diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 32f124c43..b62617d21 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ cython/gtsam.cpython-35m-darwin.so
 cython/gtsam.pyx
 cython/gtsam.so
 cython/gtsam_wrapper.pxd
+.vscode