diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e37d785ccf6fbd4a78396a9745a0113897c5daf2..1298c6625204c4d43285975dfe0525276d7e0ea9 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ repos:
     rev: 3.9.0
     hooks:
       - id: flake8
+        exclude: bob/devtools/templates/setup\.py
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v3.4.0
     hooks: