diff --git a/pythonFiles/install_ptvsd.py b/pythonFiles/install_ptvsd.py
index d89ab3c96554..bfa7332a1956 100644
--- a/pythonFiles/install_ptvsd.py
+++ b/pythonFiles/install_ptvsd.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 EXTENSION_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 DEBUGGER_DEST = os.path.join(EXTENSION_ROOT, "pythonFiles", "lib", "python")
 DEBUGGER_PACKAGE = "ptvsd"
-DEBUGGER_VERSION = "5.0.0a5"
+DEBUGGER_VERSION = "5.0.0a7"
 DEBUGGER_PYTHON_VERSIONS = ("cp37",)