diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 93281d906..7aad026c5 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@
         entry: python .pre-commit-hooks/copyright-check.hook
         language: system
         files: \.(c|cc|cxx|cpp|cu|h|hpp|hxx|proto|py)$
-        exclude: (?!.*third_party)^.*$ | (?!.*book)^.*$ | (?!.*decoders/swig)^.*$
\ No newline at end of file
+        exclude: (?=decoders/swig).*(\.cpp|\.h)$
\ No newline at end of file