diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/update-badges.yml b/.gitea/workflows/update-badges.yml
index 34b9871..d04c200 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/update-badges.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/update-badges.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ on:
       - '.pylintrc'
       - 'pyrightconfig.json'
       - '.coveragerc'
+      # The core-coverage badge reads this list; refresh when it changes.
+      - 'scripts/critical-modules.txt'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs: