diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ad64cdb..a96d33c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ artifacts/
 *DS_Store
 *.sln.ide
 /build/win
+.idea/
+.vs/
+Releases/
+publish/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Plpext/Plpext.UI/ViewModels/ViewModelBase.cs b/src/Plpext/Plpext.UI/ViewModels/ViewModelBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49b9663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Plpext/Plpext.UI/ViewModels/ViewModelBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
+
+namespace Plpext.UI.ViewModels
+{
+    public class ViewModelBase : ObservableObject
+    {
+    }
+}