diff --git a/.github/workflows/tox.yml b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
index 6836442adf..902199c5f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       WSLENV: FORCE_COLOR:PYTEST_REQPASS:TOXENV:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
       # Number of expected test passes, safety measure for accidental skip of
       # tests. Update value if you add/remove tests.
-      PYTEST_REQPASS: 814
+      PYTEST_REQPASS: 815
     steps:
       - name: Activate WSL1
         if: "contains(matrix.shell, 'wsl')"
diff --git a/examples/yamllint/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/examples/yamllint/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5011943703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/yamllint/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: ack
+on: # <-- this is invalid by YAML 1.2 spec as it loads as true boolean.
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, labeled, unlabeled, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  ack:
+    uses: ansible/devtools/.github/workflows/ack.yml@main
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/yaml_rule.py b/src/ansiblelint/rules/yaml_rule.py
index 21936d8cec..0784706da8 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/rules/yaml_rule.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/yaml_rule.py
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ def matchyaml(self, file: Lintable) -> list[MatchError]:
             self.severity = "VERY_LOW"
             if problem.level == "error":
                 self.severity = "MEDIUM"
+            # Ignore truthy violation with github workflows ("on:" keys)
+            if problem.rule == "truthy" and file.path.parent.parts[-2:] == (
+                ".github",
+                "workflows",
+            ):
+                continue
             matches.append(
                 self.create_matcherror(
                     # yamllint does return lower-case sentences
@@ -180,6 +186,12 @@ def _fetch_skips(data: Any, collector: dict[int, set[str]]) -> dict[int, set[str
                 [],
                 id="rule-yaml-pass",
             ),
+            pytest.param(
+                "examples/yamllint/.github/workflows/ci.yml",
+                "yaml",
+                [],
+                id="rule-yaml-github-workflow",
+            ),
         ),
     )
     @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore::ansible_compat.runtime.AnsibleWarning")