diff --git a/test/linting/.ecrc.json b/test/linting/.ecrc.json
index 374615fe..44d501ba 100644
--- a/test/linting/.ecrc.json
+++ b/test/linting/.ecrc.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "Exclude": [
     "^test/bats/",
     "^test/test_helper/bats-(assert|support)",
-    "\\.git/"
+    "\\.git/",
+    "CONTRIBUTORS\\.md"
   ]
 }