diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
index bd9b7b468101..bf6a8a1120f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ let
 
       # this fixes bundled ripgrep
       chmod +x resources/app/node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep/bin/rg
-
-      # see https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/commit/4da5959
-      chmod +x resources/app/node_modules/node-pty/build/Release/spawn-helper
     '';
 
     inherit meta;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscode.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscode.nix
index 872bc81d5db0..1ee9ac930575 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscode.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscode.nix
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ let
   archive_fmt = if stdenv.isDarwin then "zip" else "tar.gz";
 
   sha256 = {
-    x86_64-linux = "0sf8kkhvz73b8q7dxy53vikgpksgdffzj9qbkd9mbx6qjv0k60yw";
-    x86_64-darwin = "1223c05vinlkm6y7f9k31wlsncg3c0yz8j8ja5xilgjgq8ynr1kw";
-    aarch64-linux = "013bhl630zvdxwxgjs7rzd3a254jx4axp2mavar06fwgysz83q3y";
-    aarch64-darwin = "0hqjcrdy7x8pc6zvzx7rv8dp39dwpmmkri36jwxaq86zhqhf650c";
-    armv7l-linux = "1vb068c2aqjihdhsrd42vy60aw4ffrqbmisajm3yz84b2hcfmjy2";
+    x86_64-linux = "11ibgnpcs0qvirgjnk799zkb63zp0nbc8y636l5g9nay6jm8lr8s";
+    x86_64-darwin = "0wg2xbvg3v20w4dh9vf27xcf95r5dv2l118vxxjfz2chfxmkk1qw";
+    aarch64-linux = "1gff1ildisczwb0dx7a0jvhj8rgn60n93rzcj1d7lihkgd00zjg6";
+    aarch64-darwin = "1zmfg1lv6izv1dmhawmnjs108pg99kq37pi6adyqnfw9yssn0ar5";
+    armv7l-linux = "10gr9p5vf0wcc9dgyc79p20vip12ja15qas4i3kwdp9lp4hzh1ss";
   }.${system} or throwSystem;
 in
   callPackage ./generic.nix rec {
     # Please backport all compatible updates to the stable release.
     # This is important for the extension ecosystem.
-    version = "1.77.3";
+    version = "1.78.0";
     pname = "vscode";
 
     executableName = "code" + lib.optionalString isInsiders "-insiders";