diff --git a/.gitleaks.toml b/.gitleaks.toml
index 8a35146..84f1682 100644
--- a/.gitleaks.toml
+++ b/.gitleaks.toml
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ paths = [
   '''(?i).*\.example\.(yml|yaml|env|json|toml)$''',
   '''(?i).*vault\.example\.(yml|yaml)$''',
   '''(?i).*\.env\.example$''',
+  '''(?i)CUSTOMIZATION_CHECKLIST\.md$''',
 ]
 regexes = [
   '''(?i)(invalid|fake|dummy|placeholder|example|changeme|change_me|not-a-real)''',
   '''(?i)sk-or-invalid''',
   '''(?i)msk-or-invalid''',
+  '''(?i)your_ssh_private_key_here''',
 ]