diff --git a/.genignore b/.genignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d1e189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.genignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.github/FUNDING.yml
diff --git a/cargo-generate.toml b/cargo-generate.toml
index 03ad40f..0c72b6c 100644
--- a/cargo-generate.toml
+++ b/cargo-generate.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [template]
-exclude = [".github/FUNDING.yml", "README.md"]
+exclude = ["README.md"]