diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index d8a320e495c10..6625cbf69810b 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@ trim_trailing_whitespace = unset
 
 [pkgs/build-support/dotnetenv/Wrapper/**]
 end_of_line = unset
+indent_style = unset
 insert_final_newline = unset
 trim_trailing_whitespace = unset
 
 [pkgs/build-support/upstream-updater/**]
+indent_style = unset
 trim_trailing_whitespace = unset
 
 [pkgs/development/compilers/elm/registry.dat]
@@ -96,6 +98,9 @@ trim_trailing_whitespace = unset
 [pkgs/development/node-packages/composition.nix]
 insert_final_newline = unset
 
+[pkgs/development/{perl-modules,ocaml-modules,tools/ocaml}/**]
+indent_style = unset
+
 [pkgs/servers/dict/wordnet_structures.py]
 trim_trailing_whitespace = unset
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml b/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml
index d61882c50400f..be7a4ba02b61f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: "Checking EditorConfig"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - 'release-**'
 
 jobs:
   tests:
@@ -23,5 +25,5 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checking EditorConfig
       if: env.GIT_DIFF
       run: |
-        ./bin/editorconfig-checker -disable-indentation \
+        ./bin/editorconfig-checker -disable-indent-size \
         ${{ env.GIT_DIFF }}