diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 108b4093..9d5f3e2a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ repos:
       - id: codespell
         additional_dependencies:
           - tomli
-        exclude: \.(svg|png|pdf)$
+        exclude: (\.(svg|png|pdf)$)|(CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
     rev: v0.4.9