diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 55be66373a..7b3b4ca585 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ exclude_patterns = ["**/build*",
                     ".env",
                     ".venv",
                     ".direnv",
-                    ".devcontainer/*",
+                    ".devcontainer/Readme.md",
                     "data",
                     "docs/autoapi",
                     "docs/README.md",