diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/updater.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/updater.rs
index c38d32b..2eba46b 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/updater.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/updater.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ pub struct UpdateInfo {
 
 /// Check Gitea for the latest release and compare with current version.
 #[tauri::command]
-pub async fn check_for_updates() -> Result<UpdateInfo, String> {
-    let current = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string();
+pub async fn check_for_updates(app_handle: tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<UpdateInfo, String> {
+    // Read version from tauri.conf.json (patched by CI from git tag)
+    // rather than CARGO_PKG_VERSION which is always 0.1.0
+    let current = app_handle.config().version.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| "0.0.0".to_string());
 
     let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
         .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10))