diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 60ea585..811cd56 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ core
 *ipch
 .settings/
 
+# do not track Visual Studio CMake settings
+CMakeSettings.json
 CMakeCache.txt
 CMakeFiles
 *.dir