diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 02a57e52f..24df68dad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: pip install -r requirements/lint.txt
       - name: Black Format Check
-        run: black --check . --exclude samples/
+        run: black --check .
       - name: Run pylint
         run: make lint
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3ad0731e5..a8ed0e8f1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -40,3 +40,11 @@ version_file = "src/codemodder/_version.py"
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 # Ignore integration tests and ci tests by default
 testpaths = ["tests"]
+
+[tool.black]
+extend-exclude = '''
+/(
+  tests/samples |
+  src/codemodder/_version.py
+)/
+'''