diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1292b54..1dae03c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -81,16 +81,16 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Check code formatting with black
       run: |
-        black --check --diff .
+        black --check --diff --exclude=venv .
       continue-on-error: true
 
     - name: Lint with flake8 (syntax errors)
       run: |
         # Stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
-        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics --exclude=venv
 
     - name: Lint with flake8 (style warnings)
       run: |
         # Exit-zero treats all errors as warnings
-        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
+        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics --exclude=venv
       continue-on-error: true