diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8053dd48..4c2acaea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ site/pages/api
 site/pages/ercs
 site/pages/glossary
 tsdoc-metadata.json
+*.timestamp*
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index a76654a5..176b21d2 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -22,5 +22,8 @@
   },
   "[markdown]": {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "yzhang.markdown-all-in-one"
+  },
+  "files.exclude": {
+    "**/*.timestamp*": true
   }
 }