diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4d80e74e..81ade473 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@ versionfile_source=alphalens/_version.py
 versionfile_build=alphalens/_version.py
 tag_prefix= v
 parentdir_prefix= alphalens-
+
+[flake8]
+exclude =
+    .git,
+    __pycache__,
+    docs,
+    versioneer.py
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