diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b9041192b5..eae34622ce 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: trailing-whitespace
+        # ignoring Wills's wild changes
+        exclude: README.md
       - id: check-yaml
       - id: check-docstring-first
       - id: check-executables-have-shebangs
@@ -99,7 +101,8 @@ repos:
           (?x)^(
               src/lightning/app/CHANGELOG.md|
               src/lightning/fabric/CHANGELOG.md|
-              src/lightning/pytorch/CHANGELOG.md
+              src/lightning/pytorch/CHANGELOG.md|
+              README.md
           )$
 
   - repo: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff-pre-commit