diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index c2d9e4bb..ba2f3864 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ extend-ignore =
     D104
     E203
     E712
+    E713
     D401
     F811
     ANN002
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a666e460..93e8a447 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ release = version
 
 # set global variables
 rst_prolog = f"""
-.. |VERSION| replace::  {release}
-"""
+.. |VERSION| replace::  {release} """  # noqa
 
 html_title = f"{project} v{release} docs"