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Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is moving to a weekly release cycle, as well as joining Google in encouraging agentic AI development without manual approval with a new Autopilot feature.

VS Code has always had a rapid release cycle, formerly based on a monthly update which included an "Endgame" week where code was temporarily frozen, tested, and any identified issues fixed before release. Endgame plans were published on GitHub, for example this one for November 2025. There was also one or more recovery releases following the update, to address urgent issues discovered by users.

Now the release cycle has been further accelerated. Microsoft distinguished engineer Kai Maetzel, who runs the VS Code engineering team, said that after "streamlining our development and delivery process … we'll ship a new Stable release every week. Endgame will now be folded into our weekly activities."

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