diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 16afd736a..8427b5747 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ style = pep440
 versionfile_source = hpat/_version.py
 versionfile_build = hpat/_version.py
 tag_prefix =
-parentdir_prefix = hpat-
\ No newline at end of file
+parentdir_prefix = hpat-
+
+[pycodestyle]
+max_line_length = 120