diff --git a/release/package.json b/release/package.json
index b9ff26b3..0a2e8d5c 100644
--- a/release/package.json
+++ b/release/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
         "*.fs": "${basename}.fsi, ${basename}.fs.js, ${basename}.fs.js.map",
         "*.fsl": "${basename}.fsi, ${basename}.fs",
         "*.fsy": "${basename}.fsi, ${basename}.fs"
+      },
+      "files.associations": {
+        ".fantomasignore": "ignore"
       }
     },
     "colors": [
@@ -1788,4 +1791,4 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/ionide/ionide-vscode-fsharp.git"
   },
   "version": "7.18.1"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}