diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 572d13519c..b28c4e4f31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ simple*
 *.csv
 .idea/
 .vscode
+.mypy_cache/
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d4c51838eb..c7fa963720 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-exec (open('dash_renderer/version.py').read())
+version = {}
+exec(open('dash_renderer/version.py').read(), version)  # pylint: disable=exec-used
 
 setup(
     name='dash_renderer',
-    version=__version__,
+    version=version['__version__'],
     author='Chris Parmer',
     author_email='chris@plot.ly',
     packages=['dash_renderer'],