diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/validate.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/validate.yaml
index 6475aae..9808621 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/validate.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/validate.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
             ! -path './.gitea/*' \
             ! -name 'kustomization.yaml' \
             ! -name 'values.yaml' \
+            ! \( -name '*patch*.yaml' \) \
             ! -path './bootstrap/config.yaml' \
             | sort
           )