diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7699e82..5d6f7eb 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 repos:
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
   rev: v4.3.0
+  files: ^automation|ci|code-scanning|deployments|pages
   hooks:
-  - id: trailing-whitespace
\ No newline at end of file
+  - id: trailing-whitespace