diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index c051155b5f2b882364426a8f85bb5633b7afcd04..7d64384d997739ae73dc950ed2fd722d17f73322 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ omit =
     test/integration/example_test.py
     test/integration/noise_realisation_test.py
     test/integration/other_test.py
+    bilby/_version.py