diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d4657100c1291..c7a71222ac91f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ branch = False
 omit =
      */tests/*
      pandas/_typing.py
+     pandas/_version.py
 plugins = Cython.Coverage
 
 [coverage:report]