diff --git a/src/galois/__init__.py b/src/galois/__init__.py
index b366966ea..5089f12be 100644
--- a/src/galois/__init__.py
+++ b/src/galois/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 try:
     from ._version import __version__, __version_tuple__
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
+except ModuleNotFoundError:  # pragma: no cover
     __version__ = "0.0.0"
     __version_tuple__ = (0, 0, 0)
     import warnings