diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 35741e23..e6322e2a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         "cspell": "^8.15.1",
         "inject-markdown": "^3.1.0",
         "mocha": "^10.7.3",
+        "npm-check-updates": "^17.1.3",
         "ovsx": "^0.9.5",
         "prettier": "^3.3.3",
         "rimraf": "^5.0.10",
@@ -6628,6 +6629,20 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/npm-check-updates": {
+      "version": "17.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-check-updates/-/npm-check-updates-17.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4uDLBWPuDHT5KLieIJ20FoAB8yqJejmupI42wPyfObgQOBbPAikQSwT73afDwREvhuxYrRDqlRvxTMSfvO+L8A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "bin": {
+        "ncu": "build/cli.js",
+        "npm-check-updates": "build/cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^18.18.0 || >=20.0.0",
+        "npm": ">=8.12.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/npm-install-checks": {
       "version": "6.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-install-checks/-/npm-install-checks-6.3.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ea335cd..dbfe60ff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "cspell": "^8.15.1",
     "inject-markdown": "^3.1.0",
     "mocha": "^10.7.3",
+    "npm-check-updates": "^17.1.3",
     "ovsx": "^0.9.5",
     "prettier": "^3.3.3",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.10",