diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 85550bb5..6f24ed4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 name: Release
 
-on: workflow_dispatch
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      changes:
+        description: 'Changes in the releases'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+env:
+  RELEASE_CHANGES: ${{ github.event.inputs.changes }}
 
 permissions:
   contents: write      # to be able to publish a GitHub release
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1a10e52..1cc427b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -277,11 +277,8 @@ You will then be able to import it as if you were in a VSCode extension:
 
 ```typescript
 import * as vscode from 'vscode'
-import { initialize } from 'vscode/extensions'
 import 'vscode/localExtensionHost'
 
-await initialize()
-
 const range = new vscode.Range(...)
 vscode.languages.registerCompletionItemProvider(...)
 ```
diff --git a/release.ts b/release.ts
index 924859ab..9c135b17 100644
--- a/release.ts
+++ b/release.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ async function getRepoInformations (): Promise<RepositoryInfos> {
   }
 }
 
-async function generateReleaseNotes (repoInfos: RepositoryInfos, version: string, lastTag?: string) {
+async function generateReleaseNotes (repoInfos: RepositoryInfos, changes: string, version: string, lastTag?: string) {
   const tag = `v${version}`
 
   const newCommits = (lastTag != null
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ async function generateReleaseNotes (repoInfos: RepositoryInfos, version: string
 
   const releaseDetails = newCommits.map(({ hash, subj, short }) => `* ${subj} ([${short}](${repoInfos.publicUrl}/commit/${hash}))`).join('\n')
 
-  const releaseNotes = releaseDiffRef + '\n' + releaseDetails + '\n'
+  const releaseNotes = `${releaseDiffRef}\n${changes}\n### commits: ${releaseDetails}\n`
 
   return releaseNotes
 }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ async function run () {
   const repoInfos = await getRepoInformations()
   const lastTag = await getLastTag()
   const nextVersion = await getNextVersion(lastTag)
-  const releaseNotes = await generateReleaseNotes(repoInfos, nextVersion, lastTag)
+  const releaseNotes = await generateReleaseNotes(repoInfos, nextVersion, process.env.RELEASE_CHANGES ?? 'Unknown', lastTag)
 
   await releaseGithub(repoInfos, nextVersion, releaseNotes)
   await publishNpm(nextVersion)
diff --git a/src/localExtensionHost.ts b/src/localExtensionHost.ts
index dab435a5..49302fbd 100644
--- a/src/localExtensionHost.ts
+++ b/src/localExtensionHost.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import * as platform from 'vs/base/common/platform'
 import { IMessagePassingProtocol } from 'vs/base/parts/ipc/common/ipc'
 import { LocalProcessRunningLocation } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensionRunningLocation'
 import { IExtHostExtensionService, IHostUtils } from 'vs/workbench/api/common/extHostExtensionService'
-import { ExtensionHostExtensions, ExtensionHostStartup, IExtensionHost, nullExtensionDescription } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions'
+import { ExtensionHostExtensions, ExtensionHostStartup, IExtensionHost, IExtensionService, nullExtensionDescription } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions'
 import { IWebWorkerExtensionHostDataProvider } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/browser/webWorkerExtensionHost'
 import { ITelemetryService } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry'
 import { IWorkspaceContextService, WorkbenchState } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace'
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ async function createLocalApi (extensionId?: string): Promise<typeof vscode> {
 setLocalExtensionHost(LocalExtensionHost)
 registerLocalApiFactory(createLocalApi)
 
-registerServiceInitializePostParticipant(async () => {
+registerServiceInitializePostParticipant(async (accessor) => {
+  // Make sure the extension service is loaded
+  accessor.get(IExtensionService)
   setDefaultApi(await createLocalApi())
 })
diff --git a/src/service-override/configuration.ts b/src/service-override/configuration.ts
index e0e0fd19..b81bc7db 100644
--- a/src/service-override/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/service-override/configuration.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { IEditorOverrideServices, StandaloneServices } from 'vs/editor/standalone/browser/standaloneServices'
 import { WorkspaceService } from 'vs/workbench/services/configuration/browser/configurationService'
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration'
-import { ITextResourceConfigurationService } from 'vs/editor/common/services/textResourceConfiguration'
+import { ITextResourceConfigurationService, ITextResourcePropertiesService } from 'vs/editor/common/services/textResourceConfiguration'
 import { TextResourceConfigurationService } from 'vs/editor/common/services/textResourceConfigurationService'
 import { SyncDescriptor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/descriptors'
 import { ConfigurationScope } from 'vscode/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationRegistry'
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri'
 import 'vs/workbench/api/common/configurationExtensionPoint'
 import { IBrowserWorkbenchEnvironmentService } from 'vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService'
 import { IDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle'
+import { TextResourcePropertiesService } from 'vs/workbench/services/textresourceProperties/common/textResourcePropertiesService'
 import getFileServiceOverride, { initFile } from './files'
 import { memoizedConstructor, unsupported } from '../tools'
 import { registerServiceInitializePreParticipant } from '../lifecycle'
@@ -150,7 +151,8 @@ function getServiceOverride (defaultWorkspace?: URI | IAnyWorkspaceIdentifier):
     [IWorkspaceContextService.toString()]: new SyncDescriptor(MemoizedInjectedConfigurationService, [], true),
     [ITextResourceConfigurationService.toString()]: new SyncDescriptor(TextResourceConfigurationService, [], true),
     [IWorkspaceEditingService.toString()]: new SyncDescriptor(MonacoWorkspaceEditingService, [], true),
-    [IWorkspacesService.toString()]: new SyncDescriptor(BrowserWorkspacesService, undefined, true)
+    [IWorkspacesService.toString()]: new SyncDescriptor(BrowserWorkspacesService, undefined, true),
+    [ITextResourcePropertiesService.toString()]: new SyncDescriptor(TextResourcePropertiesService, undefined, true)
   }
 }