diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b80a08a0..39d94e19b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1502,7 +1502,9 @@
           "items": {
             "type": "string"
           },
-          "default": ["."],
+          "default": [
+            "."
+          ],
           "markdownDescription": "Which local directories to try for local help pages previewer. Set to `[]` to disable."
         },
         "r.helpPanel.rpath": {
@@ -1818,7 +1820,7 @@
           "default": false,
           "description": "Default boolean value for automatically sharing R browser ports with guests."
         },
-        "r.plot.devArgs" :{
+        "r.plot.devArgs": {
           "type": "object",
           "markdownDescription": "The arguments for the png device to replay user graphics to show in VSCode. Requires `#r.plot.useHttpgd#` to be set to `false`. \n\nChanges the option `vsc.dev.args` in R.",
           "default": {
@@ -2025,7 +2027,7 @@
     "webpack-cli": "^4.7.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "ag-grid-community": "^28.1.1",
+    "ag-grid-community": "^29.0.0",
     "cheerio": "1.0.0-rc.10",
     "crypto": "^1.0.1",
     "ejs": "^3.1.7",
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 499fcba4d..7b4b1feb6 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   devtool: 'source-map',
   externals: {
+    'utf-8-validate': 'commonjs utf-8-validate',
+    bufferutil: 'commonjs bufferutil',
     vscode: 'commonjs vscode' // the vscode-module is created on-the-fly and must be excluded. Add other modules that cannot be webpack'ed, 📖 -> https://webpack.js.org/configuration/externals/
   },
   resolve: {
@@ -40,13 +42,12 @@ module.exports = {
   plugins: [
     new CopyPlugin({
       patterns: [
-      { from: './node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js', to: 'resources' },
-      { from: './node_modules/jquery.json-viewer/json-viewer', to: 'resources' },
-      { from: './node_modules/ag-grid-community/dist/ag-grid-community.min.noStyle.js', to: 'resources' },
-      { from: './node_modules/ag-grid-community/dist/styles/ag-grid.min.css', to: 'resources' },
-      { from: './node_modules/ag-grid-community/dist/styles/ag-theme-balham.min.css', to: 'resources' },
-      { from: './node_modules/ag-grid-community/dist/styles/ag-theme-balham-dark.min.css', to: 'resources' },
-    ]
-  }),
+        { from: './node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js', to: 'resources' },
+        { from: './node_modules/jquery.json-viewer/json-viewer', to: 'resources' },
+        { from: './node_modules/ag-grid-community/dist/ag-grid-community.min.noStyle.js', to: 'resources' },
+        { from: './node_modules/ag-grid-community/styles/ag-grid.min.css', to: 'resources' },
+        { from: './node_modules/ag-grid-community/styles/ag-theme-balham.min.css', to: 'resources' },
+      ]
+    }),
   ],
 };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 354d2a81e..48f9ad1f9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -571,10 +571,10 @@ acorn@^8.2.1, acorn@^8.5.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-8.7.1.tgz#0197122c843d1bf6d0a5e83220a788f278f63c30"
   integrity sha512-Xx54uLJQZ19lKygFXOWsscKUbsBZW0CPykPhVQdhIeIwrbPmJzqeASDInc8nKBnp/JT6igTs82qPXz069H8I/A==
 
-ag-grid-community@^28.1.1:
-  version "28.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ag-grid-community/-/ag-grid-community-28.1.1.tgz#68b849ecf4c0849faa8e012003afb0923ee00d69"
-  integrity sha512-WqWELTVXMrFHnyLHhD8HqMzrns+rjMuaOWcnLY+uO+j2jFN9QEasXPdT8zepNbNeUaIdCt1f1Q9Ipx0U1evNvQ==
+ag-grid-community@^29.0.0:
+  version "29.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ag-grid-community/-/ag-grid-community-29.0.0.tgz#33c8de7b253af15986c343f6d6fd098f3e6d681b"
+  integrity sha512-onAQIqjhP1L93W5myAsfLBMBUyZPrWDb8FRulJuhjQKo8DEA4GSZ+oJHxwwLymm4biLu54zvZ+9GkTftha8gAg==
 
 agent-base@6:
   version "6.0.2"