diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1de3567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
+daysUntilStale: 30
+# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
+daysUntilClose: 7
+# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
+exemptLabels:
+  - bug
+  - debug
+  - known issue
+  - feature
+  - enhancement
+# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
+staleLabel: stale
+# Comment to post when marking an issue as stale. Set to `false` to disable
+markComment: >
+  This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
+  recent activity. Please provide more details or it will be closed if no
+  further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.
+# Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
+closeComment: false
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b08f29..0fa9852 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## 2.1.0 (2020-09-16)
+
+* Added a new setting ``platformio-ide.autoPreloadEnvTasks`` to enable automatic preloading of the project environment tasks (issue [#2004](https://github.com/platformio/platformio-vscode-ide/issues/2004))
+* Renamed "PIO Remote" group of tasks to "Remote Development"
+* Updated PlatformIO Core installer to [v0.3.5](https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core-installer/releases/tag/v0.3.5)
+
 ## 2.0.1 (2020-09-10)
 
 * Moved "Project Tasks" view back to "PlatformIO" activity (you can now drag it to any location)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88eac63..2796f64 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "platformio-ide",
-  "version": "2.0.1",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
   "publisher": "platformio",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.44.0"
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
       "platformio": [
         {
           "id": "platformio-ide.projectTasks",
-          "name": "PlatformIO Tasks",
+          "name": "Project Tasks",
           "icon": "root-folder",
           "when": "pioProjectReady"
         },
@@ -546,6 +546,11 @@
           "default": null,
           "description": "The build task (label) used for the `Build` button in the bottom toolbar and for key bindings. The default is `PlatformIO: Build`."
         },
+        "platformio-ide.autoPreloadEnvTasks": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Automatically preload ALL project environment tasks"
+        },
         "platformio-ide.customPATH": {
           "type": [
             "string",
@@ -573,7 +578,7 @@
         "platformio-ide.useBuiltinPython": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
-          "description": "Use a built-in Python 3 Interpreter if available"
+          "description": "Use a portable Python 3 Interpreter if available"
         },
         "platformio-ide.useBuiltinPIOCore": {
           "type": "boolean",
@@ -621,7 +626,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "fs-plus": "~3.1.1",
-    "platformio-node-helpers": "~7.2.0",
+    "platformio-node-helpers": "~7.2.1",
     "platformio-vscode-debug": "~1.2.11"
   },
   "extensionDependencies": [
diff --git a/src/tasks/project.js b/src/tasks/project.js
index ff3614f..23a9535 100644
--- a/src/tasks/project.js
+++ b/src/tasks/project.js
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ export default class ProjectTaskManager {
       })
     );
 
+    if (extension.getSetting('autoPreloadEnvTasks')) {
+      for (const item of envs) {
+        await this.onDidLoadEnvTasks(item.name);
+      }
+    }
+
     this.addProjectConfigWatcher();
     this.controlDeviceMonitorTasks();
     this.registerTaskBasedCommands();