# Launching REPL with older version in VSCode

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/launching-repl-with-older-version-in-vscode/129218
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** vscode
**Created:** [May 21, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/launching-repl-with-older-version-in-vscode/129218 "2025-05-21T13:38:44Z")
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### Author: ![nilshg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nilshg/32/2283_2.png) [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/launching-repl-with-older-version-in-vscode/129218/4 "2025-05-21T15:02:10Z")

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Actually setting the executable path to `julia +1.9` should work:

> [@How do set Julia version in VSCode when using juliaup](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-set-julia-version-in-vscode-when-using-juliaup/105619/8):
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> So, I think setting julia.executablePath to something like julia +1.9 should work. What does not work (but really should) is that the VS Code extension picks up Juliaup directory overrides or the env var. That is a bit of a shame, and I hope to fix that sometime soon.

although it’s not working for me (but I get a “file not found” error, rather than VSCode starting some other Julia version)

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