diff --git a/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/other-settings.ts b/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/other-settings.ts
index 90c6e9ea2..d6724211c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/other-settings.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/dialogs/settings/other-settings.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ import { SettingsGroup } from "./types";
 import { appVersion } from "../../utils/version";
 import { writeText } from "clipboard-polyfill";
 import { showToast } from "../../utils/toast";
-import { checkForUpdate } from "../../utils/updater";
+import { checkForUpdate, downloadUpdate } from "../../utils/updater";
 import { isMacStoreApp } from "../../utils/platform";
 import { showIssueDialog } from "../../common/dialog-controller";
 import { clearLogs, downloadLogs } from "../../utils/logger";
+import { useAutoUpdateStore } from "../../hooks/use-auto-updater";
 
 export const AboutSettings: SettingsGroup[] = [
   {
@@ -35,24 +36,41 @@ export const AboutSettings: SettingsGroup[] = [
       {
         key: "version",
         title: "Version",
-        description: appVersion.formatted,
-        components: [
-          {
-            type: "button",
-            action: checkForUpdate,
-            title: "Check for updates",
-            variant: "secondary"
-          },
-          {
-            type: "button",
-            action: async () => {
-              await writeText(appVersion.formatted);
-              showToast("info", "Copied to clipboard!");
-            },
-            title: "Copy",
-            variant: "secondary"
-          }
-        ]
+        description: () => {
+          const status = useAutoUpdateStore.getState().status;
+          if (status?.type === "available")
+            return `New version (v${status.version}) is available for download.`;
+          return appVersion.formatted;
+        },
+        onStateChange: (listener) =>
+          useAutoUpdateStore.subscribe((s) => s.status, listener),
+        components: () => {
+          const status = useAutoUpdateStore.getState().status;
+          return [
+            status?.type === "available"
+              ? {
+                  type: "button",
+                  action: downloadUpdate,
+                  title: `Install update`,
+                  variant: "secondary"
+                }
+              : {
+                  type: "button",
+                  action: checkForUpdate,
+                  title: "Check for updates",
+                  variant: "secondary"
+                },
+            {
+              type: "button",
+              action: async () => {
+                await writeText(appVersion.formatted);
+                showToast("info", "Copied to clipboard!");
+              },
+              title: "Copy",
+              variant: "secondary"
+            }
+          ];
+        }
       },
       {
         key: "roadmap",
@@ -119,7 +137,8 @@ export const AboutSettings: SettingsGroup[] = [
         components: [
           {
             type: "button",
-            action: () => void window.open("https://fosstodon.org/@notesnook", "_blank"),
+            action: () =>
+              void window.open("https://fosstodon.org/@notesnook", "_blank"),
             title: "Follow",
             variant: "secondary"
           }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/hooks/use-auto-updater.ts b/apps/web/src/hooks/use-auto-updater.ts
index 28fa374e2..b1088a089 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/hooks/use-auto-updater.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/hooks/use-auto-updater.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
 
 import { checkForUpdate } from "../utils/updater";
 import { AppEventManager, AppEvents } from "../common/app-events";
+import BaseStore from "../stores";
+import createStore from "../common/store";
 
 type CompletedUpdateStatus = { type: "completed"; version: string };
 type DownloadingUpdateStatus = { type: "downloading"; progress: number };
@@ -32,9 +34,18 @@ export type UpdateStatus =
   | DownloadingUpdateStatus
   | GenericUpdateStatus;
 
+class AutoUpdateStore extends BaseStore<AutoUpdateStore> {
+  status?: UpdateStatus;
+  setStatus = (status?: UpdateStatus) => {
+    this.set({ status });
+  };
+}
+
+const [useAutoUpdateStore] = createStore(AutoUpdateStore);
+
 let checkingForUpdateTimeout = 0;
 export function useAutoUpdater() {
-  const [status, setStatus] = useState<UpdateStatus>();
+  const { status, setStatus } = useAutoUpdateStore();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     function changeStatus(status?: UpdateStatus) {
@@ -104,3 +115,5 @@ export function useAutoUpdater() {
 
   return status;
 }
+
+export { useAutoUpdateStore };