diff --git a/azure-pipelines/README.md b/azure-pipelines/README.md
index f6e3bd6514..94108ade34 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/README.md
+++ b/azure-pipelines/README.md
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ extends:
     publishVersion: ${{ parameters.publishVersion }}
     dryRun: ${{ parameters.dryRun }}
     environmentName: AzCodeDeploy # CUSTOMIZE
+    ExtensionReleaseServiceConnection: AzCodeReleases # CUSTOMIZE
 ```
 
 The extension release pipeline has the following parameters.
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/release-extension.yml b/azure-pipelines/release-extension.yml
index 0e6a42ce09..1ee044db91 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/release-extension.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/release-extension.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ parameters:
     type: string
     default: AzCodeDeploy
 
+  # The service connection to use to authenticate the vsce to publish the extension.
+  - name: ExtensionReleaseServiceConnection
+    type: string
+    default: AzCodeReleases
+
     # When true, skips the deployment job which actually publishes the extension
   - name: dryRun
     type: boolean
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ extends:
                       displayName: "\U0001F449 Run vsce publish"
                       condition: and(succeeded(), ${{ eq(parameters.dryRun, false) }})
                       inputs:
-                        azureSubscription: AzCodeReleases
+                        azureSubscription: ${{ parameters.ExtensionReleaseServiceConnection }}
                         scriptType: pscore
                         scriptLocation: inlineScript
                         inlineScript: |