diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c1cc174ea06560cca859390ed2a9a06e89908d13..6d24b1cf0f94c622e738347e469c61cce91b7d62 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,3 +49,6 @@ versionfile_source = "src/pystencilssfg/_version.py"
 versionfile_build = "pystencilssfg/_version.py"
 tag_prefix = "v"
 parentdir_prefix = "pystencilssfg-"
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+omit = ["src/pystencilssfg/_version.py"]