diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 38caecd8..504c1a8d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-exclude: '.project-template|docs/conf.py|.bumpversion.cfg'
+exclude: '.project-template|docs/conf.py|.bumpversion.cfg|.*pb2\..*'
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v4.5.0