diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c64fb977..478c85f7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # IntelliJ IDEA
 .idea/
 *.iml
+# VScode
+.vscode/
 
 # Generated by Cargo
 # will have compiled files and executables
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9e05ad52..7ca49d5d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ assets = [
 
 [package.metadata.release]
 # releases are managed by cargo release, but publication is done on the CI
-# this metadata prevents a misuse when --skip-publish flag is missing from cargo
+# this metadata prevents a misuse when --no-publish flag is missing from cargo
 # release command line
-disable-publish = true
+publish = false
 
 [workspace]
 members = ["python"]
diff --git a/python/Cargo.toml b/python/Cargo.toml
index f7c49c1f..2838d7ee 100644
--- a/python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/python/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ features = ["extension-module"]
 
 [package.metadata.release]
 # releases are managed by cargo release, but publication is done on the CI
-# this metadata prevents a misuse when --skip-publish flag is missing from cargo
+# this metadata prevents a misuse when --no-publish flag is missing from cargo
 # release command line
-disable-publish = true
+publish = false
diff --git a/python/release.toml b/python/release.toml
index 05144b3f..23291961 100644
--- a/python/release.toml
+++ b/python/release.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # cargo-release config file
 
 # don't create pymicrovmi-vxxx tag
-disable-tag = true
+tag = false
diff --git a/release.toml b/release.toml
index 6467716f..3967a2ae 100644
--- a/release.toml
+++ b/release.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 # cargo release config file
 consolidate-commits = true
-consolidate-pushes = true
diff --git a/utilities/release.toml b/utilities/release.toml
index e82fcb39..f8f3c841 100644
--- a/utilities/release.toml
+++ b/utilities/release.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # cargo-release config file
 
 # internal crate, skip release process
-disable-release = true
+release = false