diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 702afb77..a21024ee 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -28,5 +28,9 @@
   "pylint.importStrategy": "fromEnvironment",
   "python.analysis.diagnosticMode": "openFilesOnly",
   "sonarlint.testFilePattern": "**/tests/**",
-  "python.languageServer": "Pylance"
+  "python.languageServer": "Pylance",
+  // Windows contributors: this Unix-style path won't resolve. Override locally
+  // (e.g. via User Settings or the interpreter picker) to
+  // "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/Scripts/python.exe".
+  "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python"
 }