diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/18795.md b/news/1 Enhancements/18795.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8235d90ca285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/1 Enhancements/18795.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+`debugpy` updated to version `v1.6.0`.
diff --git a/pythonFiles/install_debugpy.py b/pythonFiles/install_debugpy.py
index 2f5c1f089259..e7acedf8aedb 100644
--- a/pythonFiles/install_debugpy.py
+++ b/pythonFiles/install_debugpy.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 DEBUGGER_DEST = os.path.join(EXTENSION_ROOT, "pythonFiles", "lib", "python")
 DEBUGGER_PACKAGE = "debugpy"
 DEBUGGER_PYTHON_ABI_VERSIONS = ("cp39",)
-DEBUGGER_VERSION = "1.5.1"  # can also be "latest"
+DEBUGGER_VERSION = "1.6.0"  # can also be "latest"
 
 
 def _contains(s, parts=()):