diff --git a/extensions/go/package.json b/extensions/go/package.json
index ceecc7fc145c4..97aced567aea3 100644
--- a/extensions/go/package.json
+++ b/extensions/go/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "go",
+	"displayName": "%displayName%",
+	"description": "%description%",
 	"version": "1.0.0",
 	"publisher": "vscode",
 	"engines": { "vscode": "*" },
diff --git a/extensions/go/package.nls.json b/extensions/go/package.nls.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fb921625fc681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/go/package.nls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"displayName": "Go Language Basics",
+	"description": "Provides Syntax highlighting and Bracket matching features in Go files"
+}
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