diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
index 6c9c1a861bb4..52bc266f05f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
@@ -3444,22 +3444,7 @@ let
         };
       };
 
-      ms-python.flake8 = buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
-        mktplcRef = {
-          name = "flake8";
-          publisher = "ms-python";
-          version = "2023.10.0";
-          hash = "sha256-4Vjw8yJPrxLg0hcoTw8AEBEcmQ9sEUNqFaHLxICks0E=";
-        };
-        meta = {
-          changelog = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/ms-python.flake8/changelog";
-          description = "Python linting support for VS Code using Flake8";
-          downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.flake8";
-          homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-flake8";
-          license = lib.licenses.mit;
-          maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.amadejkastelic ];
-        };
-      };
+      ms-python.flake8 = callPackage ./ms-python.flake8 { };
 
       ms-python.isort = callPackage ./ms-python.isort { };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-python.flake8/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-python.flake8/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c667d8bd8fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-python.flake8/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  vscode-utils,
+}:
+
+vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
+  mktplcRef = {
+    publisher = "ms-python";
+    name = "flake8";
+    version = "2025.1.10441012";
+    hash = "sha256-Ed5cojxQzH0+j3oW7EnEk4ptsngYwTLz52Pcb3G6bNs=";
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    changelog = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/ms-python.flake8/changelog";
+    description = "Python linting support for VS Code using Flake8";
+    downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.flake8";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-flake8";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.amadejkastelic ];
+  };
+}