diff --git a/ql/version.hpp b/ql/version.hpp
index 68e741f066c..734c3202313 100644
--- a/ql/version.hpp
+++ b/ql/version.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define QL_VERSION "1.36-dev"
 
 //! version hexadecimal number
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-macro-to-enum)
 #define QL_HEX_VERSION 0x01360000
 
 /*! @}  */