diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index eb09e54..ba9dd0c 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ max-line-length = 80
 
 exclude =
   .git,
+  doc,
   build,
   build_release,
   cmake/cmake_extension.py,