diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c407a62..de2da36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
             Please make sure you are NOT addressing multiple issues with one PR.
             Note this PR might be rejected due to its size.’
           github_api_url: 'api.github.com'
+          files_to_ignore: ''
 ```
 
 ## 🎛️ Available parameters
@@ -59,7 +60,9 @@ jobs:
 - `*_label` (`xs_label`, `s_label`…): Adjust size label names
 - `*_max_size` (`xs_max_size`, `s_max_size`…): Adjust which amount of changes you consider appropriate for each size based on your project context
 - `fail_if_xl`: Set to `'true'` will report GitHub Workflow failure if the PR size is xl allowing to forbid PR merge
+- `message_if_xl`: Let the user(s) know that the PR exceeds the recommended size and what the consequences are
 - `github_api_url`: Override this parameter in order to use with your own GitHub Enterprise Server. Example: `'https://github.example.com/api/v3'`
+- `files_to_ignore`: Whitespace separated list of files to ignore when calculating the PR size. Example: `'package-lock.json Pipfile.lock'`
 
 ## 🤔 Basic concepts or assumptions
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index dab2049..06be2ce 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'URL to the API of your Github Server, only necessary for Github Enterprise customers'
     required: false
     default: 'https://api.github.com'
+  files_to_ignore:
+    description: 'Whitespace separated list of files to ignore when calculating the PR size (sum of changes)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
 runs:
   using: 'docker'
   image: 'Dockerfile'
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ runs:
     - --xl_label=${{ inputs.xl_label }}
     - --fail_if_xl=${{ inputs.fail_if_xl }}
     - --message_if_xl="${{ inputs.message_if_xl }}"
+    - --files_to_ignore=${{ inputs.files_to_ignore }}
 branding:
   icon: 'tag'
   color: 'green'
diff --git a/src/github.sh b/src/github.sh
index 79257da..fc673f4 100644
--- a/src/github.sh
+++ b/src/github.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,31 @@
 GITHUB_API_HEADER="Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json"
 
 github::calculate_total_modifications() {
-  local -r body=$(curl -sSL -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "$GITHUB_API_HEADER" "$GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/pulls/$1")
+  local -r pr_number="${1}"
+  local -r files_to_ignore="${2}"
+
+  if [ -z "$files_to_ignore" ]; then
+    local -r body=$(curl -sSL -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "$GITHUB_API_HEADER" "$GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/pulls/$pr_number")
+
+    local -r additions=$(echo "$body" | jq '.additions')
+    local -r deletions=$(echo "$body" | jq '.deletions')
+
+    echo $((additions + deletions))
+  else
+    local -r body=$(curl -sSL -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "$GITHUB_API_HEADER" "$GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/pulls/$pr_number/files?per_page=100")
 
-  local -r additions=$(echo "$body" | jq '.additions')
-  local -r deletions=$(echo "$body" | jq '.deletions')
+    local changes=0
+    for file in $(echo "$body" | jq -r '.[] | @base64'); do
+      for file_to_ignore in $files_to_ignore; do
+        if [ "$file_to_ignore" != "$(basename $(jq::base64 '.filename'))" ]; then
+          total_changes=$(jq::base64 '.changes')
+          ((changes += total_changes))
+        fi
+      done
+    done
 
-  echo $((additions + deletions))
+    echo $changes
+  fi
 }
 
 github::add_label_to_pr() {
diff --git a/src/labeler.sh b/src/labeler.sh
index 58142f3..dce7cc5 100644
--- a/src/labeler.sh
+++ b/src/labeler.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ labeler::label() {
   local -r xl_label="${9}"
   local -r fail_if_xl="${10}"
   local -r message_if_xl="${11}"
+  local -r files_to_ignore="${12}"
 
   local -r pr_number=$(github_actions::get_pr_number)
-  local -r total_modifications=$(github::calculate_total_modifications "$pr_number")
+  local -r total_modifications=$(github::calculate_total_modifications "$pr_number" "$files_to_ignore")
 
-  log::message "Total modifications: $total_modifications"
+  log::message "Total modifications (additions + deletions): $total_modifications"
+  log::message "Ignoring files (if present): $files_to_ignore"
 
   local -r label_to_add=$(labeler::label_for "$total_modifications" "$@")
 
diff --git a/src/main.sh b/src/main.sh
index e61a777..cb26580 100644
--- a/src/main.sh
+++ b/src/main.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ source "$PR_SIZE_LABELER_HOME/src/misc.sh"
 ##? Adds a size label to a GitHub Pull Request
 ##?
 ##? Usage:
-##?   main.sh --github_token=<token> --xs_label=<label> --xs_max_size=<size> --s_label=<label> --s_max_size=<size> --m_label=<label> --m_max_size=<size> --l_label=<label> --l_max_size=<size> --xl_label=<label> --fail_if_xl=<false> --message_if_xl=<message> --github_api_url=<url>
+##?   main.sh --github_token=<token> --xs_label=<label> --xs_max_size=<size> --s_label=<label> --s_max_size=<size> --m_label=<label> --m_max_size=<size> --l_label=<label> --l_max_size=<size> --xl_label=<label> --fail_if_xl=<false> --message_if_xl=<message> --github_api_url=<url> --files_to_ignore=<files>
 main() {
   eval "$(/root/bin/docpars -h "$(grep "^##?" "$PR_SIZE_LABELER_HOME/src/main.sh" | cut -c 5-)" : "$@")"
 
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ main() {
     "$l_max_size" \
     "$xl_label" \
     "$fail_if_xl" \
-    "$message_if_xl"
+    "$message_if_xl" \
+    "$files_to_ignore"
 
   exit $?
 }
diff --git a/src/misc.sh b/src/misc.sh
index d5494e5..26ccc1b 100644
--- a/src/misc.sh
+++ b/src/misc.sh
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ coll::map() {
 str::quote() {
   echo "\"$1\""
 }
+
+jq::base64() {
+  echo "$file" | base64 -d | jq -r "$1"
+}