Pragma Statement Warning on New Hardhat Installation

[JF0001]

I have completed a new installation of Hardhat.
In the hardhat.config.js file, I have this code:
module.exports = { solidity: "0.8.24", };

While in the default Lock.sol contract, which is created during the installation, I have this pragma statement:
pragma solidity ^0.8.24;

However, I am getting the following warning on my pragma statement:
"Source file requires different compiler version (current compiler is 0.8.19+commit.7dd6d404.Emscripten.clang) - note that nightly builds are considered to be strictly less than the released version(5333)"

Originally posted by @JF0001 in #5201

[kanej]

Hey @JF0001, I have created a fresh project with v2.22.3 of Hardhat. But I have found no warning.

Is this a warning that appears on npx hardhat compile? Or shows up inline in your editor? If its in the editor, which plugin/extension do you use?

[JF0001]

Hi @kanej The issue was with VS Code. It was set to use the "latest" version of Solidity, but it actually wasn't for some reason. After fixing the problem, the error has gone away. This "issue" may be closed. Thank you.