diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 977a70ecd0..364d93ccef 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ LICENSE
 # These are formatted via configlet and will not match prettier
 exercises/**/.meta/config.json
 exercises/**/.approaches/config.json
+config.json
+
+# Originates from https://github.com/exercism/problem-specifications
+exercises/practice/**/.docs/instructions.md
+exercises/practice/**/.docs/introduction.md
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