diff --git a/scripts/copyright.pl b/scripts/copyright.pl
index 7c3296fa3a..5649cad4ff 100755
--- a/scripts/copyright.pl
+++ b/scripts/copyright.pl
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ my @skiplist=(
     '\/readme',
     '^.github/', # github instruction files
     '^.dcignore', # deepcode.ai instruction file
+    '^.muse/', # muse-CI control files
 
     # docs/ files we're okay with without copyright
     'INSTALL.cmake',