diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 8227af46a35b5188b2908de857b4308035b171a5..91544b61d411c17bf04dde80b57f9c65aa48ac02 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ include =
     km3io/*
 omit =
     tests/*
+    km3io/__version__.py
 exclude_lines =
     pragma: no cover
     raise AssertionError