diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6be450241..6e57c97f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/spmeesseman/vscode-taskexplorer.git"
     },
     "engines": {
-        "vscode": "^1.49.0"
+        "vscode": "^1.53.0"
     },
     "categories": [
         "Other"