diff --git a/.github/workflows/addlicense.yml b/.github/workflows/addlicense.yml
index 27ae13475..7cea7c576 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/addlicense.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/addlicense.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: addlicense-check
         run: |
           go install github.com/google/addlicense@latest
-          find . -type f -name "*.go" | xargs addlicense -check
+          find . -type f -name "*.go" -not -path "./distribution/*" | xargs addlicense -check