diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index e2ffd3c..7632cfd 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -426,9 +426,13 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
         version: info.version
       })
     })
-    autoUpdater.on('update-not-available', (info) =>
+    autoUpdater.on('update-not-available', (info) => {
       log.info('updater', `Up to date (${info.version})`)
-    )
+      mainWindow?.webContents.send('update-status', {
+        status: 'up-to-date',
+        version: info.version
+      })
+    })
     autoUpdater.on('download-progress', (p) =>
       log.info('updater', `Downloading: ${Math.round(p.percent)}%`)
     )
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index f15f432..891cba7 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { WorktreeInfo, BranchDetail, BranchFile, PrInfo } from '../shared/t
 import type { GitHubRepo, GitHubPR, GitHubIssue } from '../shared/types'
 
 export type UpdateStatus =
-  | { status: 'available' | 'ready'; version: string }
+  | { status: 'available' | 'ready' | 'up-to-date'; version: string }
   | { status: 'error'; message: string }
 
 export interface LogEntry {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/SettingsView.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/SettingsView.tsx
index 03b811b..4978eec 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ export default function SettingsView({ onBack }: SettingsViewProps): React.JSX.E
                   {updateStatus?.status === 'ready' && (
                     <span className="text-accent">v{updateStatus.version} ready to install</span>
                   )}
+                  {updateStatus?.status === 'up-to-date' && (
+                    <span className="text-green-400">Up to date (v{updateStatus.version})</span>
+                  )}
                   {updateStatus?.status === 'error' && (
                     <span className="text-red-400">{updateStatus.message}</span>
                   )}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index b772672..0fe6b14 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+import type { UpdateStatus } from '../../../preload/index'
 import type { Project, Session, ViewMode } from '../types'
 import logoSvg from '../assets/logo.svg'
 
@@ -442,9 +443,7 @@ function EnvScriptSection({
 }
 
 function VersionIndicator(): React.JSX.Element {
-  const [update, setUpdate] = useState<
-    { status: 'available' | 'ready'; version: string } | { status: 'error'; message: string } | null
-  >(null)
+  const [update, setUpdate] = useState<UpdateStatus | null>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     return window.konductorAPI.onUpdateStatus((info) => setUpdate(info))