diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 0454ff5ec5..10bd0d9ce0 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ version = release = final_version
 # directories to ignore when looking for source files.
 exclude_patterns = ["**/build*",
                     ".git",
+                    ".github",
                     ".env",
                     ".venv",
                     ".direnv",