diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index a73d8b4b0..be59f4b7e 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "python.formatting.provider": "black",
-  "python.pythonPath": ".venv/bin/python3.8",
+  "python.pythonPath": ".venv/bin/python3.9",
   "python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
   "python.linting.enabled": true,
   "python.autoComplete.extraPaths": ["mealie", "mealie/mealie"],