diff --git a/.ecrc b/.ecrc
index a0ef7686..888b8f03 100644
--- a/.ecrc
+++ b/.ecrc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "Exclude": [
-    "LICENSE.txt",
-    "poetry.lock"
+    "^LICENSE\\.txt$",
+    "^poetry\\.lock$"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index e99b746d..e798b619 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - |
         cp \
+          "{{.WORKFLOW_TEMPLATE_ASSETS_PATH}}/check-general-formatting/.ecrc" \
           "{{.WORKFLOW_TEMPLATE_ASSETS_PATH}}/general/.editorconfig" \
           "{{.WORKFLOW_TEMPLATE_ASSETS_PATH}}/check-python/.flake8" \
           "{{.WORKFLOW_TEMPLATE_ASSETS_PATH}}/check-markdown/.markdownlint.yml" \
diff --git a/workflow-templates/assets/check-general-formatting/.ecrc b/workflow-templates/assets/check-general-formatting/.ecrc
index a0ef7686..888b8f03 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/assets/check-general-formatting/.ecrc
+++ b/workflow-templates/assets/check-general-formatting/.ecrc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "Exclude": [
-    "LICENSE.txt",
-    "poetry.lock"
+    "^LICENSE\\.txt$",
+    "^poetry\\.lock$"
   ]
 }