diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines/common/publish.js b/build/azure-pipelines/common/publish.js
index 2199846a7c1..f93cbfe1c37 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines/common/publish.js
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines/common/publish.js
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ class ESRPReleaseService {
                 // Release service uses hex format, not base64url :roll_eyes:
                 x5t: getThumbprint(this.requestSigningCertificates[0], 'sha1').toString('hex'),
                 // Release service uses a '.' separated string, not an array of strings :roll_eyes:
+                // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
                 x5c: this.requestSigningCertificates.map(c => getCertificateBuffer(c).toString('base64url')).join('.'),
             },
             payload: message,
diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines/upload-cdn.js b/build/azure-pipelines/upload-cdn.js
index fcf24ad6073..b19e78001d8 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines/upload-cdn.js
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines/upload-cdn.js
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ async function main() {
     const listing = new vinyl_1.default({
         path: 'files.txt',
         contents: Buffer.from(files.join('\n')),
+        // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
         stat: { mode: 0o666 }
     });
     const filesOut = event_stream_1.default.readArray([listing])
diff --git a/build/lib/compilation.js b/build/lib/compilation.js
index fb326dfd2b1..fe4408136bb 100644
--- a/build/lib/compilation.js
+++ b/build/lib/compilation.js
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ function compileTask(src, out, build, options = {}) {
                 // free resources
                 (await newContentsByFileName).clear();
                 this.push(null);
+                // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
                 ts2tsMangler = undefined;
             });
         }
diff --git a/build/lib/extensions.js b/build/lib/extensions.js
index c80a1be1a84..108bc84b487 100644
--- a/build/lib/extensions.js
+++ b/build/lib/extensions.js
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ function fromLocalWebpack(extensionPath, webpackConfigFileName, disableMangle) {
             path: filePath,
             stat: fs_1.default.statSync(filePath),
             base: extensionPath,
+            // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
             contents: fs_1.default.createReadStream(filePath)
         }));
         // check for a webpack configuration files, then invoke webpack
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ function fromLocalNormal(extensionPath) {
             path: filePath,
             stat: fs_1.default.statSync(filePath),
             base: extensionPath,
+            // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
             contents: fs_1.default.createReadStream(filePath)
         }));
         event_stream_1.default.readArray(files).pipe(result);
diff --git a/build/lib/fetch.js b/build/lib/fetch.js
index 25587697016..398860ac746 100644
--- a/build/lib/fetch.js
+++ b/build/lib/fetch.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ async function fetchUrl(url, options, retries = 10, retryDelay = 1000) {
         try {
             const response = await fetch(url, {
                 ...options.nodeFetchOptions,
+                // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
                 signal: controller.signal /* Typings issue with lib.dom.d.ts */
             });
             if (verbose) {
diff --git a/build/lib/mangle/index.js b/build/lib/mangle/index.js
index 40a9f7bbe66..c8daa84ae51 100644
--- a/build/lib/mangle/index.js
+++ b/build/lib/mangle/index.js
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ class ClassData {
     }
 }
 function isNameTakenInFile(node, name) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     const identifiers = node.getSourceFile().identifiers;
     if (identifiers instanceof Map) {
         if (identifiers.has(name)) {
diff --git a/build/lib/monaco-api.js b/build/lib/monaco-api.js
index cc801849a5d..265addfd098 100644
--- a/build/lib/monaco-api.js
+++ b/build/lib/monaco-api.js
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ function format(ts, text, endl) {
     // Parse the source text
     const sourceFile = ts.createSourceFile('file.ts', text, ts.ScriptTarget.Latest, /*setParentPointers*/ true);
     // Get the formatting edits on the input sources
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     const edits = ts.formatting.formatDocument(sourceFile, getRuleProvider(tsfmt), tsfmt);
     // Apply the edits on the input code
     return applyEdits(text, edits);
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ function format(ts, text, endl) {
     function getRuleProvider(options) {
         // Share this between multiple formatters using the same options.
         // This represents the bulk of the space the formatter uses.
