diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/gg/skytils/skytilsmod/Skytils.kt b/src/main/kotlin/gg/skytils/skytilsmod/Skytils.kt
index 4e04f98c2..6d187b895 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/gg/skytils/skytilsmod/Skytils.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/gg/skytils/skytilsmod/Skytils.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 package gg.skytils.skytilsmod
 
+import gg.essential.api.EssentialAPI
 import gg.essential.universal.UChat
 import gg.essential.universal.UKeyboard
 import gg.skytils.event.Events
@@ -397,6 +398,20 @@ class Skytils {
         if (config.overrideReparty || !cch.commands.containsKey("rp")) {
             cch.commandMap["rp"] = RepartyCommand
         }
+
+        if (UpdateChecker.currentVersion.specialVersionType != UpdateChecker.UpdateType.RELEASE && config.updateChannel == 2) {
+            if (ModChecker.canShowNotifications) {
+                EssentialAPI.getNotifications().push("Skytils Update Checker", "You are on a development version of Skytils. Click here to change your update channel to pre-release.") {
+                    onAction = {
+                        config.updateChannel = 1
+                        config.markDirty()
+                        EssentialAPI.getNotifications().push("Skytils Update Checker", "Your update channel has been changed to pre-release.", duration = 3f)
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                UChat.chat("${prefix} §fYou are on a development version of Skytils. Change your update channel to pre-release to get notified of new updates.")
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @SubscribeEvent(priority = EventPriority.HIGHEST)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/gg/skytils/skytilsmod/core/UpdateChecker.kt b/src/main/kotlin/gg/skytils/skytilsmod/core/UpdateChecker.kt
index 8c65c4350..c310eebac 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/gg/skytils/skytilsmod/core/UpdateChecker.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/gg/skytils/skytilsmod/core/UpdateChecker.kt
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ object UpdateChecker {
     val updateDownloadURL: String
         get() = updateAsset.downloadUrl
 
+    val currentTag = Skytils.VERSION.substringBefore("-dev")
+    val currentVersion = SkytilsVersion(currentTag)
+
     fun getJarNameFromUrl(url: String): String {
         return url.split(Regex("/")).last()
     }
@@ -164,9 +167,6 @@ object UpdateChecker {
                 else -> return println("Update Channel set as none")
             }
             val latestTag = latestRelease.tagName
-            val currentTag = Skytils.VERSION.substringBefore("-dev")
-
-            val currentVersion = SkytilsVersion(currentTag)
             val latestVersion = SkytilsVersion(latestTag.substringAfter("v"))
             if (currentVersion < latestVersion) {
                 updateObj = latestRelease