Bridge Barch Rename

I would like to batch rename some RAW files and move them to another folder.
I have RAW and JPG files in the same folder.
I selected all the RAW files (without the JPG files), but the batch rename moves also the JPG files into the new folder. I don't understand why. I did not select the JPG files for batch renaming.

I tried this with my windows system and I have the same result.
It seems default behavior, personally I never shoot jpeg but just tried it
with my Eos 1D2 shoot Raw and Jpeg together and in Bridge selected only the
CR2 files using the filter panel and rename them. The jpeg went
simultaneously with same name but the .jpg extension in the dedicated new
folder.
But I can't see any disadvantage to it, the files are from the same image
that you shot in one time, only one is saved as raw and the other as a jpeg
converted version. It is somewhat like using the xmp as sidecar files, they
also get the same filename using batch rename without selecting them. Which
is important because you don't want to lose them from the originals they
belong to.
The workaround to have different names seems to first rename the jpeg files
and after this the raw files. But again personally, I don't see the plus
side of this workflow in an easy way...

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