diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 4d30c4fcf50..7ce8df26c14 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Primer React",
-  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/typescript-node:26",
+  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu24.04",
   "customizations": {
     "vscode": {
       "extensions": [
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
   },
   "forwardPorts": [8000],
   "onCreateCommand": ["/bin/bash", "-c", "npm run setup"],
-  "remoteUser": "node",
+  "remoteUser": "vscode",
   "features": {
-    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/node:1": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/node:2.1.0": {
       "version": "26.4.0"
     },
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/sshd:1": {