diff --git a/src/universal/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/src/universal/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 1ab9f69202..60091b6255 100644
--- a/src/universal/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/src/universal/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
         "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1": {
             "version": "latest"
         },
+        "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/copilot-cli:1": {
+            "version": "latest"
+        },
         "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {
             "version": "latest"
         },
diff --git a/src/universal/README.md b/src/universal/README.md
index df3c05689f..c5a49d1690 100644
--- a/src/universal/README.md
+++ b/src/universal/README.md
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ The container includes the `zsh` (and Oh My Zsh!) and `fish` shells that you can
 You can decide how often you want updates by referencing a [semantic version](https://semver.org/) of each image.
 For example:
 
-- `mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:4-noble`
-- `mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:4.1-noble`
-- `mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:4.1.0-noble`
+- `mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:5-noble`
+- `mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:5.1-noble`
+- `mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:5.1.0-noble`
 
 See [history](history) for information on the contents of each version and [here for a complete list of available tags](https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/devcontainers/universal/tags/list).
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Access to the Anaconda repository is covered by the [Anaconda Terms of Service](
 
 While the image itself works unmodified, you can also directly reference pre-built versions of `Dockerfile` by using the `image` property in `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json` or updating the `FROM` statement in your own `Dockerfile` to:
 
-`mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:4.1-linux`
+`mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:5.1-linux`
 
 Alternatively, you can use the contents of [.devcontainer](.devcontainer) to fully customize your container's contents or to build it for a container host architecture not supported by the image.
 
diff --git a/src/universal/manifest.json b/src/universal/manifest.json
index 3a35757e7e..f4bed083ee 100644
--- a/src/universal/manifest.json
+++ b/src/universal/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-	"version": "5.0.2",
+	"version": "5.1.0",
 	"build": {
 		"latest": true,
 		"rootDistro": "debian",
diff --git a/src/universal/test-project/test.sh b/src/universal/test-project/test.sh
index b9060078dc..f46ab7bebe 100755
--- a/src/universal/test-project/test.sh
+++ b/src/universal/test-project/test.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ check "go" go version
 # Check utilities
 checkOSPackages "additional-os-packages" vim xtail software-properties-common
 check "gh" gh --version
+check "copilot" copilot --version
 check "git-lfs" git-lfs --version
 check "docker" docker --version
 check "kubectl" kubectl version --client