diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab4edec445..ac7e5e5d4c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ classes/
 sass-external
 bahmnicore-omod/src/main/webapp/resources/styles/bahmnicore.css
 .mvn/wrapper/*.jar
+.vscode
+
 
 # Eclipse project files
 .settings
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3cdbf81185..8438c5fc2b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <idgenWebServicesVersion>1.4.0</idgenWebServicesVersion>
         <providermanagementVersion>2.13.0</providermanagementVersion>
         <velocityVersion>1.6.2</velocityVersion>
-        <bahmniCommons.version>1.0.0</bahmniCommons.version>
+        <bahmniCommons.version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</bahmniCommons.version>
 
         <!--test dependencies-->
         <junitVersion>4.13</junitVersion>