diff --git a/Documentation/conf.py b/Documentation/conf.py
index 856d3deb046..69cab3e1e9d 100644
--- a/Documentation/conf.py
+++ b/Documentation/conf.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ exclude_patterns = [
     ".DS_Store",
     "legacy_README.md",
     "venv",
+    ".venv",
 ]
 
 # list of documentation versions to offer (besides latest). this will be