diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index efe193f35..d5948695b 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,4 @@ tasks:
 
 vscode:
   extensions:
-    - esbenp.prettier-vscode # Markdown/CommonMark linting and style checking for Visual Studio Code
-    - EditorConfig.EditorConfig # override user/workspace settings with settings found in .editorconfig files
-    - Gruntfuggly.todo-tree # Display TODO and FIXME in a tree view in the activity bar
-    - mechatroner.rainbow-csv # Highlight columns in csv files in different colors
-    - nextflow.nextflow # Nextflow syntax highlighting
-    - oderwat.indent-rainbow # Highlight indentation level
-    - streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker # Spelling checker for source code
-    - charliermarsh.ruff # Code linter Ruff
+    - nf-core.nf-core-extensionpack # https://github.com/nf-core/vscode-extensionpack
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6369e65ab..1ea50e209 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 - Update gitpod/workspace-base Docker digest to 12853f7 ([#3309](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3309))
 - Run pre-commit when testing linting the template pipeline ([#3280](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3280))
 - Update pre-commit hook astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit to v0.8.2 ([#3325](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3325))
+- Update gitpod vscode extensions to use nf-core extension pack ([#3327](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3327))
 
 ## [v3.0.2 - Titanium Tapir Patch](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/releases/tag/3.0.2) - [2024-10-11]
 
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.gitpod.yml b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.gitpod.yml
index 5907fb59c..b8165fbc0 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.gitpod.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@ tasks:
       nextflow self-update
 
 vscode:
-  extensions: # based on nf-core.nf-core-extensionpack
+  extensions:
     #{%- if code_linters -%}
-    - esbenp.prettier-vscode # Markdown/CommonMark linting and style checking for Visual Studio Code
-    - EditorConfig.EditorConfig # override user/workspace settings with settings found in .editorconfig files{% endif %}
-    - Gruntfuggly.todo-tree # Display TODO and FIXME in a tree view in the activity bar
-    - mechatroner.rainbow-csv # Highlight columns in csv files in different colors
-    - nextflow.nextflow # Nextflow syntax highlighting
-    - oderwat.indent-rainbow # Highlight indentation level
-    - streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker # Spelling checker for source code
-    - charliermarsh.ruff # Code linter Ruff
+    - nf-core.nf-core-extensionpack # https://github.com/nf-core/vscode-extensionpack