diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 543c872f4d..9d63c0e556 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ norecursedirs =
     .github
     dist
     build
+    docs
 python_files =
     test_*.py
 # doctest_plus = disabled