diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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index 000000000..4930652bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
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+[tool:pytest]
+xfail_strict = True
+
+[check-manifest]
+ignore =
+  .github
+  .github/*