diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d57dd7665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# See here for image contents: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/blob/v0.212.0/containers/javascript-node/.devcontainer/base.Dockerfile
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/javascript-node@sha256:a20adf8775b442587c7fe3d5ce6f2f2bc084cd4e9dacc27b1a2d0840f28e57c9
+
+# Install fnm to manage Node.js versions
+RUN curl -fsSL https://fnm.vercel.app/install -o /tmp/install \
+  && chmod a+x /tmp/install 
+  && /tmp/install \
+  && rm /tmp/install
+
+# Install AWS SAM CLI
+RUN curl -LO https://github.com/aws/aws-sam-cli/releases/latest/download/aws-sam-cli-linux-x86_64.zip \
+  && unzip -q aws-sam-cli-linux-x86_64.zip -d sam-installation \
+  && sudo ./sam-installation/install \
+  && rm -rf sam-installation aws-sam-cli-linux-*
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9033f03d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the README at:
+// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.212.0/containers/javascript-node
+{
+  "name": "Node.js",
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+    // Update 'VARIANT' to pick a Node version: 18, 16, 14.
+    // Append -bullseye or -buster to pin to an OS version.
+    // Use -bullseye variants on local arm64/Apple Silicon.
+    "args": {
+      "VARIANT": "20-bullseye"
+    }
+  },
+  "customizations": {
+    // Add the ids of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+    "extensions": [
+      "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
+      "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+      "firsttris.vscode-jest-runner"
+    ],
+    "vscode": {
+      "git.enableCommitSigning": true
+    }
+  },
+  // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+  "postCreateCommand": "npm run setup-local",
+  // Comment out connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
+  "remoteUser": "node"
+}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/make-release.yml b/.github/workflows/make-release.yml
index 122e3844da..bcbfdb8bb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/make-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/make-release.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/cached-node-modules
       - name: Version
         run: |
-          npx lerna version --conventional-commits --force-publish --no-commit-hooks --yes
+          npx lerna version minor --force-publish --no-commit-hooks --yes
       - name: Publish to npm
         run: |
           NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE=true npx lerna publish from-git --yes
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/version.ts b/packages/commons/src/version.ts
index 7f338fc57f..fbc8a9d373 100644
--- a/packages/commons/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/src/version.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // this file is auto generated, do not modify
-export const PT_VERSION = '1.15.0';
+export const PT_VERSION = '1.17.0';