diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ide/vscode/VscodeCapabilities.ts b/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ide/vscode/VscodeCapabilities.ts
index f1765e60e8..25aad37cce 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ide/vscode/VscodeCapabilities.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ide/vscode/VscodeCapabilities.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 import type { Capabilities, CommandCapabilityMap } from "@cursorless/common";
+import { nodeGetRunMode } from "@cursorless/node-common";
+import * as semver from "semver";
+import * as vscode from "vscode";
+
+// FIXME: In newer versions of vscode the `editor.action.clipboardCopyAction`
+// command appears to be disabled / sandboxed in test mode.
+const supportsCopy =
+  nodeGetRunMode() !== "test" || semver.lt(vscode.version, "1.98.0");
 
 const COMMAND_CAPABILITIES: CommandCapabilityMap = {
+  clipboardCopy: supportsCopy ? { acceptsLocation: false } : undefined,
   clipboardPaste: true,
-  clipboardCopy: { acceptsLocation: false },
   toggleLineComment: { acceptsLocation: false },
   indentLine: { acceptsLocation: false },
   outdentLine: { acceptsLocation: false },
diff --git a/packages/test-harness/src/launchVscodeAndRunTests.ts b/packages/test-harness/src/launchVscodeAndRunTests.ts
index af46b61670..96442da550 100644
--- a/packages/test-harness/src/launchVscodeAndRunTests.ts
+++ b/packages/test-harness/src/launchVscodeAndRunTests.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ export async function launchVscodeAndRunTests(extensionTestsPath: string) {
     // we don't have to update the branch protection rules every time we bump
     // the legacy VSCode version.
 
-    // NB: Because of a CI crashing issue the vscode version is pinned.
-    // https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless/issues/2878
-
-    const vscodeVersion = useLegacyVscode ? "1.82.0" : "1.97.2";
+    const vscodeVersion = useLegacyVscode ? "1.82.0" : "stable";
     const vscodeExecutablePath = await downloadAndUnzipVSCode(vscodeVersion);
     const [cli, ...args] =
       resolveCliArgsFromVSCodeExecutablePath(vscodeExecutablePath);