diff --git a/.pylicense-cpp.cfg b/.pylicense-cpp.cfg
index 6ba7cc05968eebd022aa338b97bd8211731b0b2d..7105f1bf36a99d7116905db30255cbe1881db373 100644
--- a/.pylicense-cpp.cfg
+++ b/.pylicense-cpp.cfg
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ prefix = //
 
 [files]
 include_patterns = *.cc *.cxx *.hh *.hxx *cmake_config.h.in *headercheck.cpp.in *config.h.cmake *version.hh.in *.pbh
-exclude_patterns = nothing
+exclude_patterns = *.vcsetup*
diff --git a/.pylicense-other.cfg b/.pylicense-other.cfg
index 4462f67e1dc9cfe14cf7e81c61d73f6e610f3d20..2666924837c3a2b8cbaf7160d78be668eaf31fef 100644
--- a/.pylicense-other.cfg
+++ b/.pylicense-other.cfg
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ prefix = #
 
 [files]
 include_patterns = *.txt *.cmake *.py *.sh *.bash *.md *.dgf *.msh *.gdb *.cfg *.travis.* *.gitignore *.mailmap *.gitattributes *gitignore-* *stamp-vc *dune.module *Doxylocal *.clang-format *COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS *README *LICENSE *mainpage *switch-build_dir *dune-xt-functions.pc.in *CMakeLists.txt
-exclude_patterns = *config.h.cmake
+exclude_patterns = *config.h.cmake *.vcsetup*