diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c452eb6d3..51a09e5f6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ __pycache__/
 /.vscode/
 /build
 /venv
+/.venv
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ca689f2fa..c45982add 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ release =
 [flake8]
 # Line length according to Black rules
 max-line-length = 88
+# Skip some directories
+exclude =
+    .*
+    build
 # Ignore rules which conflict with Black
 ignore =
     # C408 Unnecessary dict call - rewrite as a literal.