diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index c050d7d2..71f45981 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
     "http://someurl/release",  # This is a fake link
     "https://doi.org",  # These don't resolve properly and cause SSL issues
 ]
-
+linkcheck_exclude_documents = ["changelog.md"]
 
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