diff --git a/.yarn/yarn.lock b/.yarn/yarn.lock
index f351d2f..948aa10 100644
--- a/.yarn/yarn.lock
+++ b/.yarn/yarn.lock
@@ -1725,6 +1725,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/semver@npm:^7.3.9":
+  version: 7.3.9
+  resolution: "@types/semver@npm:7.3.9"
+  checksum: 60bfcfdfa7f937be2c6f4b37ddb6714fb0f27b05fe4cbdfdd596a97d35ed95d13ee410efdd88e72a66449d0384220bf20055ab7d6b5df10de4990fbd20e5cbe0
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/source-list-map@npm:*":
   version: 0.1.2
   resolution: "@types/source-list-map@npm:0.1.2"
@@ -9149,12 +9156,14 @@ typescript@^4.4.3:
   dependencies:
     "@types/node": ^12.7.12
     "@types/request": ^2.48.1
+    "@types/semver": ^7.3.9
     "@types/ssh2": ^0.5.41
     "@types/vscode": ~1.49.0
     "@types/webpack": ^4.4.25
     "@types/winreg": ^1.2.30
     event-stream: ^4.0.1
     jsonc-parser: ^2.0.0
+    semver: ^7.3.5
     socks: ^2.2.0
     source-map: ^0.7.3
     source-map-support: ^0.5.19
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ebebd1c..d4867d2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 ### Changes
 - Small improvements to Dropdown(WithInput) UI components
 
+### Development changes
+- Added `semver` as dependency in preparation of `FS_NOTIFY_ERRORS` flag
+
 ## v1.24.1 (2021-12-07)
 
 ### New features
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 49b5b59..1746bd1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^12.7.12",
         "@types/request": "^2.48.1",
+        "@types/semver": "^7.3.9",
         "@types/ssh2": "^0.5.41",
         "@types/vscode": "~1.49.0",
         "@types/webpack": "^4.4.25",
@@ -425,6 +426,7 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "event-stream": "^4.0.1",
         "jsonc-parser": "^2.0.0",
+        "semver": "^7.3.5",
         "socks": "^2.2.0",
         "ssh2": "^0.8.9",
         "ssh2-streams": "^0.4.10",