diff --git a/Build/debugpy-version.txt b/Build/debugpy-version.txt
index d2c4b27150..8b315b3fed 100644
--- a/Build/debugpy-version.txt
+++ b/Build/debugpy-version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.7
\ No newline at end of file
+1.8.8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Python/Product/PythonTools/PythonTools/Project/CondaEnvCreateInfoBar.cs b/Python/Product/PythonTools/PythonTools/Project/CondaEnvCreateInfoBar.cs
index 5e2ac25784..1fcaceb838 100644
--- a/Python/Product/PythonTools/PythonTools/Project/CondaEnvCreateInfoBar.cs
+++ b/Python/Product/PythonTools/PythonTools/Project/CondaEnvCreateInfoBar.cs
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ public override async Task CheckAsync() {
             Context = InfoBarContexts.Project;
             MissingEnvName = null;
 
+            if (Project == null || Project.IsDisposed) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (Project.GetProjectProperty(PythonConstants.SuppressEnvironmentCreationPrompt).IsTrue()) {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/Python/Product/PythonTools/PythonTools/Project/PythonProjectNode.cs b/Python/Product/PythonTools/PythonTools/Project/PythonProjectNode.cs
index 46c0c2b6cb..7fae7e30de 100644
--- a/Python/Product/PythonTools/PythonTools/Project/PythonProjectNode.cs
+++ b/Python/Product/PythonTools/PythonTools/Project/PythonProjectNode.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ internal partial class PythonProjectNode :
 
         private bool _infoBarCheckTriggered = false;
         private bool _asyncInfoBarCheckTriggered = false;
+        private bool _isDisposed = false;
         private readonly CondaEnvCreateInfoBar _condaEnvCreateInfoBar;
         private readonly VirtualEnvCreateInfoBar _virtualEnvCreateInfoBar;
         private readonly PackageInstallInfoBar _packageInstallInfoBar;
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ internal partial class PythonProjectNode :
         private readonly SemaphoreSlim _recreatingAnalyzer = new SemaphoreSlim(1);
         private bool _isRefreshingInterpreters = false;
 
+        public bool IsDisposed => _isDisposed;
+
         public event EventHandler LanguageServerInterpreterChanged;
 
         public event EventHandler LanguageServerSearchPathsChanged;
@@ -1035,6 +1038,12 @@ public void AddActionOnClose(object key, Action<object> action) {
         }
 
         protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) {
+            if (_isDisposed) {
+                throw new ObjectDisposedException(nameof(PythonProjectNode));
+            }
+
+            _isDisposed = true;
+
             if (disposing) {
                 var actions = _actionsOnClose;
                 _actionsOnClose = null;
@@ -1082,7 +1091,6 @@ protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) {
 
                 _recreatingAnalyzer.Dispose();
             }
-
             base.Dispose(disposing);
         }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad6b46cae0..fe8b152145 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     "name":  "ptvs",
     "private":  true,
     "devDependencies":  {
-                            "@pylance/pylance":  "2024.10.1"
+                            "@pylance/pylance":  "2024.11.1"
                         }
 }