diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3f98cc2..4f431a0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3159,7 +3159,7 @@
         "monaco-editor-comp": "../monaco-editor-comp",
         "monaco-editor-react": "../monaco-editor-react",
         "monaco-editor-workers": "../monaco-editor-workers",
-        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "../monaco-editor-wrapper",
+        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.1",
         "react": "~18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "~18.2.0",
         "request-light": "~0.6.0",
@@ -3205,7 +3205,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "lit": "~2.6.1",
-        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.0"
+        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "monaco-editor-workers": "0.34.2"
@@ -3217,7 +3217,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "monaco-editor-workers": "0.34.2",
-        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.0",
+        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.1",
         "react": "~18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "~18.2.0"
       },
@@ -3262,7 +3262,7 @@
       }
     },
     "packages/monaco-editor-wrapper": {
-      "version": "1.6.0",
+      "version": "1.6.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/css-font-loading-module": "~0.0.7",
@@ -3566,7 +3566,7 @@
         "@types/react": "~18.0.26",
         "@types/react-dom": "~18.0.10",
         "monaco-editor-workers": "0.34.2",
-        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.0",
+        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.1",
         "react": "~18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "~18.2.0"
       },
@@ -4802,7 +4802,7 @@
       "requires": {
         "lit": "~2.6.1",
         "monaco-editor-workers": "0.34.2",
-        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.0"
+        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.1"
       }
     },
     "monaco-editor-react": {
@@ -4811,7 +4811,7 @@
         "@types/react": "~18.0.26",
         "@types/react-dom": "~18.0.10",
         "monaco-editor-workers": "0.34.2",
-        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.0",
+        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.1",
         "react": "~18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "~18.2.0"
       },
@@ -4865,7 +4865,7 @@
         "monaco-editor-comp": "../monaco-editor-comp",
         "monaco-editor-react": "../monaco-editor-react",
         "monaco-editor-workers": "../monaco-editor-workers",
-        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "../monaco-editor-wrapper",
+        "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.1",
         "react": "~18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "~18.2.0",
         "request-light": "~0.6.0",
diff --git a/packages/examples/package.json b/packages/examples/package.json
index 1b9d304..3d5aa3a 100644
--- a/packages/examples/package.json
+++ b/packages/examples/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
     "http-server": "~14.1.1",
-    "monaco-editor-wrapper": "../monaco-editor-wrapper",
+    "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.1",
     "monaco-editor-comp": "../monaco-editor-comp",
     "monaco-editor-react": "../monaco-editor-react",
     "monaco-editor-workers": "../monaco-editor-workers",
diff --git a/packages/monaco-editor-comp/package.json b/packages/monaco-editor-comp/package.json
index f5dd567..bf1c97e 100644
--- a/packages/monaco-editor-comp/package.json
+++ b/packages/monaco-editor-comp/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "npm": "8.19.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.0",
+    "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.1",
     "lit": "~2.6.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/monaco-editor-react/package.json b/packages/monaco-editor-react/package.json
index a20407c..a603690 100644
--- a/packages/monaco-editor-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/monaco-editor-react/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "monaco-editor-workers": "0.34.2",
-    "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.0",
+    "monaco-editor-wrapper": "1.6.1",
     "react": "~18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "~18.2.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/CHANGELOG.md
index c31ce83..8da106f 100644
--- a/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 All notable changes to npm module [monaco-editor-wrapper](https://www.npmjs.com/package/monaco-editor-wrapper) are documented in this file.
 
+## [1.6.1] - 2023-03-23
+
+- Enable to update/restart the language client [#18](https://github.com/TypeFox/monaco-components/pull/18)
+- Add language client initialization options [#17](https://github.com/TypeFox/monaco-components/pull/17)
+
 ## [1.6.0] - 2022-12-21
 
 - Fix error in `disposeLanguageClient` preventing proper editor disposal
diff --git a/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/package.json b/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/package.json
index d781f3b..ff5b234 100644
--- a/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/package.json
+++ b/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "monaco-editor-wrapper",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Monaco-Editor and Monaco Languageclient Wrapper",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/src/index.ts b/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/src/index.ts
index 788190d..daa3123 100644
--- a/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/monaco-editor-wrapper/src/index.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ export class CodeEditorConfig {
 
     // languageclient related configuration
     private useLanguageClient = false;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    private initializationOptions: any = undefined;
     // create config type web socket / web worker
     private useWebSocket = true;
     private lcConfigOptions = this.useWebSocket ? this.getDefaultWebSocketConfig() : this.getDefaultWorkerConfig();
@@ -193,6 +195,16 @@ export class CodeEditorConfig {
         this.lcConfigOptions = lcConfigOptions;
     }
 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    getInitializationOptions(): any {
+        return this.initializationOptions;
+    }
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    setInitializationOptions(options: any): void {
+        this.initializationOptions = options;
+    }
+
     getDefaultWebSocketConfig(): WebSocketConfigOptions {
         return {
             wsSecured: false,
@@ -328,6 +340,11 @@ export class MonacoEditorLanguageClientWrapper {
         }
     }
 
+    async restartLanguageClient(): Promise<string> {
+        await this.disposeLanguageClient();
+        return this.startLanguageClientConnection(this.editorConfig.getLanguageClientConfigOptions());
+    }
+
     private disposeEditor() {
         if (this.editor) {
             const model = this.editor.getModel();
@@ -533,7 +550,9 @@ export class MonacoEditorLanguageClientWrapper {
                 errorHandler: {
                     error: () => ({ action: ErrorAction.Continue }),
                     closed: () => ({ action: CloseAction.DoNotRestart })
-                }
+                },
+                // allow to initialize the language client with user specific options
+                initializationOptions: this.editorConfig.getInitializationOptions(),
             },
             // create a language client connection from the JSON RPC connection on demand
             connectionProvider: {