diff --git a/src/vs/base/common/product.ts b/src/vs/base/common/product.ts
index cff41ae8..07ce2f89 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/common/product.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/common/product.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export type ExtensionVirtualWorkspaceSupport = {
 
 export interface IProductConfiguration {
 	readonly version: string;
-	readonly voidVersion?: string; // Void added this
+	readonly voidVersion: string; // Void added this
 	readonly release: string; // VSCodium added this
 	readonly date?: string;
 	readonly quality?: string;
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/updateService.darwin.ts b/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/updateService.darwin.ts
index d798533a..21e68232 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/updateService.darwin.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/updateService.darwin.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ export class DarwinUpdateService extends AbstractUpdateService implements IRelau
 				}
 
 				const fetchedVersion = update.productVersion.replace(/(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)(?:\.(\d+))(\-\w+)?/, '$1$3+$2');
-				const currentVersion = `${this.productService.version}+${this.productService.release}`;
+				const currentVersion = `${this.productService.voidVersion}+${this.productService.release}`;
+				// Void compares voidVersion, not VSCode version
+				// const currentVersion = `${this.productService.version}+${this.productService.release}`;
 
 				if (semver.compareBuild(currentVersion, fetchedVersion) >= 0) {
 					this.setState(State.Idle(UpdateType.Setup));
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/updateService.win32.ts b/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/updateService.win32.ts
index 90030616..f097fd5b 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/updateService.win32.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/update/electron-main/updateService.win32.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ export class Win32UpdateService extends AbstractUpdateService implements IRelaun
 				}
 
 				const fetchedVersion = update.productVersion.replace(/(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)(?:\.(\d+))(\-\w+)?/, '$1$3+$2');
-				const currentVersion = `${this.productService.version}+${this.productService.release}`;
+				const currentVersion = `${this.productService.voidVersion}+${this.productService.release}`;
+				// Void compares voidVersion, not VSCode version
+				// const currentVersion = `${this.productService.version}+${this.productService.release}`;
 
 				if (semver.compareBuild(currentVersion, fetchedVersion) >= 0) {
 					this.setState(State.Idle(updateType));