diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.ts b/build/gulpfile.vscode.ts
index e33ae905ad1..c8299581e33 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.ts
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ const glob = promisify(globCallback);
 const rcedit = promisify(rceditCallback);
 const root = path.dirname(import.meta.dirname);
 const commit = getVersion(root);
-const useVersionedUpdate = process.platform === 'win32' && (product as typeof product & { win32VersionedUpdate?: boolean })?.win32VersionedUpdate;
-const versionedResourcesFolder = useVersionedUpdate ? commit!.substring(0, 10) : '';
 
 // Build
 const vscodeEntryPoints = [
@@ -325,6 +323,7 @@ function packageTask(platform: string, arch: string, sourceFolderName: string, d
 
 	const task = () => {
 		const out = sourceFolderName;
+		const versionedResourcesFolder = util.getVersionedResourcesFolder(platform, commit!);
 
 		const checksums = computeChecksums(out, [
 			'vs/base/parts/sandbox/electron-browser/preload.js',
@@ -568,7 +567,7 @@ function packageTask(platform: string, arch: string, sourceFolderName: string, d
 		if (platform === 'win32') {
 			result = es.merge(result, gulp.src('resources/win32/bin/code.js', { base: 'resources/win32', allowEmpty: true }));
 
-			if (useVersionedUpdate) {
+			if (versionedResourcesFolder) {
 				result = es.merge(result, gulp.src('resources/win32/versioned/bin/code.cmd', { base: 'resources/win32/versioned' })
 					.pipe(replace('@@NAME@@', product.nameShort))
 					.pipe(replace('@@VERSIONFOLDER@@', versionedResourcesFolder))
@@ -646,6 +645,7 @@ function patchWin32DependenciesTask(destinationFolderName: string) {
 	const cwd = path.join(path.dirname(root), destinationFolderName);
 
 	return async () => {
+		const versionedResourcesFolder = util.getVersionedResourcesFolder('win32', commit!);
 		const deps = (await Promise.all([
 			glob('**/*.node', { cwd, ignore: 'extensions/node_modules/@parcel/watcher/**' }),
 			glob('**/rg.exe', { cwd }),
diff --git a/build/lib/util.ts b/build/lib/util.ts
index e4d01e143c9..4203e6e6530 100644
--- a/build/lib/util.ts
+++ b/build/lib/util.ts
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@ export function getElectronVersion(): Record<string, string> {
 	return { electronVersion, msBuildId };
 }
 
+export function getVersionedResourcesFolder(platform: string, commit: string): string {
+	const productJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, 'product.json'), 'utf8'));
+	const useVersionedUpdate = platform === 'win32' && productJson.win32VersionedUpdate;
+	return useVersionedUpdate ? commit.substring(0, 10) : '';
+}
+
 export class VinylStat implements fs.Stats {
 
 	readonly dev: number;