diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index ee86b6a..1b0030b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./
         with:
           config: fixtures/cliff.toml
-          args: --verbose --strip footer
+          args: --verbose --strip 'footer' --exclude-path '.github/**'
         env:
           OUTPUT: fixtures/CHANGELOG.md
       - name: Print the changelog
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index b8036b3..fde33e9 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash -l
 set -uxo pipefail
 
+# Avoid file expansion when passing parameters like with '*'
+set -o noglob
+
 OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:="git-cliff/CHANGELOG.md"}
 
 # Create the output directory
 mkdir -p "$(dirname $OUTPUT)"
 
+# Separate arguments before passing them to git-cliff command
+args=$(echo "$@" | xargs)
+
 # Execute git-cliff
-GIT_CLIFF_OUTPUT="$OUTPUT" git-cliff $@
+GIT_CLIFF_OUTPUT="$OUTPUT" git-cliff $args
 exit_code=$?
 
 # Output to console