diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 6e9b94ced..81ada2bb7 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     add_filter '/vendor'
     add_filter '/.vendor'
     add_filter '/docs'
+    add_filter '/lib/pdk/version.rb'
 
     # do not track gitignored files
     # this adds about 4 seconds to the coverage check