diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ea798c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# 0.16.0
+
+- Embed Vale CLI (version 2.20.1). It is still possible to provide a specific path to the CLI or to use the one from system path. This is configurable from _File -> Preferences_.
+
+# 0.15.0
+
+- Remove Vale Server whcih is deprecated. Keeping only Vale CLI
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61ba3a5..dde5e59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ As of **v0.15.0**, the extension drops support for [Vale Server](https://errata.
 
 ## Installation
 
-1. Install [Vale](https://docs.errata.ai/vale/install);
-2. install `vale-vscode` (this extension) via the [Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=errata-ai.vale-server);
-3. restart VS Code (recommended).
+1. Install `vale-vscode` (this extension) via the [Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=errata-ai.vale-server);
+2. Restart VS Code (recommended).
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -73,3 +72,5 @@ The extension offers a number of settings and configuration options (_Preference
     ```
 
 - `vale.valeCLI.minAlertLevel` (default: `inherited`): Defines from which level of errors and above to display in the problems output.
+
+- `vale.valeCLI.usage` (default: `Use Vale CLI specified in vale.valeCLI.path setting`): Define which Vale CLI to use. Check the description of each field to have more details in priority order and fallbacks. See `Output -> Vale` to see if a fallback has been used.
diff --git a/binaries/vale_2.20.1_Linux_64-bit/vale b/binaries/vale_2.20.1_Linux_64-bit/vale
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diff --git a/binaries/vale_2.20.1_Windows_64-bit/vale.exe b/binaries/vale_2.20.1_Windows_64-bit/vale.exe
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diff --git a/binaries/vale_2.20.1_macOS_64-bit/vale b/binaries/vale_2.20.1_macOS_64-bit/vale
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ac0ad5..bb52dce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,22 @@
 						"Sets `minAlertLevel` to `error`, overriding any configuration files."
 					],
 					"markdownDescription": "Defines from which level of errors and above to display in the problems output."
+				},
+				"vale.valeCLI.usage": {
+					"scope": "resource",
+					"type": "string",
+					"default": "Use Vale CLI specified in vale.valeCLI.path setting",
+					"enum": [
+						"Use embedded Vale CLI",
+						"Use Vale CLI specified in vale.valeCLI.path setting",
+						"Use Vale CLI available from system path"
+					],
+					"enumDescriptions": [
+						"Use embedded Vale CLI. It is available for Linux, Mac and Windows; all in x64 architectures.",
+						"Use Vale CLI specified in vale.valeCLI.path setting in priority, if not available fall back to embedded",
+						"Use Vale CLI available from system path, if not available fall back to embedded"
+					],
+					"description": "Define which Vale CLI to use. Check the description of each field to have more details in priority order and fallbacks. See Output -> Vale to see if a fallback has been used."
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 8d1e89c..81c7cf6 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import ValeProvider from "./features/vsProvider";
 
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
-  let linter = new ValeProvider();
+  let linter = new ValeProvider(context);
   linter.activate(context.subscriptions);
 }
diff --git a/src/features/vsProvider.ts b/src/features/vsProvider.ts
index 9c7427f..4a57f9b 100644
--- a/src/features/vsProvider.ts
+++ b/src/features/vsProvider.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ export default class ValeProvider implements vscode.CodeActionProvider {
   private static commandId: string = "ValeProvider.runCodeAction";
   private command!: vscode.Disposable;
   private logger!: vscode.OutputChannel;
+  private context: vscode.ExtensionContext;
+
+  constructor(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
+    this.context = context;
+  }
 
   private async doVale(textDocument: vscode.TextDocument) {
     if (!utils.isElligibleDocument(textDocument)) {
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ export default class ValeProvider implements vscode.CodeActionProvider {
   private async runVale(file: vscode.TextDocument) {
     const folder = path.dirname(file.fileName);
 
-    const binaryLocation = utils.readBinaryLocation(this.logger, file);
+    const binaryLocation = utils.readBinaryLocation(this.context, this.logger, file);
     const configLocation = utils.readFileLocation(this.logger, file);
     if (binaryLocation === null || configLocation === null) {
       // `file` is not part of the workspace, so we could not resolve a workspace-relative path. Ignore this file.
diff --git a/src/features/vsUtils.ts b/src/features/vsUtils.ts
index 69054c3..117bf92 100644
--- a/src/features/vsUtils.ts
+++ b/src/features/vsUtils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as which from "which";
 import * as fs from "fs";
+import * as os from "os";
 import { execFile } from "child_process";
 
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
@@ -20,16 +21,43 @@ function replaceWorkspaceFolder(logger: vscode.OutputChannel, customPath: string
   return null;
 }
 
-export const readBinaryLocation = (logger: vscode.OutputChannel, file: vscode.TextDocument): string | null => {
+export const readBinaryLocation = (context: vscode.ExtensionContext, logger: vscode.OutputChannel, file: vscode.TextDocument): string | null => {
   const configuration = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration();
 
-  let customBinaryPath = configuration.get<string>("vale.valeCLI.path");
-  if (customBinaryPath) {
-    return replaceWorkspaceFolder(logger, customBinaryPath, file);
+  const valeCLIUsage = configuration.get<string>("vale.valeCLI.usage")
+
+  if (valeCLIUsage === "Use embedded Vale CLI") {
+    return embeddedBinaryPath(context, logger);
+  } else if(valeCLIUsage === "Use Vale CLI specified in vale.valeCLI.path setting") {
+    let customBinaryPath = configuration.get<string>("vale.valeCLI.path");
+    if (customBinaryPath) {
+      return replaceWorkspaceFolder(logger, customBinaryPath, file);
+    }
+    logger.appendLine(`Falling back to embedded Vale CLI despite "Use Vale CLI specified in vale.valeCLI.path setting" specified because "vale.valeCLI.path" is empty.`);
+  } else if(valeCLIUsage === "Use Vale CLI available from system path") {
+    const valeOnSystemPath = which.sync("vale");
+    if (valeOnSystemPath !== null) {
+      return valeOnSystemPath;
+    }
   }
-  return which.sync("vale");
+
+  return embeddedBinaryPath(context, logger);
 };
 
+function embeddedBinaryPath(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, logger: vscode.OutputChannel): string {
+  const osPlatform = os.platform();
+  if(osPlatform === "win32") {
+    return context.asAbsolutePath(path.join('binaries', 'vale_2.20.1_Windows_64-bit', 'vale.exe'));
+  } else if(osPlatform === "linux"){
+    return context.asAbsolutePath(path.join('binaries', 'vale_2.20.1_Linux_64-bit', 'vale'));
+  } else if(osPlatform === "darwin") {
+    return context.asAbsolutePath(path.join('binaries', 'vale_2.20.1_macOS_64-bit', 'vale'));
+  } else {
+    logger.appendLine(`Cannot use embedded Vale CLI with OS Platform "${osPlatform}"`);
+    return "vale";
+  }
+}
+
 export const readFileLocation = (logger: vscode.OutputChannel, file: vscode.TextDocument): string | null => {
   const configuration = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration();