diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e744937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/.idea/workspace.xml
+target/
+.vscode/
+.idea/
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21b4e86..386e853 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ It accepts TMF622-style order payloads and forwards them to the orchestration se
 ```bash
 ./mvnw clean test
 ./mvnw quarkus:dev
-```
+```
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