+        // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
         return ts.formatting.getFormatContext(options);
     }
     function applyEdits(text, edits) {
diff --git a/build/lib/nls.js b/build/lib/nls.js
index 492dbdae8ce..adb40668fe4 100644
--- a/build/lib/nls.js
+++ b/build/lib/nls.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function collect(ts, node, fn) {
     return result;
 }
 function clone(object) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     const result = {};
     for (const id in object) {
         result[id] = object[id];
@@ -389,8 +390,11 @@ var _nls;
         const moduleId = javascriptFile.relative
             .replace(/\.js$/, '')
             .replace(/\\/g, '/');
-        const { javascript, sourcemap, nlsKeys, nlsMessages } = patch(ts, typescript, javascriptFile.contents.toString(), javascriptFile.sourceMap, options);
+        const { javascript, sourcemap, nlsKeys, nlsMessages } = patch(ts, typescript, javascriptFile.contents.toString(), 
+        // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
+        javascriptFile.sourceMap, options);
         const result = fileFrom(javascriptFile, javascript);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
         result.sourceMap = sourcemap;
         if (nlsKeys) {
             _nls.moduleToNLSKeys[moduleId] = nlsKeys;
diff --git a/build/lib/optimize.js b/build/lib/optimize.js
index fbc455b1cd1..f52140e0784 100644
--- a/build/lib/optimize.js
+++ b/build/lib/optimize.js
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ function minifyTask(src, sourceMapBaseUrl) {
                     cb(undefined, f);
                 }
             }, cb);
-        }), esbuildFilter.restore, svgFilter, svgmin(), svgFilter.restore, gulp_sourcemaps_1.default.write('./', {
+        }), esbuildFilter.restore, svgFilter, svgmin(), svgFilter.restore, 
+        // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
+        gulp_sourcemaps_1.default.write('./', {
             sourceMappingURL,
             sourceRoot: undefined,
             includeContent: true,
diff --git a/build/lib/propertyInitOrderChecker.js b/build/lib/propertyInitOrderChecker.js
index 48134856308..a1da1835bd9 100644
--- a/build/lib/propertyInitOrderChecker.js
+++ b/build/lib/propertyInitOrderChecker.js
@@ -233,8 +233,11 @@ function* findAllReferencesInClass(node) {
 function findAllReferences(node) {
     const sourceFile = node.getSourceFile();
     const position = node.getStart();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     const name = ts.getTouchingPropertyName(sourceFile, position);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     const options = { use: ts.FindAllReferences.FindReferencesUse.References };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     return ts.FindAllReferences.Core.getReferencedSymbolsForNode(position, name, program, [sourceFile], cancellationToken, options) ?? [];
 }
 var DefinitionKind;
diff --git a/build/lib/reporter.js b/build/lib/reporter.js
index da3ca0f46a1..e8570ef6d5a 100644
--- a/build/lib/reporter.js
+++ b/build/lib/reporter.js
@@ -87,11 +87,14 @@ function createReporter(id) {
         return event_stream_1.default.through(undefined, function () {
             errorLog.onEnd();
             if (emitError && errors.length > 0) {
+                // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
                 if (!errors.__logged__) {
                     errorLog.log();
                 }
+                // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
                 errors.__logged__ = true;
                 const err = new Error(`Found ${errors.length} errors`);
+                // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
                 err.__reporter__ = true;
                 this.emit('error', err);
             }
diff --git a/build/lib/task.js b/build/lib/task.js
index 025e0a4e8f2..9a149ec7f0c 100644
--- a/build/lib/task.js
+++ b/build/lib/task.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ exports.define = define;
 const fancy_log_1 = __importDefault(require("fancy-log"));
 const ansi_colors_1 = __importDefault(require("ansi-colors"));
 function _isPromise(p) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     if (typeof p.then === 'function') {
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/build/lib/treeshaking.js b/build/lib/treeshaking.js
index a42fbf961ab..5b339091e07 100644
--- a/build/lib/treeshaking.js
+++ b/build/lib/treeshaking.js
@@ -230,15 +230,19 @@ var NodeColor;
     NodeColor[NodeColor["Black"] = 2] = "Black";
 })(NodeColor || (NodeColor = {}));
 function getColor(node) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     return node.$$$color || 0 /* NodeColor.White */;
 }
 function setColor(node, color) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     node.$$$color = color;
 }
 function markNeededSourceFile(node) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     node.$$$neededSourceFile = true;
 }
 function isNeededSourceFile(node) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     return Boolean(node.$$$neededSourceFile);
 }
 function nodeOrParentIsBlack(node) {
@@ -561,6 +565,7 @@ function markNodes(ts, languageService, options) {
         if (nodeOrParentIsBlack(node)) {
             continue;
         }
+        // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
         const symbol = node.symbol;
         if (!symbol) {
             continue;
@@ -768,8 +773,11 @@ class SymbolImportTuple {
  * Returns the node's symbol and the `import` node (if the symbol resolved from a different module)
  */
 function getRealNodeSymbol(ts, checker, node) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     const getPropertySymbolsFromContextualType = ts.getPropertySymbolsFromContextualType;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     const getContainingObjectLiteralElement = ts.getContainingObjectLiteralElement;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     const getNameFromPropertyName = ts.getNameFromPropertyName;
