diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 1910f81c..cb409eaf 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ init-import=no
 
 # List of method names used to declare (i.e. assign) instance attributes.
 defining-attr-methods=__init__,
+                      __new__,
                       __call__,
                       _hard_reset,
                       setUp