diff --git a/release/release_files.py b/release/release_files.py
index 6aabdf0a4c..36910293a4 100755
--- a/release/release_files.py
+++ b/release/release_files.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ROOT = HERE + "/.."
 
 blacklist = [
   ".git/",
+  ".github/workflows/",
 
   "matlab.*.md",