diff --git a/.devcontainer/swift/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/swift/devcontainer.json
index 97cd1bd022a2..5683bfb592e0 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/swift/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/swift/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
 {
-	"extensions": [
-		"github.vscode-codeql",
-		"hbenl.vscode-test-explorer",
-		"ms-vscode.test-adapter-converter",
-		"slevesque.vscode-zipexplorer",
-		"ms-vscode.cpptools"
-	],
-	"settings": {
-		"files.watcherExclude": {
-			"**/target/**": true
-		},
-		"codeQL.runningQueries.memory": 2048
-	},
-	"build": {
-		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
-	},
-	"runArgs": [
-		"--cap-add=SYS_PTRACE",
-		"--security-opt",
-		"seccomp=unconfined"
-	],
-	"remoteUser": "vscode",
-	"onCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/swift/user.sh"
+  "extensions": [
+    "github.vscode-codeql",
+    "hbenl.vscode-test-explorer",
+    "ms-vscode.test-adapter-converter",
+    "slevesque.vscode-zipexplorer",
+    "ms-vscode.cpptools"
+  ],
+  "features": {
+    "git-lfs": "latest"
+  },
+  "settings": {
+    "files.watcherExclude": {
+      "**/target/**": true
+    },
+    "codeQL.runningQueries.memory": 2048
+  },
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+  },
+  "runArgs": [
+    "--cap-add=SYS_PTRACE",
+    "--security-opt",
+    "seccomp=unconfined"
+  ],
+  "remoteUser": "vscode",
+  "onCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/swift/user.sh"
 }
diff --git a/.devcontainer/swift/root.sh b/.devcontainer/swift/root.sh
index 33ffba0a741c..983435c209b4 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/swift/root.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/swift/root.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ set -xe
 BAZELISK_VERSION=v1.12.0
 BAZELISK_DOWNLOAD_SHA=6b0bcb2ea15bca16fffabe6fda75803440375354c085480fe361d2cbf32501db
 
-# install git lfs apt source
-curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/github/git-lfs/script.deb.sh | bash
-
 # install gh apt source
 (type -p wget >/dev/null || (sudo apt update && sudo apt-get install wget -y)) \
 && sudo mkdir -p -m 755 /etc/apt/keyrings \
@@ -21,7 +18,6 @@ apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
     python3-distutils \
     python3-pip \
     bash-completion \
-    git-lfs \
     gh
 
 # Install Bazel
diff --git a/.devcontainer/swift/user.sh b/.devcontainer/swift/user.sh
index 1de3485a723b..fbf8aca57a71 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/swift/user.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/swift/user.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 set -xe
 
-git lfs install
-
 # add the workspace to the codeql search path
 mkdir -p /home/vscode/.config/codeql
 echo "--search-path /workspaces/codeql" > /home/vscode/.config/codeql/config