diff --git a/src/vs/platform/update/node/update.config.contribution.ts b/src/vs/platform/update/node/update.config.contribution.ts
index ed288dce05a2aa8a717a9d0b01d0a0828ab16f4a..541ae043f97112e382969b873b7df08761650774 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/update/node/update.config.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/update/node/update.config.contribution.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 		'update.showReleaseNotes': {
 			type: 'boolean',
 			default: true,
+			scope: ConfigurationScope.APPLICATION,
 			description: localize('showReleaseNotes', "Show Release Notes after an update. The Release Notes are fetched from a Microsoft online service."),
 			tags: ['usesOnlineServices']
 		}