diff --git a/editors/code/src/main.ts b/editors/code/src/main.ts
index ee2c50dc70..5db66df93d 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/main.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/main.ts
@@ -156,9 +156,11 @@ export async function deactivate() {
 async function bootstrap(config: Config, state: PersistentState): Promise<string> {
     await fs.mkdir(config.globalStoragePath, { recursive: true });
 
+    if (config.package.releaseTag != NIGHTLY_TAG) {
+        await state.removeReleaseId();
+    }
     await bootstrapExtension(config, state);
     const path = await bootstrapServer(config, state);
-
     return path;
 }
 
diff --git a/editors/code/src/persistent_state.ts b/editors/code/src/persistent_state.ts
index afb6525899..2519bd77ab 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/persistent_state.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/persistent_state.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export class PersistentState {
     async updateReleaseId(value: number) {
         await this.globalState.update("releaseId", value);
     }
+    async removeReleaseId() {
+        await this.globalState.update("releaseId", undefined);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Version of the extension that installed the server.