diff --git a/welcome-view-content-sample/package-lock.json b/welcome-view-content-sample/package-lock.json
index 387c45f92..388dd1cc2 100644
--- a/welcome-view-content-sample/package-lock.json
+++ b/welcome-view-content-sample/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         "@stylistic/eslint-plugin": "^2.9.0",
         "@types/glob": "^7.1.3",
         "@types/node": "^20",
-        "@types/vscode": "^1.73.0",
+        "@types/vscode": "^1.94.0",
         "@vscode/test-electron": "^2.3.9",
         "eslint": "^9.13.0",
         "glob": "^7.1.6",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "typescript-eslint": "^8.11.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "vscode": "^1.74.0"
+        "vscode": "^1.95.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@eslint-community/eslint-utils": {
@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/vscode": {
-      "version": "1.73.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/vscode/-/vscode-1.73.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-eArfOrAoZVV+Ao9zQOCaFNaeXj4kTCD+bGS2gyNgIFZH9xVMuLMlRrEkhb22NyxycFWKV1UyTh03vhaVHmqVMg==",
+      "version": "1.94.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/vscode/-/vscode-1.94.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UyQOIUT0pb14XSqJskYnRwD2aG0QrPVefIfrW1djR+/J4KeFQ0i1+hjZoaAmeNf3Z2jleK+R2hv+EboG/m8ruw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@typescript-eslint/type-utils": {
@@ -2151,9 +2151,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@types/vscode": {
-      "version": "1.73.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/vscode/-/vscode-1.73.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-eArfOrAoZVV+Ao9zQOCaFNaeXj4kTCD+bGS2gyNgIFZH9xVMuLMlRrEkhb22NyxycFWKV1UyTh03vhaVHmqVMg==",
+      "version": "1.94.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/vscode/-/vscode-1.94.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UyQOIUT0pb14XSqJskYnRwD2aG0QrPVefIfrW1djR+/J4KeFQ0i1+hjZoaAmeNf3Z2jleK+R2hv+EboG/m8ruw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "@typescript-eslint/type-utils": {
diff --git a/welcome-view-content-sample/package.json b/welcome-view-content-sample/package.json
index 226872e5d..65c6e4efc 100644
--- a/welcome-view-content-sample/package.json
+++ b/welcome-view-content-sample/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "vscode": "^1.74.0"
+    "vscode": "^1.95.0"
   },
   "categories": [
     "Other"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "viewsWelcome": [
       {
         "view": "workbench.explorer.emptyView",
-        "contents": "You can have paragraphs of text here. You can have [links](https://code.visualstudio.com) to external sources or [internal commands](command:welcome-view-content-sample.hello).\nUse new lines to have new paragraphs.\nPlace a link alone in a paragraph to make it a button\n[Hello](command:welcome-view-content-sample.hello)"
+        "contents": "You can have paragraphs of text here. You can have [links](https://code.visualstudio.com) to external sources or [internal commands](command:welcome-view-content-sample.hello).\nUse new lines to have new paragraphs.\nPlace a link alone in a paragraph to make it a button\n[Hello](command:welcome-view-content-sample.hello)\n You can also render [codicons](https://microsoft.github.io/vscode-codicons/dist/codicon.html) using the $(...) syntax like: $(vscode) $(heart) $(github)\nAdd a little $(sparkle) to your welcome views!"
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "@stylistic/eslint-plugin": "^2.9.0",
     "@types/glob": "^7.1.3",
     "@types/node": "^20",
-    "@types/vscode": "^1.73.0",
+    "@types/vscode": "^1.94.0",
     "@vscode/test-electron": "^2.3.9",
     "eslint": "^9.13.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.6",