diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 29db37a33..2e86d903f 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ inherit_gem:
     - "config/default.yml"
     - "config/rails.yml"
 
+inherit_mode:
+  merge:
+    - Exclude
+
 Metrics/BlockLength:
   Exclude:
     - "test/**/*_test.rb"