diff --git a/.github/testForLicenseHeaders.sh b/.github/testForLicenseHeaders.sh
index d0df5a6358..3e54fa74f3 100755
--- a/.github/testForLicenseHeaders.sh
+++ b/.github/testForLicenseHeaders.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ while read -r file ; do
     failure=true
 done <<< "$(git ls-files \
     | grep -Ev '\.(csv|rdf|ent|dtd|lar|png|gif|psd|ico|jpg|docx|gitignore|dockerignore|cert|jks|spdx|rdf|MockMaker|json)' \
-    | grep -Ev '(LICENSE|NOTICE|README|CHANGELOG|CODE_OF_CONDUCT|CONTRIBUTING|Language|Language_vi)' \
+    | grep -Ev '(LICENSE|NOTICE|README|SECURITY|CHANGELOG|CODE_OF_CONDUCT|CONTRIBUTING|Language|Language_vi)' \
     | grep -v .pre-commit-config.yaml \
     | grep -v 'id_rsa' \
     | grep -v '.versions' \