diff --git a/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/CosmosDb.fs b/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/CosmosDb.fs
index e890051..22d1e31 100644
--- a/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/CosmosDb.fs
+++ b/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/CosmosDb.fs
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ type Configuration = {
     CollectionName : string
     ServiceEndpoint : Uri
     AuthKey : string
-    Throughput: int
+    Throughput : int
+    InitializeCollection : bool
 }
 with
     static member CreateDefault serviceEndpoint authKey = {
@@ -26,4 +27,5 @@ with
         ServiceEndpoint = serviceEndpoint
         AuthKey = authKey
         Throughput = Throughput.min
+        InitializeCollection = true
     }
diff --git a/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/EventStore.fs b/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/EventStore.fs
index f636bdd..c66cc31 100644
--- a/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/EventStore.fs
+++ b/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/EventStore.fs
@@ -158,11 +158,12 @@ let getEventStore (configuration:Configuration) =
     let appendEventProcUri = UriFactory.CreateStoredProcedureUri(configuration.DatabaseName, configuration.CollectionName, appendEventProcName)
     let eventAppended = Event<EventRead>()
 
-    task {
-        do! createDatabase configuration.DatabaseName client
-        do! createCollection dbUri configuration client
-        do! createStoreProcedures eventsCollectionUri appendEventProcUri configuration.CollectionName client
-    } |> Async.AwaitTask |> Async.RunSynchronously
+    if configuration.InitializeCollection then
+        task {
+            do! createDatabase configuration.DatabaseName client
+            do! createCollection dbUri configuration client
+            do! createStoreProcedures eventsCollectionUri appendEventProcUri configuration.CollectionName client
+        } |> Async.AwaitTask |> Async.RunSynchronously
     
     {
         AppendEvent = fun stream pos event -> task {
diff --git a/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index d5381a0..0e4b215 100644
--- a/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/src/CosmoStore.CosmosDb/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### 2.1.0 - May 17 2019
+* Configurable collection name #25
+* Configurable initialization #23
+
 ### 2.0.1 - February 12 2019
 * Fixing typo StarsWith vs StartsWith
 
diff --git a/src/CosmoStore/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/src/CosmoStore/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index d5381a0..bf359e0 100644
--- a/src/CosmoStore/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/src/CosmoStore/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+### 2.1.0 - May 14 2019
+* Added helper functions for validation and conversion
+
 ### 2.0.1 - February 12 2019
 * Fixing typo StarsWith vs StartsWith