diff --git a/polkadot/.github/pr-custom-review.yml b/polkadot/.github/pr-custom-review.yml
index 243b743410..739f2c8295 100644
--- a/polkadot/.github/pr-custom-review.yml
+++ b/polkadot/.github/pr-custom-review.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rules:
     condition:
       include: .*
       # excluding files from 'Runtime files' and 'CI files' rules
-      exclude: ^runtime/(kusama|polkadot)/src/[^/]+\.rs$|^\.gitlab-ci\.yml|^scripts/ci/.*|^\.github/.*
+      exclude: ^runtime/(kusama|polkadot)/src/[^/]+\.rs$|^\.gitlab-ci\.yml|^(?!.*\.dic$|.*spellcheck\.toml$)scripts/ci/.*|^\.github/.*
     min_approvals: 2
     teams:
       - core-devs
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ rules:
   - name: CI files
     check_type: changed_files
     condition:
-      include: ^\.gitlab-ci\.yml|^scripts/ci/.*|^\.github/.*
+      # dictionary files are excluded
+      include: ^\.gitlab-ci\.yml|^(?!.*\.dic$|.*spellcheck\.toml$)scripts/ci/.*|^\.github/.*
     min_approvals: 2
     teams:
       - ci