diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 73d71d9a465..3a712944a1c 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ linkcheck_ignore = [
   r'https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/.*#.*', # needs JS eval
   r'https://github.com/.*#.*', # needs JS eval
 ]
+linkcheck_exclude_documents = [r'relnotes/.*']
 
 
 # -- Options for HTMLHelp output ------------------------------------------