diff --git a/.github/config/exclude.txt b/.github/config/exclude.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25325885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/config/exclude.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# This is a .gitignore style file for 'GrantBirki/json-yaml-validate' Action workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/json-yaml-validate.yml b/.github/workflows/json-yaml-validate.yml
index 4e8f2965..b8249818 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/json-yaml-validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/json-yaml-validate.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: json-yaml-validate
         id: json-yaml-validate
-        uses: GrantBirki/json-yaml-validate@v1.2.0
+        uses: GrantBirki/json-yaml-validate@v1.3.0
         with:
           comment: "true" # enable comment mode
+          exclude_file: ".github/config/exclude.txt" # gitignore style file for exclusions