diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2f75db7..9f2b23e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ build/
 dist/
 *.egg-info
 
+# VSCode
+.vscode
+
diff --git a/clearml_agent/version.py b/clearml_agent/version.py
index c3b3841..76a03c4 100644
--- a/clearml_agent/version.py
+++ b/clearml_agent/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.5.2'
+__version__ = '1.5.3rc3'