diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 98696f2e..37f7d3c4 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": true,
     "python.languageServer": "Pylance",
     "ruff.importStrategy": "fromEnvironment",
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
@@ -22,6 +21,8 @@
     "python.analysis.inlayHints.functionReturnTypes": false,
     "python.analysis.inlayHints.pytestParameters": true,
     "python.terminal.executeInFileDir": true,
+    "python.terminal.activateEnvironment": false,
+    "python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": false,
     "python.analysis.packageIndexDepths": [
         {
             "name": "pandas",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 350afc14..7764a537 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/e
 ### Changed
 * Changed publishing workflow to use OpenID Connect (Trusted Publisher Management) when publishing to PyPI
 * Updated copyright statement
+* VS Code settings: Turned off automatic venv activation
 
 ### Dependencies
 * updated to dictIO>=0.3.3  (from dictIO>=0.3.1)