diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9380c6d41..c21f665b8 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Configuration file for `pre-commit` tool.
 # Source: https://pre-commit.com/#pre-commit-configyaml---top-level
-exclude: "docs|node_modules|migrations|.git|.tox|.md|sample_setups/(external-setups|jsons)|tests/deprecated"
+exclude: "docs|node_modules|migrations|.git|.tox|README.md|sample_setups/(external-setups|jsons)|tests/deprecated"
 default_stages: [commit]
 fail_fast: true