diff --git a/.github/workflows/general-linting.yml b/.github/workflows/general-linting.yml
index 5c4f1a20057..6f13fd04f93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/general-linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/general-linting.yml
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ jobs:
         id: json-yaml-validate
         uses: GrantBirki/json-yaml-validate@v2.0.0
         with:
-          yaml_exclude_regex: "construct.yaml"
+          yaml_exclude_regex: '^construct\.yaml$'