diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index eb08756..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule ".vscode"]
-	path = .vscode
-	url = https://github.com/ctsit/.vscode
diff --git a/.vscode b/.vscode
deleted file mode 160000
index 8763da5..0000000
--- a/.vscode
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 8763da50ef3416d50de44cfe13f8001de8985152
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index be355eb..495a331 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
+## [1.13.1] - 2024-04-15
+### Summary
+This release removes the `.vscode` sub-module from the NACCulator repo, since it points to a private repository and makes NACCulator difficult to install for those who do not have permissions for the .vscode repo. 
+
+### Removed
+* Remove private submodule (Michael Bentz)
+
 ## [1.13.0] - 2024-03-07
 ### Summary
 This release adds logging functionality (report_handler) to NACCulator's output (found in the `logs` folder), along with several minor bug fixes. 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 67f2c1b..452df98 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-VERSION = "1.13.0"
+VERSION = "1.13.1"
 
 setup(
     name="nacculator",