diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0dbee52..f684c07 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 0.12.3
+
+### Removed
+
+- Removed initialization message directly from the server. This should be handled and configured by LanguageClient plugins.
+
 ## 0.12.2
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/jedi_language_server/server.py b/jedi_language_server/server.py
index a135c89..b72b799 100644
--- a/jedi_language_server/server.py
+++ b/jedi_language_server/server.py
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ def __init__(self):
             pygls_utils.uuid
         )
 
-    def jls_message(self, message: str) -> None:
-        """Standardize `JediLanguageServer.show_message`"""
-        self.show_message(f"jedi-language-server {message}")
-
     async def unregister_feature(self, feature: Feature) -> None:
         """Unregister an LSP method if it has already been registered"""
         lsp_method = feature.lsp_method
@@ -408,5 +404,3 @@ async def initialized(
             await server.register_feature(_FEATURE_DID_CHANGE, config)
         if rgetattr(config, "diagnostics.didSave", True):
             await server.register_feature(_FEATURE_DID_SAVE, config)
-
-    server.jls_message("initialized")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 00e409c..9af21c2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ include_trailing_comma = true
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "jedi-language-server"
-version = "0.12.2"
+version = "0.12.3"
 description = "A language server for Jedi!"
 authors = ["Sam Roeca <samuel.roeca@gmail.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"