diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b8071bd5900..5d9a5904c6b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
     "kill-watch-webd": "deemon --kill npm run watch-web",
     "restart-watchd": "deemon --restart npm run watch",
     "restart-watch-webd": "deemon --restart npm run watch-web",
-    "watch-client": "node --max-old-space-size=8192 ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js watch-client",
+    "watch-client": "npm run gulp watch-client",
     "watch-clientd": "deemon npm run watch-client",
     "kill-watch-clientd": "deemon --kill npm run watch-client",
-    "watch-extensions": "node --max-old-space-size=8192 ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js watch-extensions watch-extension-media",
+    "watch-extensions": "npm run gulp watch-extensions watch-extension-media",
     "watch-extensionsd": "deemon npm run watch-extensions",
     "kill-watch-extensionsd": "deemon --kill npm run watch-extensions",
     "precommit": "node build/hygiene.ts",
@@ -51,23 +51,23 @@
     "define-class-fields-check": "node build/lib/propertyInitOrderChecker.ts && tsgo --project src/tsconfig.defineClassFields.json",
     "update-distro": "node build/npm/update-distro.ts",
     "web": "echo 'npm run web' is replaced by './scripts/code-server' or './scripts/code-web'",
-    "compile-cli": "gulp compile-cli",
-    "compile-web": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js compile-web",
-    "watch-web": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js watch-web",
-    "watch-cli": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js watch-cli",
+    "compile-cli": "npm run gulp compile-cli",
+    "compile-web": "npm run gulp compile-web",
+    "watch-web": "npm run gulp watch-web",
+    "watch-cli": "npm run gulp watch-cli",
     "eslint": "node build/eslint.ts",
     "stylelint": "node build/stylelint.ts",
     "playwright-install": "npm exec playwright install",
-    "compile-build": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js compile-build-with-mangling",
-    "compile-extensions-build": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js compile-extensions-build",
-    "minify-vscode": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js minify-vscode",
-    "minify-vscode-reh": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js minify-vscode-reh",
-    "minify-vscode-reh-web": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js minify-vscode-reh-web",
-    "hygiene": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js hygiene",
-    "core-ci": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js core-ci",
-    "core-ci-pr": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js core-ci-pr",
-    "extensions-ci": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js extensions-ci",
-    "extensions-ci-pr": "node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js extensions-ci-pr",
+    "compile-build": "npm run gulp compile-build-with-mangling",
+    "compile-extensions-build": "npm run gulp compile-extensions-build",
+    "minify-vscode": "npm run gulp minify-vscode",
+    "minify-vscode-reh": "npm run gulp minify-vscode-reh",
+    "minify-vscode-reh-web": "npm run gulp minify-vscode-reh-web",
+    "hygiene": "npm run gulp hygiene",
+    "core-ci": "npm run gulp core-ci",
+    "core-ci-pr": "npm run gulp core-ci-pr",
+    "extensions-ci": "npm run gulp extensions-ci",
+    "extensions-ci-pr": "npm run gulp extensions-ci-pr",
     "perf": "node scripts/code-perf.js",
     "update-build-ts-version": "npm install -D typescript@next && npm install -D @typescript/native-preview && (cd build && npm run typecheck)"
   },