diff --git a/src/electron/autoUpdates.ts b/src/electron/autoUpdates.ts
index 8ccfaacbb..53fe32abd 100644
--- a/src/electron/autoUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/electron/autoUpdates.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function shouldPerformAutoUpdate(): Promise<boolean> {
       let contents = '';
 
       response.on('end', () => {
-        resolve(getIsAppUpdateNeeded(contents, app.getVersion()));
+        resolve(getIsAppUpdateNeeded(contents, app.getVersion(), true));
       });
 
       response.on('data', (data: Buffer) => {
diff --git a/src/util/getIsAppUpdateNeeded.ts b/src/util/getIsAppUpdateNeeded.ts
index 23f5ab1a2..ba5ca6f3e 100644
--- a/src/util/getIsAppUpdateNeeded.ts
+++ b/src/util/getIsAppUpdateNeeded.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 const APP_VERSION_REGEX = /^\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?$/;
 
-export default function getIsAppUpdateNeeded(remoteVersion: string, appVersion: string) {
+export default function getIsAppUpdateNeeded(remoteVersion: string, appVersion: string, isStrict?: boolean) {
   const sanitizedRemoteVersion = remoteVersion.trim();
 
-  return APP_VERSION_REGEX.test(sanitizedRemoteVersion) && sanitizedRemoteVersion !== appVersion;
+  if (!APP_VERSION_REGEX.test(sanitizedRemoteVersion)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (isStrict) {
+    return sanitizedRemoteVersion.localeCompare(appVersion, undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base' }) === 1;
+  }
+
+  return sanitizedRemoteVersion !== appVersion;
 }