diff --git a/src/metadata/error.rs b/src/metadata/error.rs
index b874888a..14e36a65 100644
--- a/src/metadata/error.rs
+++ b/src/metadata/error.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ParseMetadataError {
             f,
             "encountered a YAML parsing error at line {} column {}: {}",
             self.marker.line(),
-            self.marker.col(),
+            self.marker.col() + 1,
             self.reason
         )
     }
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for YamlMergeKeyError {
             f,
             "invalid YAML merge key value at line {} column {}: {}",
             self.start.line(),
-            self.start.col(),
+            self.start.col() + 1,
             self.yaml
         )
     }
diff --git a/src/metadata/yaml/merge.rs b/src/metadata/yaml/merge.rs
index 2282ff91..32b0c80a 100644
--- a/src/metadata/yaml/merge.rs
+++ b/src/metadata/yaml/merge.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mod tests {
             let error_message = process_merge_keys(yaml).unwrap_err().to_string();
 
             assert_eq!(
-                "invalid YAML merge key value at line 3 column 6: test",
+                "invalid YAML merge key value at line 3 column 7: test",
                 error_message
             );
         }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ mod tests {
             let error_message = process_merge_keys(yaml).unwrap_err().to_string();
 
             assert_eq!(
-                "invalid YAML merge key value at line 4 column 17: test",
+                "invalid YAML merge key value at line 4 column 18: test",
                 error_message
             );
         }