diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
index 96fb3f5a..806150d4 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.rst
+++ b/AUTHORS.rst
@@ -150,3 +150,4 @@ Contributors
 - Kiko Fernandez-Reyes <kiko@erlang.org>
 - Charlie Jenkins <charlie@rivosinc.com>
 - Hatzka <hatzka@nezumi.studio>
+- Thomas Gilon <thomas.gilon@openenergytransition.org>
diff --git a/changelog.d/added/added-smk.md b/changelog.d/added/added-smk.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1f6b5c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/added/added-smk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Added `.smk`, `Snakefile`, `matplotlibrc` as recognized files / types for
+comments. (https://github.com/fsfe/reuse-tool/pull/1206)
diff --git a/src/reuse/comment.py b/src/reuse/comment.py
index fd86cd6b..ad26255e 100644
--- a/src/reuse/comment.py
+++ b/src/reuse/comment.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 András Nagy <nagyandris0718@gmail.com>
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Kiko Fernandez-Reyes <kiko@erlang.org>
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Hatzka <hatzka@nezumi.studio>
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Thomas Gilon <thomas.gilon@openenergytransition.org>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
@@ -810,6 +811,7 @@ class XQueryCommentStyle(CommentStyle):
     # Visual Studio solution file, officially uncommentable:
     ".sln": UncommentableCommentStyle,
     ".sls": LispCommentStyle,  # Scheme Library Source (R6RS)
+    ".smk": PythonCommentStyle,
     ".sml": MlCommentStyle,
     ".soy": CppCommentStyle,
     ".sps": LispCommentStyle,  # Scheme Program Source (R6RS)
@@ -920,6 +922,7 @@ class XQueryCommentStyle(CommentStyle):
     "Makefile": PythonCommentStyle,
     "MANIFEST.in": PythonCommentStyle,
     "manifest": PythonCommentStyle,  # used by cdist
+    "matplotlibrc": PythonCommentStyle,
     "meson.build": PythonCommentStyle,
     "meson_options.txt": PythonCommentStyle,
     "poetry.lock": UncommentableCommentStyle,
@@ -929,6 +932,7 @@ class XQueryCommentStyle(CommentStyle):
     "requirements.txt": PythonCommentStyle,
     "ROOT": MlCommentStyle,
     "setup.cfg": PythonCommentStyle,
+    "Snakefile": PythonCommentStyle,
     "yarn.lock": UncommentableCommentStyle,
 }