diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c236305f..ab7be1f3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ exclude_lines =
 avoid-escape = False
 docstring_convention = google
 docstring_style = google
+extend-exclude = venv*,.venv*
 extend-select = 
     # docstrings
     D204,