diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9114644..f3e9ea0 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ repos:
         name: mdbook
         entry: book/generate.sh
         language: script
-        files: ^book/.*
+        files: ^(README\.md)|(book/.*)