diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8398f69..572695b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,9 @@
 /Cargo.lock
 
 # as its usage is encouraged for testing architecture-specific code, do not include the .cargo directory
-/.cargo
\ No newline at end of file
+/.cargo
+
+# don't include IDE-specific files
+**/.idea
+**/.vscode
+**/.vs
\ No newline at end of file