diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index acd9993..1736c47 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
 
 		<!-- print_r() is perfectly accepted in some circumstances, like WP_CLI commands. -->
 		<exclude name="WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_print_r" />
+
+		<!-- Exclude short array syntax as it is consistently already in the codebase :) -->
+		<exclude name="Generic.Arrays.DisallowShortArraySyntax"/>
+		<exclude name="Universal.Arrays.DisallowShortArraySyntax"/>
 	</rule>
 
 	<!-- Ignore the CPT template filename, since it is based on the CPT name, and can't change. -->
@@ -132,9 +136,6 @@
 
 		<!-- WordPress have translators comment which requires no space after `//` -->
 		<exclude name="Squiz.Commenting.InlineComment.NoSpaceBefore" />
-
-		<!-- Exclude short array syntax as it is consistently already in the codebase :) -->
-		<exclude name="Generic.Arrays.DisallowShortArraySyntax"/>
 	</rule>
 
 	<rule ref="WordPress-Extra">