diff --git a/.github/actions/check-public-api/action.yml b/.github/actions/check-public-api/action.yml
index 200e36c005..9750c2b184 100644
--- a/.github/actions/check-public-api/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/check-public-api/action.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ inputs:
     default: 'false'
   excluded_packages:
     description: 'Packages to exclude when checking the public API.'
-  ignored_paths:
-    description: 'Paths to ignore when checking the public API.'
+  ignored_path_pattern:
+    description: 'Regular expression for paths to be ignore when checking the public API.'
 
 runs:
   using: 'node20'
diff --git a/.github/actions/check-public-api/index.js b/.github/actions/check-public-api/index.js
index b18547ae85..34181c53d5 100644
--- a/.github/actions/check-public-api/index.js
+++ b/.github/actions/check-public-api/index.js
@@ -30,20 +30,22 @@ const mock_fs_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(55850));
 const internal_1 = __nccwpck_require__(81583);
 const get_packages_1 = __nccwpck_require__(30886);
 const { readFile, lstat, readdir } = fs_1.promises;
-const localConfigPath = (0, path_1.join)(process.cwd(), 'build-packages/check-public-api/local-config.json');
 const pathToTsConfigRoot = (0, path_1.join)(process.cwd(), 'tsconfig.json');
 const pathRootNodeModules = (0, path_1.join)(process.cwd(), 'node_modules');
 exports.regexExportedIndex = /export(?:type)?\{([\w,]+)\}from'\./g;
 exports.regexExportedInternal = /\.\/([\w-]+)/g;
 function paths(pathToPackage) {
     return {
-        pathToSource: (0, path_1.join)(pathToPackage, 'src'),
-        pathToPackageJson: (0, path_1.join)(pathToPackage, 'package.json'),
-        pathToTsConfig: (0, path_1.join)(pathToPackage, 'tsconfig.json'),
-        pathToNodeModules: (0, path_1.join)(pathToPackage, 'node_modules'),
+        pathToSource: getPathWithPosixSeparator((0, path_1.join)(pathToPackage, 'src')),
+        pathToPackageJson: getPathWithPosixSeparator((0, path_1.join)(pathToPackage, 'package.json')),
+        pathToTsConfig: getPathWithPosixSeparator((0, path_1.join)(pathToPackage, 'tsconfig.json')),
+        pathToNodeModules: getPathWithPosixSeparator((0, path_1.join)(pathToPackage, 'node_modules')),
         pathCompiled: 'dist'
     };
 }
+function getPathWithPosixSeparator(filePath) {
+    return filePath.split(path_1.sep).join(path_1.posix.sep);
+}
 function mockFileSystem(pathToPackage) {
     const { pathToSource, pathToTsConfig, pathToNodeModules, pathToPackageJson } = paths(pathToPackage);
     (0, mock_fs_1.default)({
@@ -84,11 +86,11 @@ function getListFromInput(inputKey) {
  */
 function compareApisAndLog(allExportedIndex, allExportedTypes) {
     let setsAreEqual = true;
-    const ignoredPaths = getListFromInput('ignored_paths');
+    const ignoredPathPattern = (0, core_1.getInput)('ignored_path_pattern');
     allExportedTypes.forEach(exportedType => {
-        const normalizedPath = exportedType.path.split(path_1.sep).join(path_1.posix.sep);
-        const isPathMatched = ignoredPaths.length
-            ? ignoredPaths.some(ignoredPath => normalizedPath.includes(ignoredPath.split(path_1.sep).join(path_1.posix.sep)))
+        const normalizedPath = getPathWithPosixSeparator(exportedType.path);
+        const isPathMatched = ignoredPathPattern
+            ? new RegExp(ignoredPathPattern).test(normalizedPath)
             : false;
         if (!allExportedIndex.find(nameInIndex => exportedType.name === nameInIndex)) {
             if (isPathMatched) {
@@ -128,7 +130,10 @@ async function checkApiOfPackage(pathToPackage) {
                 prettierOptions: internal_1.defaultPrettierConfig,
                 usePrettier: false
             }
-        }, { exclude: includeExclude?.exclude, include: ['**/*.ts'] });
+        }, {
+            exclude: includeExclude ? includeExclude.exclude : [],
+            include: ['**/*.ts']
+        });
         const forceInternalExports = (0, core_1.getInput)('force_internal_exports') === 'true';
         if (forceInternalExports) {
             await checkBarrelRecursive(pathToSource);
@@ -232,12 +237,12 @@ async function parseIndexFile(filePath, forceInternalExports) {
             ...parseBarrelFile(fileContent, exports.regexExportedIndex),
             ...parseExportedObjectsInFile(fileContent).map(obj => obj.name)
         ];
-    const starFiles = captureGroupsFromGlobalRegex(/export \* from '([\w\/.-]+)'/g, fileContent);
+    const starFiles = captureGroupsFromGlobalRegex(/export \* from '([\w/.-]+)'/g, fileContent);
     const starFileExports = await Promise.all(starFiles.map(async (relativeFilePath) => {
-        const filePath = relativeFilePath.endsWith('.js')
+        const absolutePath = relativeFilePath.endsWith('.js')
             ? (0, path_1.resolve)(cwd, `${relativeFilePath.slice(0, -3)}.ts`)
             : (0, path_1.resolve)(cwd, `${relativeFilePath}.ts`);
-        return parseIndexFile(filePath, forceInternalExports);
+        return parseIndexFile(absolutePath, forceInternalExports);
     }));
     return [...localExports, ...starFileExports.flat()];
 }
@@ -294,8 +299,8 @@ async function runCheckApi() {
         try {
             await checkApiOfPackage(pkg.dir);
         }
-        catch (error) {
-            (0, core_1.setFailed)(`API check failed for ${pkg.relativeDir}: ${error}`);
+        catch (e) {
+            (0, core_1.setFailed)(`API check failed for ${pkg.relativeDir}: ${e}`);
             process.exit(1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/build-packages/check-public-api/index.ts b/build-packages/check-public-api/index.ts
index 032325212f..820a5e8f60 100644
--- a/build-packages/check-public-api/index.ts
+++ b/build-packages/check-public-api/index.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable jsdoc/require-jsdoc */
 
