diff --git a/ci/semantic-line-breaks/src/main.rs b/ci/semantic-line-breaks/src/main.rs
index e3aca7a26c..f58a2f7d8c 100644
--- a/ci/semantic-line-breaks/src/main.rs
+++ b/ci/semantic-line-breaks/src/main.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ fn comply(content: &str) -> Result<String> {
         if ignore_re.is_match(line) {
             continue;
         }
+        // headings
+        if line.starts_with('#') {
+            continue;
+        }
         let line = line.trim_end();
         if line.is_empty() {
             continue;