diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0930fc61e..b9ebe47e2 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ repos:
     rev: 7.1.0
     hooks:
     -   id: flake8
-        args: [--config, .flake8, --verbose, --exclude=releases/]
+        args: [--config, .flake8, --verbose, --exclude=releases/*]
         additional_dependencies: [flake8-bugbear]