diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 20600806..291958ed 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ repos:
       - id: detect-private-key
       - id: forbid-new-submodules
       - id: pretty-format-json
+        exclude: demo.ipynb
         args: ['--autofix', '--no-sort-keys', '--indent=4']
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: mixed-line-ending