diff --git a/.copywrite.hcl b/.copywrite.hcl
index 8bbb750..60b3623 100644
--- a/.copywrite.hcl
+++ b/.copywrite.hcl
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ project {
   copyright_year = 2020
 
   header_ignore = [
+    # internal catalog metadata (prose)
+    "META.d/**/*.yaml",
+
     # changie tooling configuration and CHANGELOG entries (prose)
     ".changes/unreleased/*.yaml",
     ".changie.yaml",