The JSON language server's NPM package (vscode-json-languageserver) is five years out of date

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Since Jun 15, 2026.

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Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No
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  • VS Code Version: 1.124.2
  • OS Version: macOS Sequoia 15.7.8

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Visit the language server package in the VSCode repository: ./extensions/json-language-features/server
  2. Observe that the last commit was made (at the time of writing) three weeks ago
  3. Click the "npm v1.3.4" badge to visit the NPM page
  4. Observe that it was last published five years ago.

This may be caused by the fact that the extension version in package.json hasn't changed since February 2021. I'm trying to use the language server in one of my own projects, and currently I need to download the entire repository and build it myself if I want the latest version.

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