diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec337bef..5ba5e8af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ build/*
 
 # docs are updated automatically by .github/workflows/docs.yml
 docs/
+.vscode
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bc834fa8..e30e8510 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def _load_version():
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     ],
     install_requires=[
-        'awscrt==0.15.2',
+        'awscrt==0.15.3',
     ],
     python_requires='>=3.7',
 )