diff --git a/config_defaults.yml b/config_defaults.yml
index 3580dcc1..992a0197 100644
--- a/config_defaults.yml
+++ b/config_defaults.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ common:
     - '/.fixtures.yml'
     - '/Gemfile'
     - '/.gitattributes'
+    - '/.github/'
     - '/.gitignore'
     - '/.pdkignore'
     - '/.puppet-lint.rc'