diff --git a/.alsa-firmware.metadata b/.alsa-firmware.metadata
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.alsa-firmware.metadata
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+d53614be5edec88b8171f88cdbba778bc4cb4d17 alsa-firmware-1.2.4.tar.bz2
diff --git a/rpminspect.yaml b/rpminspect.yaml
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+---
+# Exclude firmware files from elf and annocheck inspections as they will trigger false positives
+elf:
+    exclude_path: ^/lib/firmware/*
+
+annocheck:
+    ignore:
+        - /lib/firmware/*.bin
+        - /lib/firmware/*/*