diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 935268b..c5c6c98 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,3 @@ venv/
 # Docker / container dev
 .env
 .env.*
-
-# IDEs & editors
-.vscode/
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceb7365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "**/__pycache__": true
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file