diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index e07fda6d9b68ba189a8e1a0139c310501088faca..43c16e60e35c41fc60d6f3f9f72bac6a08e3c601 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ omit=
   stress_tests/*
   coolamqp/framing/definitions.py
   compile_definitions/*
+  setup.py
+