diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/python-linter.yml
index 025da65..0dbe4be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-linter.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,5 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: '😾 Lint with flake8'
       run: |
-        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
-        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
-        flake8 . --count --max-complexity=15 --max-line-length=120 --statistics
+        flake8 --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --exclude=manifest.py --show-source --statistics lib/
+        flake8 --count --max-complexity=15 --max-line-length=120 --exclude=manifest.py --statistics lib/