diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/ci/update_desktop_release_assets.ts b/apps/remix-ide/ci/update_desktop_release_assets.ts
index bddbe74a8b..a0db6ce7e7 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/ci/update_desktop_release_assets.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/ci/update_desktop_release_assets.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ async function main() {
       tag_name: `v${version}`,
       name: `${version}`,
       draft: true,
+      prerelease: true,
       headers: headers,
     })
     release = r.data
diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/package.json b/apps/remixdesktop/package.json
index 4539fbdef3..ac14207be9 100644
--- a/apps/remixdesktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "remixdesktop",
-  "version": "1.0.1-Beta",
+  "version": "1.0.2-beta",
   "main": "build/main.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "commonjs",
diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/appUpdater.ts b/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/appUpdater.ts
index b7223e3d3d..d605055d26 100644
--- a/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/appUpdater.ts
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/src/plugins/appUpdater.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class AppUpdaterPlugin extends ElectronBasePlugin {
     this.methods = [...super.methods]
 
     autoUpdater.autoDownload = false
+    autoUpdater.channel = 'beta'
     autoUpdater.disableDifferentialDownload = true
 
     autoUpdater.on('checking-for-update', () => {