diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index f4236af..e190bf6 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -772,16 +772,16 @@
     "openvscode-server": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1710222452,
-        "narHash": "sha256-v9q0+qhgDhqejSI6ioAUNsAKK27o/Uo0KUtuAuSQYig=",
+        "lastModified": 1714076069,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Yc16L13Z8AmsGoSFbvy+4+KBdHxvqLMwZLeU2/dAQVU=",
         "owner": "gitpod-io",
         "repo": "openvscode-server",
-        "rev": "aca758f19920d86e66dd5066ed290b9999b177ed",
+        "rev": "7920868fc0c6f4e584cca7791c71d300f2bc3a56",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "gitpod-io",
-        "ref": "openvscode-server-v1.87.1",
+        "ref": "openvscode-server-v1.88.1",
         "repo": "openvscode-server",
         "type": "github"
       }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b70e17a..1c1640e 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 
     nix-vscode-extensions.url = "github:nix-community/nix-vscode-extensions";
     nixpkgs-vscodium.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-    openvscode-server.url = "github:gitpod-io/openvscode-server/openvscode-server-v1.87.1";
+
+    # needs to be in sync with `vscodium --version` from `nixpkgs-vscodium`
+    openvscode-server.url = "github:gitpod-io/openvscode-server/openvscode-server-v1.88.1";
     openvscode-server.flake = false;
 
     colmena = {
diff --git a/nix/os/devices/sj-bm-hostkey0/configuration.nix b/nix/os/devices/sj-bm-hostkey0/configuration.nix
index 4bc6daa..fd11bc0 100644
--- a/nix/os/devices/sj-bm-hostkey0/configuration.nix
+++ b/nix/os/devices/sj-bm-hostkey0/configuration.nix
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ in {
           (
             set -e
             export COMMIT=$(codium --version | rg '^[0-9a-f]{40}$')
-            ssh bm-hostkey0 "rm -rf /home/steveej/.vscodium-server/bin/$COMMIT; mkdir -p /home/steveej/.vscodium-server/bin/$COMMIT/bin/; ln -s \$(which openvscode-server) /home/steveej/.vscodium-server/bin/$COMMIT/bin/"
+            ssh bm-hostkey0 "pkill -9 openvscode; rm -rf /home/steveej/.vscodium-server/bin/$COMMIT; mkdir -p /home/steveej/.vscodium-server/bin/$COMMIT/bin/; ln -s \$(which openvscode-server) /home/steveej/.vscodium-server/bin/$COMMIT/bin/"
           )
           ```
           */
           (pkgsVscodium.openvscode-server.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
             src = repoFlake.inputs.openvscode-server;
-            version = "1.87.1";
-            yarnCache = attrs.yarnCache.overrideAttrs (_: {outputHash = "sha256-oRuy7PjVv3Y24GQlvX4tPPndvKTgxbv7TR8ytTBY2DQ=";});
+            version = "1.88.1";
+            yarnCache = attrs.yarnCache.overrideAttrs (_: {outputHash = "sha256-89c6GYLT2RzHqwxBKegYqB6g5rEJ6/nH53cnfV7b0Ts=";});
           }))
         ];
       };