diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f9cc78b..846a059 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ test-seq:
 	coverage html
 
 lintcheck:
-	ruff .
 	ruff format --check .
+	ruff .
 
 lint:
-	ruff --fix .
 	ruff format .
+	ruff --fix .
 
 .PHONY: check test typecheck lintcheck lint
diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index badde3f..0cf9279 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ def config(isolated_dir: Path) -> Config:
         fuse_artists_blacklist=None,
         fuse_genres_blacklist=None,
         fuse_labels_blacklist=None,
-        cover_art_stems=["cover","folder","art","front"],
-        valid_art_exts=["jpg","jpeg","png"],
+        cover_art_stems=["cover", "folder", "art", "front"],
+        valid_art_exts=["jpg", "jpeg", "png"],
+        ignore_release_directories=[],
         hash="00ff",
     )
 
diff --git a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
index a7a7ec5..df14be3 100644
--- a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
+++ b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ fuse_labels_blacklist = [ "xxx" ]
 cover_art_stems = [ "folder", "cover", "art", "front" ]
 valid_art_exts = [ "jpg", "jpeg", "png" ]
 
+# You may have some directories in your music source directory that should not
+# be treated like releases. You can make Rosé ignore them by adding the
+# directory names to this configuration variable. For example, if you use
+# Syncthing versioning, the `.stversions` directory will contain music files,
+# but Rosé should not scan them.
+#
+# By default, `!collages` and # `!playlists` are ignored. You do not need to
+# add them to your ignore list: they will be ignored regardless of this
+# configuration variable.
+ignore_release_directories = [ ".stversions" ]
+
 # The directory to write the cache to. Defaults to
 # `${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/rose`.
 cache_dir = "~/.cache/rose"
diff --git a/rose/cache.py b/rose/cache.py
index 9876daa..c32eaa0 100644
--- a/rose/cache.py
+++ b/rose/cache.py
@@ -223,9 +223,6 @@ class StoredDataFile:
 
 STORED_DATA_FILE_REGEX = re.compile(r"\.rose\.([^.]+)\.toml")
 
-# TODO: Push this into the configuration.
-ROSE_IGNORE_DIRS = [".stversions", "!collages", "!playlists"]
-
 
 def update_cache(c: Config, force: bool = False) -> None:
     """
@@ -279,10 +276,14 @@ def update_cache_for_releases(
     We also shard the directories across multiple processes and execute them simultaneously.
     """
     release_dirs = release_dirs or [
-        Path(d.path)
-        for d in os.scandir(c.music_source_dir)
-        if d.is_dir()
-        if d.name not in ROSE_IGNORE_DIRS
+        Path(d.path) for d in os.scandir(c.music_source_dir) if d.is_dir()
+    ]
+    release_dirs = [
+        d
+        for d in release_dirs
+        if d.name != "!collages"
+        and d.name != "!playlists"
+        and d.name not in c.ignore_release_directories
     ]
     logger.info(f"Refreshing the read cache for {len(release_dirs)} releases")
     logger.debug(f"Refreshing cached data for {', '.join([r.name for r in release_dirs])}")
diff --git a/rose/cache_test.py b/rose/cache_test.py
index 2673e7e..83cf1d1 100644
--- a/rose/cache_test.py
+++ b/rose/cache_test.py
@@ -526,6 +526,24 @@ def test_update_cache_releases_adds_aliased_artist(config: Config) -> None:
             }
 
 
+def test_update_cache_releases_ignores_directories(config: Config) -> None:
+    """Test that the ignore_release_directories configuration value works."""
+    config = Config(**{**asdict(config), "ignore_release_directories": ["lalala"]})
+    release_dir = config.music_source_dir / "lalala"
+    shutil.copytree(TEST_RELEASE_1, release_dir)
+
+    # Test that both arg+no-arg ignore the directory.
+    update_cache_for_releases(config)
+    with connect(config) as conn:
+        cursor = conn.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM releases")
+        assert cursor.fetchone()[0] == 0
+
+    update_cache_for_releases(config)
+    with connect(config) as conn:
+        cursor = conn.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM releases")
+        assert cursor.fetchone()[0] == 0
+
+
 def test_update_cache_collages(config: Config) -> None:
     shutil.copytree(TEST_RELEASE_2, config.music_source_dir / TEST_RELEASE_2.name)
     shutil.copytree(TEST_COLLAGE_1, config.music_source_dir / "!collages")
diff --git a/rose/config.py b/rose/config.py
index d97f88c..269b68d 100644
--- a/rose/config.py
+++ b/rose/config.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class Config:
     cover_art_stems: list[str]
     valid_art_exts: list[str]
 
+    ignore_release_directories: list[str]
+
     hash: str
 
     @classmethod
@@ -291,6 +293,22 @@ def read(cls, config_path_override: Path | None = None) -> Config:
         cover_art_stems = [x.lower() for x in cover_art_stems]
         valid_art_exts = [x.lower() for x in valid_art_exts]
 
+        try:
+            ignore_release_directories = data.get("ignore_release_directories", [])
+            if not isinstance(ignore_release_directories, list):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "ignore_release_directories must be a list[str]: "
+                    f"got {type(ignore_release_directories)}"
+                )
+            for s in ignore_release_directories:
+                if not isinstance(s, str):
+                    raise ValueError(f"Each release directory must be of type str: got {type(s)}")
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise InvalidConfigValueError(
+                f"Invalid value for ignore_release_directories in configuration file ({cfgpath}): "
+                "must be a list of strings"
+            ) from e
+
         return cls(
             music_source_dir=music_source_dir,
             fuse_mount_dir=fuse_mount_dir,
@@ -307,6 +325,7 @@ def read(cls, config_path_override: Path | None = None) -> Config:
             fuse_labels_blacklist=fuse_labels_blacklist,
             cover_art_stems=cover_art_stems,
             valid_art_exts=valid_art_exts,
+            ignore_release_directories=ignore_release_directories,
             hash=sha256(cfgtext.encode()).hexdigest(),
         )
 
diff --git a/rose/config_test.py b/rose/config_test.py
index 4c886d1..d73eeb4 100644
--- a/rose/config_test.py
+++ b/rose/config_test.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def test_config_full() -> None:
                 fuse_labels_blacklist = [ "zzz" ]
                 cover_art_stems = [ "aa", "bb" ]
                 valid_art_exts = [ "tiff" ]
+                ignore_release_directories = [ "dummy boy" ]
                 """  # noqa: E501
             )
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ def test_config_full() -> None:
             fuse_labels_blacklist=["zzz"],
             cover_art_stems=["aa", "bb"],
             valid_art_exts=["tiff"],
+            ignore_release_directories=["dummy boy"],
             hash=c.hash,
         )
 
@@ -372,3 +374,20 @@ def write(x: str) -> None:
             == f"Invalid value for valid_art_exts in configuration file ({path}): must be a list of strings"  # noqa
         )
         config += '\nvalid_art_exts = [ "jpg" ]'
+
+        # ignore_release_directories
+        write(config + '\nignore_release_directories = "lalala"')
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidConfigValueError) as excinfo:
+            Config.read(config_path_override=path)
+        assert (
+            str(excinfo.value)
+            == f"Invalid value for ignore_release_directories in configuration file ({path}): must be a list of strings"  # noqa
+        )
+        write(config + "\nignore_release_directories = [123]")
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidConfigValueError) as excinfo:
+            Config.read(config_path_override=path)
+        assert (
+            str(excinfo.value)
+            == f"Invalid value for ignore_release_directories in configuration file ({path}): must be a list of strings"  # noqa
+        )
+        config += '\nignore_release_directories = [ ".stversions" ]'