diff --git a/internal/updater/state.go b/internal/updater/state.go
index ae91203..09bfeb4 100644
--- a/internal/updater/state.go
+++ b/internal/updater/state.go
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ func (s *UpdateState) HasUpdate(currentVersion string) bool {
 	if s.LatestVersion == "" {
 		return false
 	}
+	// Never show update notification for dev builds
+	if currentVersion == "dev" {
+		return false
+	}
 	return CompareVersions(s.LatestVersion, currentVersion) > 0
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/updater/state_test.go b/internal/updater/state_test.go
index fc51e50..d623b2b 100644
--- a/internal/updater/state_test.go
+++ b/internal/updater/state_test.go
@@ -240,6 +240,18 @@ func TestHasUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			currentVersion: "v1.0.0",
 			expected:       false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:           "dev version never shows update",
+			latestVersion:  "v0.0.10",
+			currentVersion: "dev",
+			expected:       false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "dev version with no latest",
+			latestVersion:  "",
+			currentVersion: "dev",
+			expected:       false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {