diff --git a/trufflehog-config.yaml b/trufflehog-config.yaml
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+skip_strings:
+  # will only be skipped in corresponding files
+  config.toml:
+    - '# sentry_dsn = "https://<key>:<secret>@sentry.io/<project>"'
+skip_paths:
+  - trufflehog-config.yaml