diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f4f268b81..249326bd3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # Generated files
 .docusaurus
 .cache-loader
-docusaurus/docs/signing-your-plugin.md
\ No newline at end of file
+docusaurus/docs/signing-your-plugin.md
+
+# Allow vscode config inside templates
+!packages/create-plugin/templates/*/.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend-app/.vscode/launch.json b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend-app/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4c5a8f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend-app/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Standalone debug mode",
+      "type": "go",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "mode": "debug",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/pkg",
+      "env": {},
+      "args": [
+        "-standalone"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend-app/go.mod b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend-app/go.mod
index a7e6a62aa..4c003a3e2 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend-app/go.mod
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend-app/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/{{ kebabCase orgName }}/{{ kebabCase pluginName }}
 
 go 1.19
 
-require github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.155.0
+require github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.156.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.2.1 // indirect
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend-app/go.sum b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend-app/go.sum
index f1229ca72..f3afa66ad 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend-app/go.sum
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend-app/go.sum
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20181103185306-d547d1d9531e h1:JKmoR8x90Iww1
 github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20181103185306-d547d1d9531e/go.mod h1:wJfORRmW1u3UXTncJ5qlYoELFm8eSnnEO6hX4iZ3EWY=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0 h1:i40aqfkR1h2SlN9hojwV5ZA91wcXFOvkdNIeFDP5koI=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0/go.mod h1:DVbg23sWSpFRCP0SfiEN6jmj59UnW/n46BH5rLB71So=
-github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.155.0 h1:i6yQu3RegxxFph2poE2+DOG8EHT1R9LS5WDbTglIhSQ=
-github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.155.0/go.mod h1:Wj4WD+sfoUB/q5UG016IvUQBM7HBJaNEAc88b++4szs=
+github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.156.0 h1:LPR5gpROmdwkkvm5oGihl0mSKyWNHWIjAjzzTxk3k7M=
+github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.156.0/go.mod h1:Wj4WD+sfoUB/q5UG016IvUQBM7HBJaNEAc88b++4szs=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.3.0 h1:+9834+KizmvFV7pXQGSXQTsaWhq2GjuNUt0aUU0YBYw=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.3.0/go.mod h1:z0ButlSOZa5vEBq9m2m2hlwIgKw+rp3sdCBRoJY+30Y=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus v1.2.0 h1:Ovs26xHkKqVztRpIrF/92BcuyuQ/YW4NSIpoGtfXNho=
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend/.vscode/launch.json b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4c5a8f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Standalone debug mode",
+      "type": "go",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "mode": "debug",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/pkg",
+      "env": {},
+      "args": [
+        "-standalone"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend/go.mod b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend/go.mod
index bd3bb40ec..2a04000ee 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend/go.mod
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/{{ kebabCase orgName }}/{{ kebabCase pluginName }}
 
 go 1.19
 
-require github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.155.0
+require github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.156.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.2.1 // indirect
diff --git a/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend/go.sum b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend/go.sum
index f1229ca72..f3afa66ad 100644
--- a/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend/go.sum
+++ b/packages/create-plugin/templates/backend/go.sum
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20181103185306-d547d1d9531e h1:JKmoR8x90Iww1
 github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20181103185306-d547d1d9531e/go.mod h1:wJfORRmW1u3UXTncJ5qlYoELFm8eSnnEO6hX4iZ3EWY=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0 h1:i40aqfkR1h2SlN9hojwV5ZA91wcXFOvkdNIeFDP5koI=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0/go.mod h1:DVbg23sWSpFRCP0SfiEN6jmj59UnW/n46BH5rLB71So=
-github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.155.0 h1:i6yQu3RegxxFph2poE2+DOG8EHT1R9LS5WDbTglIhSQ=
-github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.155.0/go.mod h1:Wj4WD+sfoUB/q5UG016IvUQBM7HBJaNEAc88b++4szs=
+github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.156.0 h1:LPR5gpROmdwkkvm5oGihl0mSKyWNHWIjAjzzTxk3k7M=
+github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go v0.156.0/go.mod h1:Wj4WD+sfoUB/q5UG016IvUQBM7HBJaNEAc88b++4szs=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.3.0 h1:+9834+KizmvFV7pXQGSXQTsaWhq2GjuNUt0aUU0YBYw=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.3.0/go.mod h1:z0ButlSOZa5vEBq9m2m2hlwIgKw+rp3sdCBRoJY+30Y=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus v1.2.0 h1:Ovs26xHkKqVztRpIrF/92BcuyuQ/YW4NSIpoGtfXNho=