diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 873c5692..958f6a0e 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [mypy]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
-exclude = .tox|benchmark|build|docs|examples|readme|tests|my_tests
+exclude = .tox|benchmark|build|docs|examples|readme|tests|my_tests|venv
diff --git a/prospector.yaml b/prospector.yaml
index 162eefdd..3535e02b 100644
--- a/prospector.yaml
+++ b/prospector.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ignore-paths:
   - readme
   - tests
   - my_tests
+  - venv
 
 ignore-patterns:
   - setup.py
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 34a183a9..19ccbda3 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ exclude =
     examples
     readme
     tests
+    venv
     my_tests
     setup.py
     bip_utils/_version.py
@@ -95,4 +96,5 @@ skip =
     docs
     readme
     setup.py
+    venv
     my_tests