diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml b/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml
index ee0cb9e..2225880 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           # Validate manifests with proper schema resolution
           find . -type f \( -name "*.yml" \) \
             -not -path "./.gitea/*" \
+            -not -path "./clusters/default/system-upgrade/*" \
             -exec sh -c '
               for file do
                 echo "=== Validating: $file ==="