diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 30ed28ac51672..947ec6bd4ee45 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     "vscode-oniguruma": "1.7.0",
     "vscode-regexpp": "^3.1.0",
     "vscode-textmate": "9.0.0",
-    "yauzl": "^2.9.2",
+    "yauzl": "^3.0.0",
     "yazl": "^2.4.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     "@types/wicg-file-system-access": "^2020.9.6",
     "@types/windows-foreground-love": "^0.3.0",
     "@types/winreg": "^1.2.30",
-    "@types/yauzl": "^2.9.1",
+    "@types/yauzl": "^2.10.0",
     "@types/yazl": "^2.4.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.57.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/experimental-utils": "^5.57.0",
diff --git a/remote/package.json b/remote/package.json
index 1d341b00a2062..a3af2b99fe4c5 100644
--- a/remote/package.json
+++ b/remote/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "vscode-oniguruma": "1.7.0",
     "vscode-regexpp": "^3.1.0",
     "vscode-textmate": "9.0.0",
-    "yauzl": "^2.9.2",
+    "yauzl": "^3.0.0",
     "yazl": "^2.4.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/remote/yarn.lock b/remote/yarn.lock
index 5fdbd0988ea21..bcd7160cadc6e 100644
--- a/remote/yarn.lock
+++ b/remote/yarn.lock
@@ -643,6 +643,14 @@ yauzl@^2.9.2:
     buffer-crc32 "~0.2.3"
     fd-slicer "~1.1.0"
 
+yauzl@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yauzl/-/yauzl-3.1.1.tgz#d85503cc34933c0bcb3646ee2b97afedbebe32e7"
+  integrity sha512-MPxA7oN5cvGV0wzfkeHKF2/+Q4TkMpHSWGRy/96I4Cozljmx0ph91+Muxh6HegEtDC4GftJ8qYDE51vghFiEYA==
+  dependencies:
+    buffer-crc32 "~0.2.3"
+    pend "~1.2.0"
+
 yazl@^2.4.3:
   version "2.4.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yazl/-/yazl-2.4.3.tgz#ec26e5cc87d5601b9df8432dbdd3cd2e5173a071"
diff --git a/src/vs/base/node/zip.ts b/src/vs/base/node/zip.ts
index 3cb7bc9795b4f..c0d9b4b8ecbd1 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/node/zip.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/node/zip.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ async function openZip(zipFile: string, lazy: boolean = false): Promise<ZipFile>
 	const { open } = await import('yauzl');
 
 	return new Promise<ZipFile>((resolve, reject) => {
-		open(zipFile, lazy ? { lazyEntries: true } : undefined!, (error?: Error, zipfile?: ZipFile) => {
+		open(zipFile, lazy ? { lazyEntries: true } : undefined!, (error: Error | null, zipfile?: ZipFile) => {
 			if (error) {
 				reject(toExtractError(error));
 			} else {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ async function openZip(zipFile: string, lazy: boolean = false): Promise<ZipFile>
 
 function openZipStream(zipFile: ZipFile, entry: Entry): Promise<Readable> {
 	return new Promise<Readable>((resolve, reject) => {
-		zipFile.openReadStream(entry, (error?: Error, stream?: Readable) => {
+		zipFile.openReadStream(entry, (error: Error | null, stream?: Readable) => {
 			if (error) {
 				reject(toExtractError(error));
 			} else {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 056c1e1bce0f9..f434a0d1e6ae3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1255,6 +1255,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/winreg/-/winreg-1.2.30.tgz#91d6710e536d345b9c9b017c574cf6a8da64c518"
   integrity sha1-kdZxDlNtNFucmwF8V0z2qNpkxRg=
 
+"@types/yauzl@^2.10.0":
+  version "2.10.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yauzl/-/yauzl-2.10.3.tgz#e9b2808b4f109504a03cda958259876f61017999"
+  integrity sha512-oJoftv0LSuaDZE3Le4DbKX+KS9G36NzOeSap90UIK0yMA/NhKJhqlSGtNDORNRaIbQfzjXDrQa0ytJ6mNRGz/Q==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node" "*"
+
 "@types/yauzl@^2.9.1":
   version "2.9.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yauzl/-/yauzl-2.9.1.tgz#d10f69f9f522eef3cf98e30afb684a1e1ec923af"
@@ -10464,6 +10471,14 @@ yauzl@^2.2.1:
     buffer-crc32 "~0.2.3"
     fd-slicer "~1.0.1"
 
+yauzl@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yauzl/-/yauzl-3.1.1.tgz#d85503cc34933c0bcb3646ee2b97afedbebe32e7"
+  integrity sha512-MPxA7oN5cvGV0wzfkeHKF2/+Q4TkMpHSWGRy/96I4Cozljmx0ph91+Muxh6HegEtDC4GftJ8qYDE51vghFiEYA==
+  dependencies:
+    buffer-crc32 "~0.2.3"
+    pend "~1.2.0"
+
 yazl@^2.2.1, yazl@^2.4.3:
   version "2.4.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yazl/-/yazl-2.4.3.tgz#ec26e5cc87d5601b9df8432dbdd3cd2e5173a071"