diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index b029dd8..7d2ef87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v2.0.0
+        env:
+          # Consider valid a PR that changes README fragments but doesn't
+          # change the README.rst file itself. It's not really a problem
+          # because the bot will update it anyway after merge. This way, we
+          # lower the barrier for functional contributors that want to fix the
+          # readme fragments, while still letting developers get README
+          # auto-generated (which also helps functionals when using runboat).
+          # DOCS https://pre-commit.com/#temporarily-disabling-hooks
+          SKIP: oca-gen-addon-readme