diff --git a/packages/gui/src/bridge/update/backend.js b/packages/gui/src/bridge/update/backend.js
index 2b8fbf9c..ce7e7862 100644
--- a/packages/gui/src/bridge/update/backend.js
+++ b/packages/gui/src/bridge/update/backend.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import DevSidecar from '@docmirror/dev-sidecar'
 const isMac = process.platform === 'darwin'
 const isLinux = process.platform === 'linux'
 
-const curVersion = pkg.version + '-myself'
+const curVersion = pkg.version
 const isPreRelease = curVersion.includes('-')
 
 function downloadFile (uri, filePath, onProgress, onSuccess, onError) {