fixes #37497

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "code-oss-dev",
   "version": "1.19.0",
-  "distro": "610ca6990cab94b59284327a3741a81630fe3b41",
+  "distro": "cc30898acea6eaa7bc65e7bd0d9ec355a47038db",
   "author": {
     "name": "Microsoft Corporation"
   },

src/vs/workbench/parts/update/electron-browser/media/code-icon.svg

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1024 1024"><style>.st0{fill:#f6f6f6;fill-opacity:0}.st1{fill:#fff}.st2{fill:#167abf}</style><path class="st0" d="M1024 1024H0V0h1024v1024z"/><path class="st1" d="M1024 85.333v853.333H0V85.333h1024z"/><path class="st2" d="M0 85.333h298.667v853.333H0V85.333zm1024 0v853.333H384V85.333h640zm-554.667 160h341.333v-64H469.333v64zm341.334 533.334H469.333v64h341.333l.001-64zm128-149.334H597.333v64h341.333l.001-64zm0-149.333H597.333v64h341.333l.001-64zm0-149.333H597.333v64h341.333l.001-64z"/></svg>

src/vs/workbench/parts/update/electron-browser/media/update.contribution.css

@@ -6,4 +6,10 @@
 .update-activity {
 	-webkit-mask: url('update.svg') no-repeat 50% 50%;
 	-webkit-mask-size: 22px;
+}
+
+/* HACK @bpasero @ben */
+.file-icons-enabled .show-file-icons .release-notes-ext-file-icon.file-icon::before {
+	content: ' ';
+	background-image: url('code-icon.svg');
 }

src/vs/workbench/parts/update/electron-browser/releaseNotesInput.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
 import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
 import { EditorInput } from 'vs/workbench/common/editor';
+import URI from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 
 export class ReleaseNotesInput extends EditorInput {
 
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ export class ReleaseNotesInput extends EditorInput {
 		super();
 	}
 
+	getResource(): URI {
+		return URI.from({ scheme: 'release-notes', path: `${this._version}.release-notes` });
+	}
+
 	getTypeId(): string {
 		return ReleaseNotesInput.ID;
 	}