diff --git a/copier.yml b/copier.yml
index c3c7760b..bf084f69 100644
--- a/copier.yml
+++ b/copier.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ UseCirrusCI:
 _skip_if_exists:
   - "**/*.jl"
   - "!docs/make.jl"
+  - "**/*.md"
+  - "!docs/src/90-contributing.md"
+  - "!docs/src/90-developer.md"
   - "**/Project.toml"
   - CITATION.cff
   - LICENSE