diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b6fbe45..f929f80 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ repos:
   rev: 'v0.6.0'
   hooks:
     - id: cmake-format  # cmake formatter
-      files: (CMakeLists.*|.*\.cmake|.*\.cmake.in)
+      files: (CMakeLists.*|.*\.cmake^|.*\.cmake.in)
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-yapf
   rev: 'v0.27.0'
   hooks: