diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md b/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f03bd7efa5..fac5e7793b6 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## [UNRELEASED]
 
+- Add repositories to a variant analysis list with GitHub Code Search. [#2439](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/2439) and [#2476](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/2476)
+
 ## 1.8.5 - 6 June 2023
 
 - Add settings `codeQL.variantAnalysis.defaultResultsFilter` and `codeQL.variantAnalysis.defaultResultsSort` for configuring how variant analysis results are filtered and sorted in the results view. The default is to show all repositories, and to sort by the number of results. [#2392](https://github.com/github/vscode-codeql/pull/2392)
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
index 060648babce..892acc24830 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@
         },
         {
           "command": "codeQLVariantAnalysisRepositories.importFromCodeSearch",
-          "when": "view == codeQLVariantAnalysisRepositories && viewItem =~ /canImportCodeSearch/ && config.codeQL.codeSearch",
+          "when": "view == codeQLVariantAnalysisRepositories && viewItem =~ /canImportCodeSearch/",
           "group": "2_qlContextMenu@1"
         },
         {