diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4f71aa718f..2fe85e16cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ cover/
 .project
 .pydevproject
 
+# Files generated by Visual Studio Code
+.vscode/
+
 # Files created by reno build
 releasenotes/build
 
diff --git a/.zuul.d/base.yaml b/.zuul.d/base.yaml
index fce57d3163..30454b07cf 100644
--- a/.zuul.d/base.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.d/base.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
       - ^specs/.*$
       - ^test-requirements.txt$
       - ^\.zuul\.d/
+      - ^\..+
+      - ^contrib/
+      - ^LICENSE$
+      - ^tox\.ini$
     vars:
       publisher: false
     extra-vars: