> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bolt Desktop Auto-Updates

> How the Bolt desktop app updates itself across dev, beta, and production channels — plus how to switch update channels or roll back to a previous version.

The desktop app auto-updates in the background across three release channels:

| Channel | Cadence               | Who it's for                                   |
| ------- | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `prod`  | Stable releases only. | Everyone by default.                           |
| `beta`  | Release candidates.   | Teams that want a heads-up on the next stable. |
| `dev`   | Nightly-ish.          | Early adopters and contributors.               |

## Change channels

Switch channels from the app's settings pane. On next launch, the app checks the selected channel for a newer build; you can also trigger a check manually.

## Under the hood

Updates are downloaded in the background and applied on next launch. If an update fails to apply, the app keeps the previous version and shows an error — there's no in-between state.

## Related

* [Install](/desktop/install) — first-time install paths.
* [Features](/desktop/features) — what you get in the desktop app.