diff --git a/tools/prepare-commit-msg b/tools/prepare-commit-msg
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c943fa2b..e103888a
--- a/tools/prepare-commit-msg
+++ b/tools/prepare-commit-msg
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ EOF
 }
 
 ## MAIN
-add_ci_skip '\(^src\|^test\|^doc/ledger3.texi\|CMakeLists.txt\)' "$@"
+add_ci_skip '\(^src\|^test\|^doc/ledger3.texi\|^\.travis.yml\|CMakeLists.txt\)' "$@"