diff --git a/.codacy.yml b/.codacy.yml
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+---
+exclude_paths:
+  - 'CHANGELOG.md'
+  - '**/CHANGELOG.md'
+  - 'changelog/**'
+  - '**/changelog/**'
+  - 'docs/**'
+  - '**/docs/**'
+  - '**/pkg/proto/**'
+  - 'konnectd/assets/identifier/**'
+
+...