diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index cf1a214..738c3c2 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/releases
 		// See also: 
 		// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/master/containers/debian#using-this-definition-with-an-existing-folder
-		"args": { "VARIANT": "0.123.0-buster" }
+		"args": { "VARIANT": "0.134.0-buster" }
 	},
 
 	// Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml
index 49095de..4eeb9ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_hack.yml
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ jobs:
 
       # update the variant version in the devcontainer.json manually, too
       # (see ../DEPENDENCIES.md#devcontainer-base-image-version for more info )
-      - uses: microsoft/vscode-dev-containers@v0.123.0
+      - uses: microsoft/vscode-dev-containers@v0.134.0