diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 719d57977..7368092fc 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 88
 ignore = E203, W503
-per-file-ignores =
-    src/subscript/version.py:E501
+exclude =
+    src/subscript/version.py