diff --git a/tests/test_creation.py b/tests/test_creation.py
index c42e36e..5629753 100644
--- a/tests/test_creation.py
+++ b/tests/test_creation.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ def verify_files(root, config):
         "docs/getting-started.rst",
         "docs/index.rst",
         "docs/make.bat",
+        "ethics.md"
         "notebooks/.gitkeep",
         "notebooks/.nbautoexport",
         "references/.gitkeep",