Force desktop auto-updates to stable latest channel

t3dotgg · t3dotgg · commit fb61a29a255a · 2026-03-07T03:29:01.000-08:00
- set Electron updater channel to `latest`
- disable prerelease and downgrade updates regardless of app version
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ const LOG_FILE_MAX_FILES = 10;
 const APP_RUN_ID = Crypto.randomBytes(6).toString("hex");
 const AUTO_UPDATE_STARTUP_DELAY_MS = 15_000;
 const AUTO_UPDATE_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 4 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+const DESKTOP_UPDATE_CHANNEL = "latest";
+const DESKTOP_UPDATE_ALLOW_PRERELEASE = false;
 
 type DesktopUpdateErrorContext = DesktopUpdateState["errorContext"];
 
@@ -725,7 +727,10 @@ function configureAutoUpdater(): void {
 
   autoUpdater.autoDownload = false;
   autoUpdater.autoInstallOnAppQuit = false;
-  autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = app.getVersion().includes("-");
+  // Keep alpha branding, but force all installs onto the stable update track.
+  autoUpdater.channel = DESKTOP_UPDATE_CHANNEL;
+  autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = DESKTOP_UPDATE_ALLOW_PRERELEASE;
+  autoUpdater.allowDowngrade = false;
   let lastLoggedDownloadMilestone = -1;
 
   autoUpdater.on("checking-for-update", () => {
