diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 34ec25fe..8f404be1 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, str(root))
 
 import xmip  # noqa
-from importlib.metadata import version  # isort:skip
+from importlib.metadata import version  # noqa
 
 release = version("xmip")
 # for example take major/minor/patch