diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index 68129a2..4d3e985 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "desktop",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0-beta.1",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 73de985..7750857 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ zclaw-protocols = { workspace = true }
 # Tauri
 tauri = { version = "2", features = [] }
 tauri-plugin-opener = "2"
+tauri-plugin-updater = "2"
 
 # MCP debug plugin (dev-only, allows AI agents to interact with the app)
 tauri-plugin-mcp = { git = "https://github.com/P3GLEG/tauri-plugin-mcp" }
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 7bd5c2f..0ddaf2f 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ pub fn run() {
     let classroom_gen_tasks = classroom_commands::create_generation_tasks();
 
     let mut builder = tauri::Builder::default()
-        .plugin(tauri_plugin_opener::init());
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_opener::init())
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_updater::Builder::new().build());
 
     // MCP debug plugin — only in debug builds, allows AI agents to interact with the app
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 235768a..e6948a5 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "ZCLAW",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0-beta.1",
   "identifier": "com.zclaw.desktop",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "pnpm dev",
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
       "icons/128x128@2x.png",
       "icons/icon.icns",
       "icons/icon.ico"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "createUpdaterArtifacts": "v2Compatible"
+  },
+  "plugins": {
+    "updater": {
+      "endpoints": [],
+      "pubkey": ""
+    }
   }
 }