diff --git a/srcpkgs/vscode/template b/srcpkgs/vscode/template
index 554ed2ade55..d7de2feef32 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vscode/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vscode/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'vscode'
 pkgname=vscode
-version=1.78.2
+version=1.79.0
 revision=1
 _electronver=24.2.0
 _npmver=8.6.0
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="shizonic <realtiaz@gmail.com>, Alex Lohr <alex.lohr@logmein.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://code.visualstudio.com/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=30c98b459e2cded101d26deb050cbc554167ff0986b47229703e9d4acf74f48a
+checksum=37a5182d77fbe670be180d1e19907ef5a0b970afda0ba57626a1d2c3d715ce28
 nocross=yes # x64 build does not cut it, it contains native code
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE" = "32" ]; then