diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1dfe1345ba..5c592aed14 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ yarn-error.log
 
 .notes.md
 baseline.json
+
+# Ignore .history for the xyz.local-history VSCode extension
+.history
diff --git a/.vscode/recommended-settings.json b/.vscode/recommended-settings.json
index a61ce34c5d..897bfc88e2 100644
--- a/.vscode/recommended-settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/recommended-settings.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "**/bazel-out": true,
     "**/dist": true,
     "**/aio/src/generated": true,
+    ".history": true,
   },
   "git.ignoreLimitWarning": true,
-}
+}
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