diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml
index ba714d0..9f5a340 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ jobs:
 
       # update the variant version in the devcontainer.json manually, too
       # (see ../DEPENDENCIES.md#devcontainer-base-image-version for more info )
-      - uses: microsoft/vscode-dev-containers@v0.134.0
+      - uses: microsoft/vscode-dev-containers@v0.245.2