diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-linkchecks.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-linkchecks.yml
index 3f604a8fc7..10a89baa3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-linkchecks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-linkchecks.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fail: false
           args: "--verbose './docs/**/*.rst' './docs/**/*.inc'"
-          token: ${{ secrets.ACT_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create Issue From File
         if: steps.lychee.outputs.exit_code != 0
diff --git a/.lycheeignore b/.lycheeignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..446e814e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.lycheeignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+https://cfconventions.org
+https://effbot.org
+https://www.personal.psu.edu/cab38/ColorBrewer/ColorBrewer_updates.html
+https://scitools.github.com/cartopy
+https://biggus.readthedocs.io
+https://stickler-ci.com
+https://www.flaticon.com
+https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse2010194
+https://github.com