diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-links.yml b/.github/workflows/check-links.yml
index bfb147a8890..bf7a9ca5346 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-links.yml
@@ -42,26 +42,22 @@ jobs:
         # 429: Too many requests
         args: >
           --accept 429
-          --exclude "^https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo$"
-          --exclude "^https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/$"
-          --exclude "^https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo$"
-          --exclude "^https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/pull/[0-9]*$"
-          --exclude "^https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/issues/[0-9]*$"
+          --exclude "^https://docs.generic-mapping-tools.org/6.[0-9]?/%s$"
+          --exclude "^https://docs.generic-mapping-tools.org/6.[0-9]?/%3Cmodule-name%3E.html$"
+          --exclude "^https://doi.org"
           --exclude "^https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/gmt/releases/tag/X.Y.Z$"
           --exclude "^https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/edit"
           --exclude "^https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/issues/new"
+          --exclude "^https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/pull/[0-9]*$"
+          --exclude "^https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/issues/[0-9]*$"
           --exclude "^https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/releases/tag/%7B%7Bpath%7D%7D"
-          --exclude "^https://www.pygmt.org/%7B%7Bpath%7D%7D"
-          --exclude "^git"
-          --exclude "^file://"
-          --exclude "https://www.adobe.com/jp/print/postscript/pdfs/PLRM.pdf"
-          --exclude "^https://docs.generic-mapping-tools.org/6.5/%s$"
-          --exclude "^https://docs.generic-mapping-tools.org/6.5/%3Cmodule-name%3E.html$"
-          --exclude "^https://www.generic-mapping-tools.org/remote-datasets/%s$"
           --exclude "^https://hackmd.io/@pygmt"
-          --exclude "^https://doi.org"
-          --exclude "^https://www.researchgate.net/"
           --exclude "^https://test.pypi.org/simple/"
+          --exclude "^https://www.adobe.com/jp/print/postscript/pdfs/PLRM.pdf"
+          --exclude "^https://www.generic-mapping-tools.org/remote-datasets/%s$"
+          --exclude "^https://www.pygmt.org/%7B%7Bpath%7D%7D"
+          --exclude "^https://www.researchgate.net/"
+          --exclude "^https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/"
           --verbose
           "repository/**/*.rst"
           "repository/**/*.md"