diff --git a/.codespellignore b/.codespellignore
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
index eba7a982f..d3eb4276e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ jobs:
       with:
         check_filenames: true
         check_hidden: true
-        ignore_words_file: .codespellignore
+          # Add comma separated list of words to ignore
+        ignore_words_list: