diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 92e08b0b14ad4e..8d6ed8f648bd59 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 
 !.gitkeep
 
+# default build directory if not specified by CMAKE configuration
+/out/*
+
 #
 #Generic
 #
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ nbproject/
 .idea
 cmake-build-*/*
 coverage-report/
+.vs
 
 #
 # Eclipse