diff --git a/.changeset/four-parrots-warn.md b/.changeset/four-parrots-warn.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..261309e602a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/four-parrots-warn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'vscode-graphql': patch
+---
+
+fix esbuild + vsce issue
diff --git a/.changeset/orange-turkeys-draw.md b/.changeset/orange-turkeys-draw.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f62327b8b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/orange-turkeys-draw.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'vscode-graphql-execution': patch
+---
+
+fix vscode-graphql-execution release
diff --git a/packages/vscode-graphql-execution/esbuild.js b/packages/vscode-graphql-execution/esbuild.js
index 76c34bf58c5..dc2b3f36fbb 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-graphql-execution/esbuild.js
+++ b/packages/vscode-graphql-execution/esbuild.js
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@ build({
     'dustjs-linkedin',
     'atpl',
     'liquor',
-    'twig',
-    'cosmiconfig',
-    'graphql-config',
-    'graphql',
+    'twig'
   ],
   format: 'cjs',
   sourcemap: true,
diff --git a/packages/vscode-graphql-execution/package.json b/packages/vscode-graphql-execution/package.json
index 62e9e957732..a327b50c076 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-graphql-execution/package.json
+++ b/packages/vscode-graphql-execution/package.json
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/graphql/graphiql/blob/main/packages/vscode-graphql-execution/README.md",
   "scripts": {
     "compile": "node esbuild.js",
+    "build-bundles": "yarn run compile",
     "vsce:package": "yarn compile && vsce package --yarn",
-    "vsce:prepublish": "npm run vsce:package",
+    "vsce:prepublish": "yarn run vsce:package",
     "vsce:publish": "vsce publish --yarn",
     "open-vsx:publish": "ovsx publish --yarn -i . --pat $OVSX_PAT",
-    "release": "npm run vsce:publish && npm run open-vsx:publish"
+    "release": "yarn run compile && yarn run vsce:publish && yarn run open-vsx:publish"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/capitalize": "2.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/vscode-graphql/esbuild.js b/packages/vscode-graphql/esbuild.js
index 79396dfc3b6..d6515bf413d 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-graphql/esbuild.js
+++ b/packages/vscode-graphql/esbuild.js
@@ -49,10 +49,7 @@ build({
     'dustjs-linkedin',
     'atpl',
     'liquor',
-    'twig',
-    'cosmiconfig',
-    'graphql-config',
-    'graphql',
+    'twig'
   ],
 })
   .then(({ errors, warnings }) => {
diff --git a/packages/vscode-graphql/package.json b/packages/vscode-graphql/package.json
index 216984c95f3..f0186c71c1c 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-graphql/package.json
+++ b/packages/vscode-graphql/package.json
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "graphql-language-service-server": "^2.11.2",
-    "vscode-languageclient": "8.0.2"
+    "vscode-languageclient": "8.0.2",
+    "graphql": "16.6.0"
   }
 }