diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
index 02afb4fe2b4ea9c2080fc89f44a1961b84c2ced7..e0b27ee5354517f6aea3cc43d5f7ca4af8824715 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ install_requires = file: requirements.txt
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 88
 extend-ignore = E203
+exclude=venv,.tox,.egg-info,_version.py