-import path, {
-  join,
-  resolve,
-  parse,
-  basename,
-  dirname,
-  posix,
-  sep
-} from 'path';
+import { join, resolve, parse, basename, dirname, posix, sep } from 'path';
 import { promises, existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { glob } from 'glob';
 import { info, warning, error, getInput, setFailed } from '@actions/core';
@@ -20,15 +12,11 @@ import {
   readIncludeExcludeWithDefaults,
   transpileDirectory
 } from '@sap-cloud-sdk/generator-common/internal';
-import type { CompilerOptions } from 'typescript';
 import { getPackages } from '@manypkg/get-packages';
+import type { CompilerOptions } from 'typescript';
 
 const { readFile, lstat, readdir } = promises;
 
-const localConfigPath = join(
-  process.cwd(),
-  'build-packages/check-public-api/local-config.json'
-);
 const pathToTsConfigRoot = join(process.cwd(), 'tsconfig.json');
 const pathRootNodeModules = join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules');
 export const regexExportedIndex = /export(?:type)?\{([\w,]+)\}from'\./g;
@@ -48,14 +36,24 @@ function paths(pathToPackage: string): {
   pathCompiled: string;
 } {
   return {
-    pathToSource: join(pathToPackage, 'src'),
-    pathToPackageJson: join(pathToPackage, 'package.json'),
-    pathToTsConfig: join(pathToPackage, 'tsconfig.json'),
-    pathToNodeModules: join(pathToPackage, 'node_modules'),
+    pathToSource: getPathWithPosixSeparator(join(pathToPackage, 'src')),
+    pathToPackageJson: getPathWithPosixSeparator(
+      join(pathToPackage, 'package.json')
+    ),
+    pathToTsConfig: getPathWithPosixSeparator(
+      join(pathToPackage, 'tsconfig.json')
+    ),
+    pathToNodeModules: getPathWithPosixSeparator(
+      join(pathToPackage, 'node_modules')
+    ),
     pathCompiled: 'dist'
   };
 }
 
+function getPathWithPosixSeparator(filePath: string): string {
+  return filePath.split(sep).join(posix.sep);
+}
+
 function mockFileSystem(pathToPackage: string) {
   const { pathToSource, pathToTsConfig, pathToNodeModules, pathToPackageJson } =
     paths(pathToPackage);
@@ -105,15 +103,13 @@ function compareApisAndLog(
   allExportedTypes: ExportedObject[]
 ): boolean {
   let setsAreEqual = true;
-  const ignoredPaths = getListFromInput('ignored_paths');
+  const ignoredPathPattern = getInput('ignored_path_pattern');
 
   allExportedTypes.forEach(exportedType => {
-    const normalizedPath = exportedType.path.split(sep).join(posix.sep);
+    const normalizedPath = getPathWithPosixSeparator(exportedType.path);
 
-    const isPathMatched = ignoredPaths.length
-      ? ignoredPaths.some(ignoredPath =>
-          normalizedPath.includes(ignoredPath.split(sep).join(posix.sep))
-        )
+    const isPathMatched = ignoredPathPattern
+      ? new RegExp(ignoredPathPattern).test(normalizedPath)
       : false;
     if (
       !allExportedIndex.find(nameInIndex => exportedType.name === nameInIndex)
@@ -169,7 +165,10 @@ export async function checkApiOfPackage(pathToPackage: string): Promise<void> {
           usePrettier: false
         }
       },
-      { exclude: includeExclude?.exclude!, include: ['**/*.ts'] }
+      {
+        exclude: includeExclude ? includeExclude.exclude : [],
+        include: ['**/*.ts']
+      }
     );
 
     const forceInternalExports = getInput('force_internal_exports') === 'true';
@@ -309,16 +308,16 @@ export async function parseIndexFile(
         ...parseExportedObjectsInFile(fileContent).map(obj => obj.name)
       ];
   const starFiles = captureGroupsFromGlobalRegex(
-    /export \* from '([\w\/.-]+)'/g,
+    /export \* from '([\w/.-]+)'/g,
     fileContent
   );
   const starFileExports = await Promise.all(
     starFiles.map(async relativeFilePath => {
-      const filePath = relativeFilePath.endsWith('.js')
+      const absolutePath = relativeFilePath.endsWith('.js')
         ? resolve(cwd, `${relativeFilePath.slice(0, -3)}.ts`)
         : resolve(cwd, `${relativeFilePath}.ts`);
 
-      return parseIndexFile(filePath, forceInternalExports);
+      return parseIndexFile(absolutePath, forceInternalExports);
     })
   );
   return [...localExports, ...starFileExports.flat()];
@@ -410,8 +409,8 @@ async function runCheckApi() {
   for (const pkg of packagesToCheck) {
     try {
       await checkApiOfPackage(pkg.dir);
-    } catch (error) {
-      setFailed(`API check failed for ${pkg.relativeDir}: ${error}`);
+    } catch (e) {
+      setFailed(`API check failed for ${pkg.relativeDir}: ${e}`);
       process.exit(1);
     }
   }