diff --git a/.github/workflows/readme-link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/readme-link-check.yml
index 42c96e1455..8b9a54eee1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/readme-link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/readme-link-check.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check links in README.md with awesome_bot
       run: |
         gem install awesome_bot
-        awesome_bot --request-delay 1 --allow-dupe --white-list http://localhost:8080/Plone,http://localhost:8080,http://localhost:3000,https://github.com/kitconcept/volto-blocks-grid.git,https://my-server-DNS-name.tld/api --files PACKAGES.md,README.md,packages/blocks/README.md,packages/client/README.md,packages/components/README.md,packages/generator-volto/README.md,packages/registry/README.md,packages/scripts/README.md,packages/tsconfig/README.md,packages/types/README.md,packages/volto-slate/README.md,apps/nextjs/README.md,apps/remix/README.md,apps/vite-ssr/README.md
+        awesome_bot --request-delay 1 --allow-dupe --white-list http://localhost:8080/Plone,http://localhost:8080,http://localhost:3000,https://github.com/kitconcept/volto-blocks-grid.git,https://my-server-DNS-name.tld/api,2021.ploneconf.org --files PACKAGES.md,README.md,packages/blocks/README.md,packages/client/README.md,packages/components/README.md,packages/generator-volto/README.md,packages/registry/README.md,packages/scripts/README.md,packages/tsconfig/README.md,packages/types/README.md,packages/volto-slate/README.md,apps/nextjs/README.md,apps/remix/README.md,apps/vite-ssr/README.md
diff --git a/packages/volto/news/6627.internal b/packages/volto/news/6627.internal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e0301116a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/volto/news/6627.internal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow `2021.ploneconf.org` to fail readme-link-check. @stevepiercy