diff --git a/.github/workflows/copyright-preamble.yml b/.github/workflows/copyright-preamble.yml
index 491fe81b..dbf88af6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copyright-preamble.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copyright-preamble.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
             # except according to those terms.\n
           FileType: ".py, .smk, Snakefile"
           Path: "workflow/rules/, workflow/scripts/"
-          IgnorePath: ""
+          IgnorePath: "workflow/rules/long_read.smk, workflow/rules/variant_calling.smk"
 
       # Creates pull request with all changes in file
       - name: Create Pull Request