Desktop parked-branch update overlay changelog fix
Cluster 114946. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #116946 on 20 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.
The short answer
- Known?
- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116946. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
- The maintainers' tracker marks this
resolved, deciding PR #116946. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These items address a bug where desktop installs on parked or local-only branches always display a generic 'Improvements and fixes' changelog and never dismiss the update banner, due to the changelog API returning 404 for local-only commit SHAs.
Open issues0
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#116946 fix(desktop): update overlay clears on parked-branch installs and lists real commits instead of "Improvements and fixes" (#114946, salvage #107901)
files:
apps/desktop/electron/main.ts,apps/desktop/electron/update-api-check.test.ts,apps/desktop/electron/update-api-check.ts,contributors/emails/[redacted:email]
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: done elsewhere 1
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#115112 fix(desktop): a parked-branch update check resolves locally, and no fabricated changelog bullet (#114946) · done elsewhere →
5f3ddaa,#116946,#114946,#107901
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#114946Desktop update overlay: parked-branch / local-commit installs always show "Improvements and fixes" and never clear the update banner (compare API 404 on local-only HEAD)
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Pairwise link density
0.67: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36.1.00means every pair is linked.
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- Merged PRs
- #116946
- Closed issues
- 1
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- 1 PR closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 20 Sep 2026