diff --git a/.github/publish-mastodon-template.md b/.github/publish-mastodon-template.md
index 9f04b6e49..308374f11 100644
--- a/.github/publish-mastodon-template.md
+++ b/.github/publish-mastodon-template.md
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ New #xclim release: {{ .version }} 🎉
 
 Latest source code available at: https://github.com/Ouranosinc/xclim/releases/tag/{{ .version }}
 Check out the docs for more information: https://xclim.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
+
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 48b1a38c0..e83c86fb1 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ repos:
     rev: 0.7.17
     hooks:
       - id: mdformat
-        exclude: '.github/\w+.md|docs/paper/paper.md'
+        exclude: '.github/\w+.md|.github/publish-mastodon-template.md|docs/paper/paper.md'
   - repo: https://github.com/keewis/blackdoc
     rev: v0.3.9
     hooks: