diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2cf8e9eb13d..d0359a12ee6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -137,10 +137,8 @@ node_modules
 # ignore generated api documentation files
 openapi/*
 
-# ignore custom VSCode config files
-.vscode/*
-!.vscode/launch.json
-!.vscode/tasks.json
+# ignore VSCode config files
+.vscode
 
 # ignore direnv
 .envrc
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode-sample/launch.json
similarity index 100%
rename from .vscode/launch.json
rename to .vscode-sample/launch.json
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode-sample/tasks.json
similarity index 100%
rename from .vscode/tasks.json
rename to .vscode-sample/tasks.json