Merge pull request #4619 from github/josefs/bump-min-vscode-version

Bump minimum VS Code version to 1.101.0

Author: josefs

extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - After an extension-managed CodeQL CLI update, the notification now offers to open the CLI release notes instead of the extension log. [#1095](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/issues/1095)
 - Remove support for CodeQL CLI versions older than 2.24.3. [#4573](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/4573)
 - Add support to the model editor for saving and loading JSON data extensions. [#4576](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/4576)
+- Increase the required version of VS Code to 1.101.0. [#4619](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/4619)
 
 ## 1.17.8 - 17 July 2026
 

extensions/ql-vscode/gulpfile.ts/chromium-version.json

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "chromiumVersion": "122",
-  "electronVersion": "29.4.0"
+  "chromiumVersion": "134",
+  "electronVersion": "35.5.1"
 }

extensions/ql-vscode/package-lock.json

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "vscode": "^1.90.0",
+    "vscode": "^1.101.0",
     "node": "^22.21.1",
     "npm": ">=8.3.0"
   },
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@
     "@types/semver": "^7.7.1",
     "@types/tar-stream": "^3.1.4",
     "@types/tmp": "^0.2.6",
-    "@types/vscode": "1.90.0",
+    "@types/vscode": "1.101.0",
     "@types/yauzl": "^3.4.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.71.0",
     "@vscode/test-electron": "^3.1.0",

extensions/ql-vscode/package.json

@@ -315,12 +315,12 @@ const shouldUpdateOnNextActivationKey = "shouldUpdateOnNextActivation";
 
 const codeQlVersionRange = DEFAULT_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION_RANGE;
 
-// This is the minimum version of vscode that we _want_ to support. We want to update to Node 20, but that
-// requires 1.90 or later. If we change the minimum version in the package.json, then anyone on an older version of vscode will
+// This is the minimum version of vscode that we _want_ to support. We want to update to Node 22, but that
+// requires 1.101 or later. If we change the minimum version in the package.json, then anyone on an older version of vscode will
 // silently be unable to upgrade. So, the solution is to first bump the minimum version here and release. Then
 // bump the version in the package.json and release again. This way, anyone on an older version of vscode will get a warning
 // before silently being refused to upgrade.
-const MIN_VERSION = "1.90.0";
+const MIN_VERSION = "1.101.0";
 
 function sendConfigTelemetryData() {
   const config: Record<string, string> = {};