diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 763b037c..95f8cc40 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 ### 🎨 Enhancements
 
+- Updated the activity bar icon for better visibility
+
 ### 🐞 Fixes
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f5c8fea..aee0f9bd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         {
           "id": "frontmatter-explorer",
           "title": "FrontMatter",
-          "icon": "assets/frontmatter.svg"
+          "icon": "assets/frontmatter-short-min.svg"
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         {
           "id": "frontMatter.explorer",
           "name": "FrontMatter",
-          "icon": "assets/frontmatter.svg",
+          "icon": "assets/frontmatter-short-min.svg",
           "contextualTitle": "FrontMatter",
           "type": "webview"
         }