diff --git a/.nf-core.yml b/.nf-core.yml
index 3805dc81..5e100d30 100644
--- a/.nf-core.yml
+++ b/.nf-core.yml
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
 repository_type: pipeline
+lint:
+  files_unchanged:
+    - .github/workflows/linting.yml
+    - lib/NfcoreTemplate.groovy
+    - assets/multiqc_config.yaml
+  files_exist:
+    - conf/igenomes.config
+  nextflow_config: False
+