diff --git a/.git-blame-ignore-revs b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b138d5493f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# .git-blame-ignore-revs
+
+# Ran `npx prettier@2.7.1 --write .` on the entire codebase
+
+## TODO: update this line with the commit hash of the `prettier --write .` commit once it lands in develop
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8c2bdffde3..78ed295301 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 - `cd ganache`
 - `npm install` (use npm v6)
 - On Linux and macOS: run `source completions.sh` to enable autocomplete for npm scripts.
+- For better local `git diff` results run `git config blame.ignoreRevsFile .git-blame-ignore-revs` to automatically ignore
+  large formatting/style revisions.
 
 ## Solving node-gyp issues
 
diff --git a/scripts/postinstall.ts b/scripts/postinstall.ts
index fbc7f2aa39..47a0bb1c3d 100644
--- a/scripts/postinstall.ts
+++ b/scripts/postinstall.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ require("./link-ts-references");
 execSync("npm run tsc", execArgs);
 
 console.log("");
+console.log(chalk`{bold.cyan Tips:}`);
 console.log(
-  chalk`{bold.cyan Tip:} {cyan run} {bold.yellow.dim source completions.sh} {cyan to supply bash completions for npm scripts}`
+  chalk`  {cyan run} {bold.yellow.dim source completions.sh} {cyan to supply bash completions for npm scripts}`
+);
+console.log(
+  chalk`  {cyan run} {bold.yellow.dim git config blame.ignoreRevsFile .git-blame-ignore-revs} {cyan to ignore large formatting/style revisions from local {bold.yellow.dim git diff} results}`
 );
 console.log("");