diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7e43edc9d1..f4cc281fe0 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ repos:
       - id: codespell
         additional_dependencies:
         - tomli
-        args: ["--ignore-words", "Manuel"]
+        exclude: "CONTRIBUTORS.md"
   # FIXME: Figure out why this is getting stuck under VPN.
   # - repo: https://github.com/RobertCraigie/pyright-python
   #   rev: v1.1.315