diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index d161228a..0483ed6c 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
   "notebook.formatOnSave.enabled": true,
   "python.analysis.autoImportCompletions": false,
   "python.analysis.inlayHints.pytestParameters": true,
+  "python.defaultInterpreterPath": ".venv/bin/python",
   "python.terminal.activateEnvironment": false,
   "python.testing.pytestArgs": ["--color=no", "--no-cov", "-vv"],
   "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
diff --git a/src/compwa_policy/check_dev_files/vscode.py b/src/compwa_policy/check_dev_files/vscode.py
index 5fb403ec..05011e30 100644
--- a/src/compwa_policy/check_dev_files/vscode.py
+++ b/src/compwa_policy/check_dev_files/vscode.py
@@ -84,7 +84,13 @@ def _update_settings(has_notebooks: bool, is_python_repo: bool) -> None:
                 {"files.associations": {"**/.constraints/py*.txt": "pip-requirements"}},
             )
         if is_python_repo:
-            do(vscode.update_settings, {"rewrap.wrappingColumn": 88})
+            do(
+                vscode.update_settings,
+                {
+                    "python.defaultInterpreterPath": ".venv/bin/python",
+                    "rewrap.wrappingColumn": 88,
+                },
+            )
             if CONFIG_PATH.envrc.exists():
                 do(
                     vscode.update_settings,