diff --git a/src/generate/azgenerator.ts b/src/generate/azgenerator.ts
index 1e127662..10e8fe5e 100644
--- a/src/generate/azgenerator.ts
+++ b/src/generate/azgenerator.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,15 @@ export async function processRequest(host: Host) {
                         PathConstants.recordingFolder,
                     ),
                 );
+                session.protectFiles(
+                    path.join(configHandler.azOutputFolder, PathConstants.historyRstFile),
+                );
                 session.protectFiles(
                     path.join(configHandler.azOutputFolder, PathConstants.readmeFile),
                 );
+                session.protectFiles(
+                    path.join(configHandler.azOutputFolder, PathConstants.linterExclusionsFile),
+                );
             } while (model.SelectNextExtension());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/generate/generators/ExtensionFull.ts b/src/generate/generators/ExtensionFull.ts
index 2d791ef7..5022861a 100644
--- a/src/generate/generators/ExtensionFull.ts
+++ b/src/generate/generators/ExtensionFull.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class AzExtensionFullGenerator extends GeneratorBase {
         await this.generateFullSingleAndAddtoOutput(new CliTopHelp(this.model));
         await this.generateFullSingleAndAddtoOutput(new CliTopMetadata(this.model));
         await this.generateFullSingleAndAddtoOutput(new CliReport(this.model));
-        await this.generateFullSingleAndAddtoOutput(new CliExtHistory(this.model));
+        await this.generateFullSingleAndAddtoOutput(new CliExtHistory(this.model), false);
         await this.generateFullSingleAndAddtoOutput(new CliExtReadme(this.model), false);
         await this.generateFullSingleAndAddtoOutput(new CliExtSetupCfg(this.model));
         await this.generateFullSingleAndAddtoOutput(new CliExtSetupPy(this.model));
diff --git a/src/utils/models.ts b/src/utils/models.ts
index ee6c774d..9f3455fa 100644
--- a/src/utils/models.ts
+++ b/src/utils/models.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export class PathConstants {
     public static readonly setupPyFile: string = 'setup.py';
     public static readonly setupCfgFile: string = 'setup.cfg';
     public static readonly historyRstFile: string = 'HISTORY.rst';
+    public static readonly linterExclusionsFile: string = 'linter_exclusions.yml';
     public static readonly docSourceJsonFile: string = path.join(
         '/doc/sphinx/azhelpgen/doc_source_map.json',
     );