diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ad3c092..27d835e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: check-merge-conflict
       - id: check-toml
+      - id: check-yaml
+        exclude: .drone.yml  # drone's yaml is somewhat strange sometimes