diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 31d6456a3..6d221932c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check license headers
         run: |
           set -e
-          addlicense -l apache -c 'The Sigstore Authors' -v *
+          addlicense -ignore policy-data/** -l apache -c 'The Sigstore Authors' -v *
           git diff --exit-code
 
   golangci: