diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index e2b69ce54b7f..cd41bdd06a92 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 [run]
-source=
+branch = true
+source =
     matplotlib
     mpl_toolkits
+omit = matplotlib/_version.py
 
 [report]
 exclude_lines =