diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2c040eba..5b2f8276 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ source = ["src"]
 
 [tool.flake8]
 max-line-length = 100
+exclude = [
+    "src/qmflows/_version.py",
+]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 testpaths = "src test"