_format
       WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"
diff --git a/cmake/common/targets/clang-tidy.cmake b/cmake/common/targets/clang-tidy.cmake
index b7ca85c83..7d3a70f1b 100644
--- a/cmake/common/targets/clang-tidy.cmake
+++ b/cmake/common/targets/clang-tidy.cmake
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ function(sourcemeta_target_clang_tidy)
   file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCEMETA_TARGET_CLANG_TIDY_FILES
     ${SOURCEMETA_TARGET_CLANG_TIDY_SOURCES})
 
-  set(CLANG_TIDY_CONFIG "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/clang-tidy.config")
+  set(CLANG_TIDY_CONFIG "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.clang-tidy")
+
   if(CLANG_TIDY_BIN)
     add_custom_target(clang_tidy
       WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"