diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 268caa03..a240bc6a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Write Your Python Program - CHANGELOG
 
+* 2.0.9 (2025-10-27)
+  * Overwrite path to old plugin versions #188
 * 2.0.8 (2025-10-16)
   * Fix vscode warning for literals
   * Fix highlighting for files with umlauts
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 31c7707b..ce449656 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	"displayName": "Write Your Python Program!",
 	"description": "A user friendly python environment for beginners",
 	"license": "See license in LICENSE",
-	"version": "2.0.8",
+	"version": "2.0.9",
 	"publisher": "StefanWehr",
 	"icon": "icon.png",
 	"engines": {
diff --git a/python/.vscode/settings.json b/python/.vscode/settings.json
index 1e488efe..8b45edc3 100644
--- a/python/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/python/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {
     "python.analysis.diagnosticMode": "workspace",
-    "python.autoComplete.extraPaths": [
-        "/Users/swehr/.vscode/extensions/stefanwehr.write-your-python-program-1.3.2/python/src/"
-    ]
+    "python.analysis.diagnosticSeverityOverrides": {
+        "reportWildcardImportFromLibrary": "none"
+    },
+    "python.analysis.extraPaths": [
+        "/Users/swehr/.vscode/extensions/stefanwehr.write-your-python-program-2.0.7/python/code/"
+    ],
+    "python.analysis.typeCheckingMode": "off"
 }
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 14963754..f06ec855 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ async function fixPylanceConfig(
     // turn typechecking off
     // This is a quite distructive change, so we do it on first hit of the run button
     // not on-load of the plugin
-    const libDir = context.asAbsolutePath('python/code/');
+    const subDir = 'python/code';
+    const libDir = context.asAbsolutePath(subDir);
 
     const cfg = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('python', folder?.uri);
     const target = folder ? vscode.ConfigurationTarget.WorkspaceFolder
@@ -283,9 +284,17 @@ async function fixPylanceConfig(
     // extraPaths
     const keyExtraPaths = 'analysis.extraPaths';
     const extra = cfg.get<string[]>(keyExtraPaths) ?? [];
-    if (!extra.includes(libDir)) {
-        const newExtra = [...extra, libDir];
+    // Filter out old plugin paths (paths containing 'write-your-python-program' but not matching current libDir)
+    const filtered = extra.filter(p => {
+        const isPluginPath = p.includes('stefanwehr.write-your-python-program') && p.includes(subDir);
+        return !isPluginPath;
+    });
+    if (!filtered.includes(libDir)) {
+        const newExtra = [...filtered, libDir];
         await tryUpdate(keyExtraPaths, newExtra);
+    } else if (filtered.length !== extra.length) {
+        // libDir is already present but we removed old paths, so update anyway
+        await tryUpdate(keyExtraPaths, filtered);
     }
 
     // typechecking off