diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 902c82c..86e0160 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ repos:
       - id: check-yaml
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: trailing-whitespace
+        exclude: setup.cfg
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
     rev: 22.10.0
     hooks: