diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9cead5b..e88d5df 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ deps =
     flake8
     isort
 commands =
-    codespell {toxinidir}/check_patroni {toxinidir}/tests
+    codespell {toxinidir}/check_patroni {toxinidir}/tests {toxinidir}/docs/ {toxinidir}/RELEASE.md {toxinidir}/CONTRIBUTING.md
     black --check --diff {toxinidir}/check_patroni {toxinidir}/tests
     flake8 {toxinidir}/check_patroni {toxinidir}/tests
     isort --check --diff {toxinidir}/check_patroni {toxinidir}/tests