diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
index c4e93c923..bd0333a95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: bundle-metadata-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node-version }}
-          path: meta.json
+          path: build-metadata.json
           retention-days: ${{ (github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch && 90) || 7 }}
           if-no-files-found: error
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4dd74f80b..09f7ebf6a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ eslint.sarif
 # for local incremental compilation
 tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 # esbuild metadata file
-meta.json
+build-metadata.json
diff --git a/build.mjs b/build.mjs
index dd078826b..d7404a1ad 100644
--- a/build.mjs
+++ b/build.mjs
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ const context = await esbuild.context({
 });
 
 const result = await context.rebuild();
-await writeFile(join(__dirname, "meta.json"), JSON.stringify(result.metafile));
+await writeFile(join(__dirname, "build-metadata.json"), JSON.stringify(result.metafile));
 
 await context.dispose();
diff --git a/pr-checks/config.ts b/pr-checks/config.ts
index e28f58532..ff5a3b4ac 100644
--- a/pr-checks/config.ts
+++ b/pr-checks/config.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ export const PR_CHECKS_DIR = __dirname;
 export const PR_CHECK_EXCLUDED_FILE = path.join(PR_CHECKS_DIR, "excluded.yml");
 
 /** The path to the esbuild metadata file. */
-export const BUNDLE_METADATA_FILE = path.join(PR_CHECKS_DIR, "..", "meta.json");
+export const BUNDLE_METADATA_FILE = path.join(
+  PR_CHECKS_DIR,
+  "..",
+  "build-metadata.json",
+);
 
 /** The path of the baseline esbuild metadata file, once extracted from a workflow artifact. */
 export const BASELINE_BUNDLE_METADATA_FILE = path.join(
   PR_CHECKS_DIR,
-  "meta.json",
+  "build-metadata.json",
 );
 
 /** The `src` directory. */