diff --git a/.vscode/notebooks/api.github-issues b/.vscode/notebooks/api.github-issues
index e2d8331cc77..f990cff7af1 100644
--- a/.vscode/notebooks/api.github-issues
+++ b/.vscode/notebooks/api.github-issues
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   {
     "kind": 2,
     "language": "github-issues",
-    "value": "$repo=repo:microsoft/vscode\n$milestone=milestone:\"November 2023\"\n"
+    "value": "$REPO=repo:microsoft/vscode\n$MILESTONE=milestone:\"December / January 2024\"\n"
   },
   {
     "kind": 1,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   {
     "kind": 2,
     "language": "github-issues",
-    "value": "$repo $milestone label:api-finalization\n"
+    "value": "$REPO $MILESTONE label:api-finalization\n"
   },
   {
     "kind": 1,
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
   {
     "kind": 2,
     "language": "github-issues",
-    "value": "$repo $milestone is:open label:api-proposal sort:created-asc\n"
+    "value": "$REPO $MILESTONE is:open label:api-proposal sort:created-asc\n"
   }
 ]
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