diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/check-license-header.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/check-license-header.sh
index de9f55f8..845eb254 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/check-license-header.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/check-license-header.sh
@@ -39,20 +39,15 @@ fi
 
 paths_with_missing_license=( )
 
-static_exclude_list=( )
-static_exclude_list+=( '":(exclude).license_header_template"' )
-static_exclude_list+=( '":(exclude).swift-version"' ) # Swift version files do not have comments nor licenses in them
-dynamic_exclude_list=( )
-
 if [[ -f .licenseignore ]]; then
-  static_exclude_list+=( '":(exclude).licenseignore"' )
-  IFS=$'\n' read -r -a dynamic_exclude_list <<< "$(sed -E 's/^(.*)$/":(exclude)\1"/' <.licenseignore)"
+  static_exclude_list='":(exclude).licenseignore" ":(exclude).license_header_template" '
+  dynamic_exclude_list=$(tr '\n' '\0' < .licenseignore | xargs -0 -I% printf '":(exclude)%" ')
+  exclude_list=$static_exclude_list$dynamic_exclude_list
+else
+  exclude_list=":(exclude).license_header_template"
 fi
 
-exclude_list=( "${static_exclude_list[@]}" "${dynamic_exclude_list[@]}" )
-excludes=$(IFS=" " ; echo "${exclude_list[*]}")
-
-file_paths=$(echo "$excludes" | xargs git ls-files)
+file_paths=$(echo "$exclude_list" | xargs git ls-files)
 
 while IFS= read -r file_path; do
   file_basename=$(basename -- "${file_path}")