diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8cd5fc8..f3bf00a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ cython_debug/
 cookiecutter.log
 
 # IDE settings
-.vscode/
 .idea/
 .spyderproject
 .spyproject
diff --git a/act_operator/act_operator/__init__.py b/act_operator/act_operator/__init__.py
index a5f830a..bc8c296 100644
--- a/act_operator/act_operator/__init__.py
+++ b/act_operator/act_operator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.7.1"
+__version__ = "0.7.2"