diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 3d4fde8f..0d3aecf0 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ci:
     autofix_prs: false
 
 exclude: "^(\
-|paper/.*.py\
+paper/.*.py\
 )"
 
 repos:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 86136dcd..50f51431 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ skip =  ["venv", "benchmarks"]
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 write_to = "unyt/_version.py"
-version_scheme = "post-release"
\ No newline at end of file
+version_scheme = "post-release"