     // Go to the original declaration for cases:
     //
diff --git a/build/lib/tsb/builder.js b/build/lib/tsb/builder.js
index f4f60cf8521..47e23763965 100644
--- a/build/lib/tsb/builder.js
+++ b/build/lib/tsb/builder.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ function createTypeScriptBuilder(config, projectFile, cmd) {
     host.getCompilationSettings().declaration = true;
     function file(file) {
         // support gulp-sourcemaps
+        // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
         if (file.sourceMap) {
             emitSourceMapsInStream = false;
         }
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ function createTypeScriptBuilder(config, projectFile, cmd) {
         }
     }
     function isExternalModule(sourceFile) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
         return sourceFile.externalModuleIndicator
             || /declare\s+module\s+('|")(.+)\1/.test(sourceFile.getText());
     }
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ function createTypeScriptBuilder(config, projectFile, cmd) {
                                     if (didChange) {
                                         [tsSMC, inputSMC].forEach((consumer) => {
                                             consumer.sources.forEach((sourceFile) => {
+                                                // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
                                                 smg._sources.add(sourceFile);
                                                 const sourceContent = consumer.sourceContentFor(sourceFile);
                                                 if (sourceContent !== null) {
@@ -234,6 +237,7 @@ function createTypeScriptBuilder(config, projectFile, cmd) {
                                         // });
                                     }
                                 }
+                                // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
                                 vinyl.sourceMap = sourceMap;
                             }
                         }
@@ -517,6 +521,7 @@ class LanguageServiceHost {
         let result = this._snapshots[filename];
         if (!result && resolve) {
             try {
+                // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
                 result = new VinylScriptSnapshot(new vinyl_1.default({
                     path: filename,
                     contents: fs_1.default.readFileSync(filename),
diff --git a/build/lib/tsb/index.js b/build/lib/tsb/index.js
index af10bf8ce19..67c82c8bb9e 100644
--- a/build/lib/tsb/index.js
+++ b/build/lib/tsb/index.js
@@ -134,10 +134,12 @@ function create(projectPath, existingOptions, config, onError = _defaultOnError)
         const transpiler = !config.transpileWithEsbuild
             ? new transpiler_1.TscTranspiler(logFn, printDiagnostic, projectPath, cmdLine)
             : new transpiler_1.ESBuildTranspiler(logFn, printDiagnostic, projectPath, cmdLine);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
         result = (() => createTranspileStream(transpiler));
     }
     else {
         const _builder = builder.createTypeScriptBuilder({ logFn }, projectPath, cmdLine);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
         result = ((token) => createCompileStream(_builder, token));
     }
     result.src = (opts) => {
diff --git a/build/lib/util.js b/build/lib/util.js
index 389b9e0cd4f..e1c162040dc 100644
--- a/build/lib/util.js
+++ b/build/lib/util.js
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ function fixWin32DirectoryPermissions() {
 function setExecutableBit(pattern) {
     const setBit = event_stream_1.default.mapSync(f => {
         if (!f.stat) {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
             f.stat = { isFile() { return true; } };
         }
         f.stat.mode = /* 100755 */ 33261;
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ function rebase(count) {
     });
 }
 function filter(fn) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     const result = event_stream_1.default.through(function (data) {
         if (fn(data)) {
             this.emit('data', data);
diff --git a/build/lib/watch/watch-win32.js b/build/lib/watch/watch-win32.js
index 4113d93526e..1355055e768 100644
--- a/build/lib/watch/watch-win32.js
+++ b/build/lib/watch/watch-win32.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function watch(root) {
                 path: changePathFull,
                 base: root
             });
+            // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
             file.event = toChangeType(changeType);
             result.emit('data', file);
         }
diff --git a/build/linux/debian/install-sysroot.js b/build/linux/debian/install-sysroot.js
index d16e13bd63e..8ad94877788 100644
--- a/build/linux/debian/install-sysroot.js
+++ b/build/linux/debian/install-sysroot.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ async function fetchUrl(options, retries = 10, retryDelay = 1000) {
         try {
             const response = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/Microsoft/vscode-linux-build-agent/releases/tags/v${version}`, {
                 headers: ghApiHeaders,
+                // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
                 signal: controller.signal /* Typings issue with lib.dom.d.ts */
             });
             if (response.ok && (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300)) {
diff --git a/build/win32/explorer-dll-fetcher.js b/build/win32/explorer-dll-fetcher.js
index dfb9ce97ff4..f7d7c49700d 100644
--- a/build/win32/explorer-dll-fetcher.js
+++ b/build/win32/explorer-dll-fetcher.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ async function main(outputDir) {
     if (!outputDir) {
         throw new Error('Required build env not set');
     }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
     await downloadExplorerDll(outputDir, product_json_1.default.quality, arch);
 }
 if (require.main === module) {