diff --git a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
index 073025cc8ac9..a17d17034645 100644
--- a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
@@ -5337,6 +5337,13 @@
       fingerprint = "F178 B4B4 6165 6D1B 7C15  B55D 4029 3358 C7B9 326B";
     }];
   };
+  ericthemagician = {
+    email = "eric@ericyen.com";
+    matrix = "@eric:jupiterbroadcasting.com";
+    github = "EricTheMagician";
+    githubId = 323436;
+    name = "Eric Yen";
+  };
   erikarvstedt = {
     email = "erik.arvstedt@gmail.com";
     matrix = "@erikarvstedt:matrix.org";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
index 2ae3d7333ae4..d55b79fdf509 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
@@ -2473,8 +2473,8 @@ let
         mktplcRef = {
           name = "vscode-pylance";
           publisher = "MS-python";
-          version = "2022.7.11";
-          sha256 = "sha256-JatjLZXO7iwpBwjL1hrNafBiF81CaozWWANyRm8A36Y=";
+          version = "2023.8.50";
+          sha256 = "sha256-xJU/j5r/Idp/0VorEfciT4SFKRBpMCv9Z0LKO/++1Gk=";
         };
 
         buildInputs = [ nodePackages.pyright ];
@@ -2485,6 +2485,7 @@ let
           downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.vscode-pylance";
           homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release";
           license = lib.licenses.unfree;
+          maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ericthemagician ];
         };
       };