diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-urls.yml b/.github/workflows/check-urls.yml
index ff0124ae..041d1a26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-urls.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-urls.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ jobs:
         # A comma-separated list of file types to cover in the URL checks
         file_types: .md,.py,.rst,.ipynb
 
+        exclude_files: tools/*
+
         # Choose whether to include file with no URLs in the prints.
         print_all: false