diff --git a/client/templates/regenerate.sh b/client/templates/regenerate.sh
index 69dc162edf..6401441e88 100755
--- a/client/templates/regenerate.sh
+++ b/client/templates/regenerate.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-set -e 
+set -e
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 pushd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../python" > /dev/null
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ EXCLUDE_PATHS=(
   "./poetry.lock"
   "./docker-compose.yml"
   "./.pre-commit-config.yaml"
+  "./README.md"
 )
 
 EXCLUDE_EXTENSIONS=(
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ find . -type f | while read -r file; do
         extension_excluded=true
       fi
     done
-    
+
     # Skip this file if its extension is excluded
     if [ "$extension_excluded" = true ]; then
       echo "${file}: skipped"
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ find . -type f | while read -r file; do
       if [ "$exclude" = false ]; then
         # Construct the header file path
         header_file="${SCRIPT_DIR}/header-${ext}.txt"
-      
+
         # Only process if the license file exists
         if [ -f "$header_file" ]; then
           echo "${file}: updated"
@@ -212,4 +213,3 @@ echo "Deletion complete"
 echo "Regeneration complete"
 
 popd > /dev/null
-