diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/candidate.patterns b/.github/actions/spelling/candidate.patterns
index a94f001..e6088d8 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spelling/candidate.patterns
+++ b/.github/actions/spelling/candidate.patterns
@@ -550,6 +550,9 @@ customObjectInstantitationMethod
 # bearer auth
 (['"])Bear[e][r] .*?\g{-1}
 
+# bearer auth
+Bear[e][r]:? [-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+.]+
+
 # basic auth
 (['"])Basic [-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]{3,}\g{-1}