diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f2d39e4d2886..5ac653eb3eec 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
                 "yargs": "^15.3.1"
             },
             "engines": {
-                "vscode": "^1.68.0"
+                "vscode": "^1.73.0-insider"
             }
         },
         "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6135364ab53..deff8950aebd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         "theme": "dark"
     },
     "engines": {
-        "vscode": "^1.68.0"
+        "vscode": "^1.73.0-insider"
     },
     "keywords": [
         "python",
diff --git a/src/test/debuggerTest.ts b/src/test/debuggerTest.ts
index 9217b85e391c..1abbbec76373 100644
--- a/src/test/debuggerTest.ts
+++ b/src/test/debuggerTest.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,29 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { runTests } from '@vscode/test-electron';
 import { EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR_FOR_TESTS } from './constants';
+import { EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR } from '../client/common/constants';
 
 const workspacePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'src', 'testMultiRootWkspc', 'multi.code-workspace');
 process.env.IS_CI_SERVER_TEST_DEBUGGER = '1';
 process.env.VSC_PYTHON_CI_TEST = '1';
-const channel = process.env.VSC_PYTHON_CI_TEST_VSC_CHANNEL || 'stable';
+
+function getChannel(): string {
+    if (process.env.VSC_PYTHON_CI_TEST_VSC_CHANNEL) {
+        return process.env.VSC_PYTHON_CI_TEST_VSC_CHANNEL;
+    }
+
+    const packageJsonPath = path.join(EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR, 'package.json');
+    if (fs.pathExistsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
+        const packageJson = fs.readJSONSync(packageJsonPath);
+        if (packageJson.engines.vscode.endsWith('insider')) {
+            return 'insiders';
+        }
+    }
+    return 'stable';
+}
 
 function start() {
     console.log('*'.repeat(100));
@@ -17,7 +33,7 @@ function start() {
         extensionDevelopmentPath: EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR_FOR_TESTS,
         extensionTestsPath: path.join(EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR_FOR_TESTS, 'out', 'test', 'index'),
         launchArgs: [workspacePath],
-        version: channel,
+        version: getChannel(),
         extensionTestsEnv: { ...process.env, UITEST_DISABLE_INSIDERS: '1' },
     }).catch((ex) => {
         console.error('End Debugger tests (with errors)', ex);
diff --git a/src/test/standardTest.ts b/src/test/standardTest.ts
index 95b1e1cf42ee..f98136754822 100644
--- a/src/test/standardTest.ts
+++ b/src/test/standardTest.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { downloadAndUnzipVSCode, resolveCliPathFromVSCodeExecutablePath, runTests } from '@vscode/test-electron';
-import { JUPYTER_EXTENSION_ID, PYLANCE_EXTENSION_ID } from '../client/common/constants';
+import { EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR, JUPYTER_EXTENSION_ID, PYLANCE_EXTENSION_ID } from '../client/common/constants';
 import { EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR_FOR_TESTS } from './constants';
 
 // If running smoke tests, we don't have access to this.
@@ -27,7 +27,20 @@ const extensionDevelopmentPath = process.env.CODE_EXTENSIONS_PATH
     ? process.env.CODE_EXTENSIONS_PATH
     : EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR_FOR_TESTS;
 
-const channel = process.env.VSC_PYTHON_CI_TEST_VSC_CHANNEL || 'stable';
+async function getChannel(): Promise<string> {
+    if (process.env.VSC_PYTHON_CI_TEST_VSC_CHANNEL) {
+        return process.env.VSC_PYTHON_CI_TEST_VSC_CHANNEL;
+    }
+
+    const packageJsonPath = path.join(EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR, 'package.json');
+    if (await fs.pathExists(packageJsonPath)) {
+        const packageJson = await fs.readJSON(packageJsonPath);
+        if (packageJson.engines.vscode.endsWith('insider')) {
+            return 'insiders';
+        }
+    }
+    return 'stable';
+}
 
 /**
  * Smoke tests & tests running in VSCode require Jupyter extension to be installed.
@@ -77,6 +90,8 @@ async function installPylanceExtension(vscodeExecutablePath: string) {
 async function start() {
     console.log('*'.repeat(100));
     console.log('Start Standard tests');
+    const channel = await getChannel();
+    console.log(`Using ${channel} build of VS Code.`);
     const vscodeExecutablePath = await downloadAndUnzipVSCode(channel);
     const baseLaunchArgs =
         requiresJupyterExtensionToBeInstalled() || requiresPylanceExtensionToBeInstalled()