diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fbf95902fd..87fe3c5db8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ src/main/resources/docs/
 *.iml
 bin/
 
+# VS code files
+.vscode
+
 /text-ui-test/ACTUAL.TXT
 text-ui-test/EXPECTED-UNIX.TXT
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 223cc6c483..8d8f1667d1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ shadowJar {
     archiveBaseName = "duke"
     archiveClassifier = null
     dependsOn("distZip", "distTar")
+    archiveFileName = 'duke.jar'
 }
 
 run{