diff --git a/.changeset/great-pots-fetch.md b/.changeset/great-pots-fetch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34785dfb7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/great-pots-fetch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING**: The provided Jest configuration now only matches files with a `.test.` infix, rather than any files that is suffixed with `test.<ext>`. In particular this means that files named just `test.ts` will no longer be considered a test file.
diff --git a/packages/cli/config/jest.js b/packages/cli/config/jest.js
index d5b85b9748..1472260e33 100644
--- a/packages/cli/config/jest.js
+++ b/packages/cli/config/jest.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ async function getProjectConfig(targetPath, displayName) {
     },
 
     // A bit more opinionated
-    testMatch: ['**/?(*.)test.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,mjs,cjs}'],
+    testMatch: ['**/*.test.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,mjs,cjs}'],
 
     transformIgnorePatterns: [`/node_modules/(?:${transformIgnorePattern})/`],
   };