diff --git a/.github/linters/.gitleaks.toml b/.github/linters/.gitleaks.toml
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+[whitelist]
+# As of v4, gitleaks only matches against filename, not path in the
+# files directive.  Leaving content for backwards compatibility.
+files = [
+  "ansible/plugins/modules/*.py",
+  "ansible/tests/unit/test_*.py",
+  "ansible/tests/unit/*.yaml",
+  "ansible/tests/unit/v2/*.yaml",
+]
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-.github/linters/.gitleaks.toml
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+.github/linters/.gitleaks.toml
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