diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 171b59d4..7d9589d7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ test = "pytest . --cov anywidget --cov-report term-missing"
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 88
 src = ["anywidget", "tests"]
-exclude = ["packages"]
+exclude = ["packages", "docs"]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 pydocstyle = { convention = "numpy" }