diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 04e531d5..00ee3288 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
       - "codeforlife/version.py"
       - "**/*.md"
-      - "**/\.*"
+      - "**/\\.*"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env: