diff --git a/GUI/js/update.js b/GUI/js/update.js
index 9f78f80..9d34a4e 100644
--- a/GUI/js/update.js
+++ b/GUI/js/update.js
@@ -335,7 +335,12 @@ class ClientUpdateManager {
     async checkForUpdatesOnDemand() {
         try {
             const updateInfo = await window.electronAPI.checkForUpdates();
-            if (updateInfo.updateAvailable) {
+            
+            // Double-check that versions are actually different before showing popup
+            if (updateInfo.updateAvailable && 
+                updateInfo.newVersion && 
+                updateInfo.currentVersion &&
+                updateInfo.newVersion !== updateInfo.currentVersion) {
                 this.showUpdatePopup(updateInfo);
             }
             return updateInfo;
diff --git a/backend/appUpdater.js b/backend/appUpdater.js
index cc87efd..98d1f65 100644
--- a/backend/appUpdater.js
+++ b/backend/appUpdater.js
@@ -43,23 +43,32 @@ class AppUpdater {
 
     autoUpdater.on('update-available', (info) => {
       console.log('Update available:', info.version);
+      const currentVersion = app.getVersion();
+      const newVersion = info.version;
+      
+      // Only proceed if the new version is actually different from current
+      if (newVersion === currentVersion) {
+        console.log('Update version matches current version, ignoring update-available event');
+        return;
+      }
+      
       this.updateAvailable = true;
-      this.updateVersion = info.version;
+      this.updateVersion = newVersion;
       this.autoUpdateAvailable = true; // Reset flag when new update is available
       
       if (this.mainWindow && !this.mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
         this.mainWindow.webContents.send('update-available', {
-          version: info.version,
-          newVersion: info.version,
-          currentVersion: app.getVersion(),
+          version: newVersion,
+          newVersion: newVersion,
+          currentVersion: currentVersion,
           releaseName: info.releaseName,
           releaseNotes: info.releaseNotes
         });
         // Also send to the old popup handler for compatibility
         this.mainWindow.webContents.send('show-update-popup', {
-          currentVersion: app.getVersion(),
-          newVersion: info.version,
-          version: info.version
+          currentVersion: currentVersion,
+          newVersion: newVersion,
+          version: newVersion
         });
       }
     });
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 912abe2..3e1b914 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -728,11 +728,19 @@ ipcMain.handle('check-for-updates', async () => {
   try {
     if (appUpdater) {
       const result = await appUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+      const currentVersion = app.getVersion();
+      const remoteVersion = result?.updateInfo?.version;
+      
+      // Only show update if remote version is actually newer than current
+      const updateAvailable = remoteVersion && 
+                             remoteVersion !== currentVersion && 
+                             isVersionNewer(remoteVersion, currentVersion);
+      
       return {
-        updateAvailable: result?.updateInfo ? true : false,
-        version: result?.updateInfo?.version,
-        newVersion: result?.updateInfo?.version,
-        currentVersion: app.getVersion()
+        updateAvailable: updateAvailable,
+        version: remoteVersion,
+        newVersion: remoteVersion,
+        currentVersion: currentVersion
       };
     }
     return { updateAvailable: false, error: 'AppUpdater not initialized' };
@@ -742,6 +750,27 @@ ipcMain.handle('check-for-updates', async () => {
   }
 });
 
+// Helper function to compare semantic versions
+function isVersionNewer(version1, version2) {
+  // Simple semantic version comparison
+  // Remove any non-numeric suffixes for comparison
+  const v1Parts = version1.replace(/[^0-9.]/g, '').split('.').map(Number);
+  const v2Parts = version2.replace(/[^0-9.]/g, '').split('.').map(Number);
+  
+  // Pad arrays to same length
+  const maxLength = Math.max(v1Parts.length, v2Parts.length);
+  while (v1Parts.length < maxLength) v1Parts.push(0);
+  while (v2Parts.length < maxLength) v2Parts.push(0);
+  
+  // Compare each part
+  for (let i = 0; i < maxLength; i++) {
+    if (v1Parts[i] > v2Parts[i]) return true;
+    if (v1Parts[i] < v2Parts[i]) return false;
+  }
+  
+  return false; // Versions are equal
+}
+
 ipcMain.handle('open-download-page', async () => {
   try {
     // Open GitHub releases page