diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/latest-version.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/latest-version.ts
index 338c01a5d..8c44d15f2 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/latest-version.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/latest-version.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import define from "../define.js";
+import config from "@/config/index.js";
 
 export const meta = {
 	tags: ["meta"],
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export const paramDef = {
 export default define(meta, paramDef, async () => {
 	let tag_name;
 	await fetch(
-		"https://iceshrimp.dev/api/v1/repos/iceshrimp/iceshrimp/releases?draft=false&pre-release=false&page=1&limit=1",
+		`https://iceshrimp.dev/api/v1/repos/iceshrimp/iceshrimp/releases?draft=false&pre-release=${config.version.includes('-pre')}&page=1&limit=1`,
 	)
 		.then((response) => response.json())
 		.then((data) => {
diff --git a/packages/client/src/pages/admin/index.vue b/packages/client/src/pages/admin/index.vue
index 53701dcea..f0f492d4f 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/pages/admin/index.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/pages/admin/index.vue
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import {
 	provideMetadataReceiver,
 	setPageMetadata,
 } from "@/scripts/page-metadata";
+import { isUpdateAvailable } from "@/scripts/is-update-available.js";
 
 const isEmpty = (x: string | null) => x == null || x === "";
 const el = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null);
@@ -125,26 +126,7 @@ os.api("admin/abuse-user-reports", {
 });
 
 if (defaultStore.state.showAdminUpdates) {
-	os.api("latest-version").then((res) => {
-    if (!res?.tag_name) {
-      updateAvailable = false;
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const tag = res.tag_name as string;
-    if (tag === `v${version}`) {
-      updateAvailable = false;
-      return;
-    }
-    const tagDate = tag.includes('-') ? tag.substring(0, tag.indexOf('-')) : tag;
-    const versionDate = version.includes('-') ? version.substring(0, version.indexOf('-')) : version;
-    if (tagDate < versionDate) {
-      updateAvailable = false;
-      return;
-    }
-    updateAvailable = true;
-    return;
-	});
+	updateAvailable = await isUpdateAvailable();
 }
 
 const NARROW_THRESHOLD = 600;
diff --git a/packages/client/src/scripts/is-update-available.ts b/packages/client/src/scripts/is-update-available.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ff6adc14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/scripts/is-update-available.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { version } from "@/config.js";
+import * as os from "@/os.js";
+
+type LatestVersionResponse = {
+    tag_name?: string;
+};
+
+export async function isUpdateAvailable(): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (version.includes('-dev-')) return false;
+
+    return os.api("latest-version").then((res: LatestVersionResponse) => {
+        if (!res?.tag_name) return false;
+        const tag = res.tag_name as string;
+        return (version.includes('-pre') && !tag.includes('-pre')) || tag > `v${version}`;
+    });
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/src/ui/_common_/navbar.vue b/packages/client/src/ui/_common_/navbar.vue
index 10d1b20f3..058ed0eef 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/ui/_common_/navbar.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/ui/_common_/navbar.vue
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ import { defaultStore } from "@/store";
 import { i18n } from "@/i18n";
 import { instance } from "@/instance";
 import { version } from "@/config";
+import { isUpdateAvailable } from "@/scripts/is-update-available.js";
 
 const isEmpty = (x: string | null) => x == null || x === "";
 
@@ -196,26 +197,7 @@ if ($i?.isAdmin) {
 	});
 
 	if (defaultStore.state.showAdminUpdates) {
-		os.api("latest-version").then((res) => {
-			if (!res?.tag_name) {
-				updateAvailable = false;
-				return;
-			}
-
-			const tag = res.tag_name as string;
-			if (tag === `v${version}`) {
-				updateAvailable = false;
-				return;
-			}
-			const tagDate = tag.includes('-') ? tag.substring(0, tag.indexOf('-')) : tag;
-			const versionDate = version.includes('-') ? version.substring(0, version.indexOf('-')) : version;
-			if (tagDate < versionDate) {
-				updateAvailable = false;
-				return;
-			}
-			updateAvailable = true;
-			return;
-		});
+		updateAvailable = await isUpdateAvailable();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -639,7 +621,7 @@ function more(ev: MouseEvent) {
 							opacity: 1;
 						}
 					}
-					
+
 					&:hover,
 					&:focus-within {
 						&:before {