diff --git a/extensions/github/.vscodeignore b/extensions/github/.vscodeignore
index ee85b884502..ed8fa3a7e38 100644
--- a/extensions/github/.vscodeignore
+++ b/extensions/github/.vscodeignore
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ build/**
 extension.webpack.config.js
 tsconfig.json
 yarn.lock
-README.md
diff --git a/extensions/github/README.md b/extensions/github/README.md
index 4807d25369d..293a5cd66be 100644
--- a/extensions/github/README.md
+++ b/extensions/github/README.md
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@
 
 ## Features
 
-This extension provides GitHub features for VS Code.
+This extension provides the following GitHub-related features for VS Code:
+
+- `Publish to GitHub` command
+- `Clone from GitHub` participant to the `Git: Clone` command
+- GitHub authentication for built-in git commands, controlled via the `github.gitAuthentication` command
+- Automatic fork creation when attempting to push to a repository without permissions
diff --git a/extensions/github/package.nls.json b/extensions/github/package.nls.json
index 34e762b2f9c..472c5ab7e4c 100644
--- a/extensions/github/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/github/package.nls.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"displayName": "GitHub",
-	"description": "GitHub",
+	"description": "GitHub features for VS Code",
 	"config.gitAuthentication": "Controls whether to enable automatic GitHub authentication for git commands within VS Code.",
 	"welcome.publishFolder": "You can also directly publish this folder to a GitHub repository. Once published, you'll have access to source control features powered by git and GitHub.\n[$(github) Publish to GitHub](command:github.publish)",
 	"welcome.publishWorkspaceFolder": "You can also directly publish a workspace folder to a GitHub repository. Once published, you'll have access to source control features powered by git and GitHub.\n[$(github) Publish to GitHub](command:github.publish)"