diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index cbf283d1b077a6af78aaf4804dd01250c13f12bd..aa45b22b8399b456eb10e070bb912ab92a7832ad 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ disable =
     missing-class-docstring,
     missing-function-docstring,
     wrong-import-position,
+    protected-access,
     duplicate-code,
     broad-except,
     too-many-branches,