diff --git a/packages/cli/src/settings.rs b/packages/cli/src/settings.rs
index 19b78431a..8d4a7c908 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/settings.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/settings.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl CliSettings {
             return None;
         };
 
-        let Some(data) = serde_json5::from_str::<CliSettings>(&data).ok() else {
+        let Some(data) = toml::from_str::<CliSettings>(&data).ok() else {
             warn!("failed to parse global settings file");
             return None;
         };
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/workspace.rs b/packages/cli/src/workspace.rs
index a72c0b13b..ac3cb28ae 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/workspace.rs
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ impl Workspace {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn global_settings_file() -> PathBuf {
-        Self::dioxus_data_dir().join("settings.json")
+        Self::dioxus_data_dir().join("settings.toml")
     }
 }