diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e2634588..ae4223d7 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ exclude: &exclude_files >
         docs/.*|
         tests/.*|
         .github/.*|
-        LICENSE|
-        README|
+        LICENSE.md|
+        README.md|
     )$
 
 repos: