diff --git a/.github/workflows/vale.yml b/.github/workflows/vale.yml
index c410bd7e0..6f7567eb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vale.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
       - '**.md'
       - '.vale/**'
       - '.vale.ini'
+      - '!**/changelog/**'
 
 jobs:
   vale:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b59f5f2b4..d8d6aab0b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ repos:
         entry: bash -c 'vale --config=.vale.ini "$@"; exit 0' --
         language: system
         files: \.(md|mdx)$
+        exclude: 'changelog/'
         pass_filenames: true
-        verbose: true
\ No newline at end of file
+        verbose: true
diff --git a/.vale/styles/FernStyles/Current.yml b/.vale/styles/FernStyles/Current.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a481d44d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vale/styles/FernStyles/Current.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Avoid time-relative terms like '%s' that become outdated"
+level: warning
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - current
+  - currently
+  - presently
+  - as of now
+  - at this time
+  - present
+  - in the future
+  - future
+  - now
+  - today
+  - soon
+  - latest
+  - new
+  - upcoming
+  - old
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vale/styles/FernStyles/Please.yml b/.vale/styles/FernStyles/Please.yml
index 01b3ce97a..df253e5e8 100644
--- a/.vale/styles/FernStyles/Please.yml
+++ b/.vale/styles/FernStyles/Please.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ message: "Avoid using '%s' in technical documentation."
 level: warning
 ignorecase: true
 tokens:
-  - please # Instead of "Please refer to the documentation", say "Refer to the documentation"
\ No newline at end of file
+  - please
\ No newline at end of file