diff --git a/src/main.dev.ts b/src/main.dev.ts
index bfe194033..530415cfb 100644
--- a/src/main.dev.ts
+++ b/src/main.dev.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ const installExtensions = async () => {
     });
 };
 
+const isWindows = process.platform.startsWith('win');
+const isMacOS = process.platform.startsWith('darwin');
+
 const createWindow = async () => {
   if (
     process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ||
@@ -231,8 +234,7 @@ const createWindow = async () => {
     }
     return item;
   };
-  const isWindows = process.platform.startsWith('win');
-  const isMacOS = process.platform.startsWith('darwin');
+
   if (isWindows) {
     const portablePythonLocation = path.join(
       dependenciesPath,
@@ -394,6 +396,58 @@ app.on('activate', () => {
   }
 });
 
+autoUpdater.autoDownload = false;
+
+autoUpdater.on('error', (error) => {
+  logger.error(error, error.stack);
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('update-available', async () => {
+  const response = await dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow!, {
+    type: 'info',
+    title: 'Found Updates',
+    message: 'Found updates, do you want update now?',
+    buttons: ['Sure', 'Later'],
+  });
+
+  if (response.response === 0) {
+    logger.log('Downloading Update');
+    autoUpdater.downloadUpdate();
+    await dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow!, {
+      type: 'info',
+      title: 'Update Downloading',
+      message:
+        'Update is being downloaded, you will be notified when it is ready to install',
+      buttons: [],
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', async () => {
+  const response = await dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow!, {
+    type: 'info',
+    buttons: ['Restart', 'Later'],
+    title: 'Application Update',
+    message: 'Update',
+    detail:
+      'A new version has been downloaded. Restart the application to apply the updates.',
+  });
+  if (response.response === 0) {
+    setImmediate(() => autoUpdater.quitAndInstall());
+  }
+});
+
+app.on('ready', async () => {
+  // does not work in development and MacOS requires the application to be signed
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development' && !isMacOS) {
+    try {
+      await autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(error);
+    }
+  }
+});
+
 /*
   Handle IPC requests from the User Interface
  */