diff --git a/.codespellrc b/.codespellrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f725806c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codespellrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[codespell]
+ignore-words = .github/linters/codespell.txt
+skip = ./build,./doc/api,./doc/capi
diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 844d2909f..cdd8fcf55 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ build:
               - lib/**/*
               - minirake
               - tasks/**/*
+              - .codespellrc
               - .dockerignore
               - .pre-commit-config.yaml
               - .prettierignore
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b04cc5c97..2b819bf3b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ repos:
       - id: codespell
         name: run codespell
         description: check spelling with codespell
-        args: [--ignore-words=.github/linters/codespell.txt]
   - repo: https://github.com/jumanjihouse/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: 3.0.0
     hooks: