diff --git a/cargo-generate.toml b/cargo-generate.toml
index 10a7f22..03ad40f 100644
--- a/cargo-generate.toml
+++ b/cargo-generate.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [template]
-exclude = [".github/FUNDING.yml"]
+exclude = [".github/FUNDING.yml", "README.md"]