diff --git a/syft/cataloger/npm/cataloger.go b/syft/cataloger/javascript/cataloger.go
similarity index 100%
rename from syft/cataloger/npm/cataloger.go
rename to syft/cataloger/javascript/cataloger.go
diff --git a/syft/cataloger/npm/parse_package_lock.go b/syft/cataloger/javascript/parse_package_lock.go
similarity index 98%
rename from syft/cataloger/npm/parse_package_lock.go
rename to syft/cataloger/javascript/parse_package_lock.go
index 7374530bda9..9027abd6f6f 100644
--- a/syft/cataloger/npm/parse_package_lock.go
+++ b/syft/cataloger/javascript/parse_package_lock.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npm
+package javascript
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
diff --git a/syft/cataloger/npm/parse_package_lock_test.go b/syft/cataloger/javascript/parse_package_lock_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from syft/cataloger/npm/parse_package_lock_test.go
rename to syft/cataloger/javascript/parse_package_lock_test.go
index cff7bff4e74..1f0b0a08634 100644
--- a/syft/cataloger/npm/parse_package_lock_test.go
+++ b/syft/cataloger/javascript/parse_package_lock_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npm
+package javascript
 
 import (
 	"os"
diff --git a/syft/cataloger/npm/test-fixtures/pkg-lock/package-lock.json b/syft/cataloger/javascript/test-fixtures/pkg-lock/package-lock.json
similarity index 100%
rename from syft/cataloger/npm/test-fixtures/pkg-lock/package-lock.json
rename to syft/cataloger/javascript/test-fixtures/pkg-lock/package-lock.json