diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2337f26..365b895 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Closing the window (X) only hides it; click the tray icon to bring it back. To q
 
 ## Update
 
-Notelet updates itself. Each time it starts it checks for a new version, installs it and reopens, so nothing is lost: any change you are typing is saved first. To check now, right-click the tray icon → **Check for updates**.
+Right-click the tray icon → **Check for updates**. If there is a new version, Notelet asks first, then installs it and reopens. Nothing is lost: any change you are typing is saved first.
 
 ## Moving from the Chrome extension
 
diff --git a/desktop/Cargo.toml b/desktop/Cargo.toml
index 21bdc9d..08e219e 100644
--- a/desktop/Cargo.toml
+++ b/desktop/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "notelet"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 description = "Lightweight notes with sprint tracking"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
diff --git a/desktop/src/lib.rs b/desktop/src/lib.rs
index 2ce9f4c..e5a5246 100644
--- a/desktop/src/lib.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use tauri::menu::{CheckMenuItem, Menu, MenuItem, PredefinedMenuItem};
 use tauri::tray::{MouseButton, MouseButtonState, TrayIconBuilder, TrayIconEvent};
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter, Manager, State, WebviewWindow, WindowEvent};
 use tauri_plugin_autostart::{MacosLauncher, ManagerExt as _};
-use tauri_plugin_dialog::DialogExt;
+use tauri_plugin_dialog::{DialogExt, MessageDialogButtons};
 use tauri_plugin_updater::{Update, UpdaterExt};
 use tauri_plugin_window_state::{AppHandleExt, StateFlags};
 
@@ -171,23 +171,32 @@ fn show_message(app: &AppHandle, text: String) {
     app.dialog().message(text).title("Notelet").show(|_| {});
 }
 
-/// At start a failed check stays silent and is retried next start; from the tray it says why.
-async fn check_for_update(app: AppHandle, from_tray: bool) {
+fn ask_to_install(app: &AppHandle, version: &str) -> bool {
+    app.dialog()
+        .message(format!(
+            "Notelet {version} is available (you have {}).\n\nDownload and install it now? Notelet restarts by itself.",
+            app.package_info().version
+        ))
+        .title("Notelet")
+        .buttons(MessageDialogButtons::OkCancelCustom("Install and restart".to_string(), "Later".to_string()))
+        .blocking_show()
+}
+
+async fn check_for_update(app: AppHandle) {
     let result = match app.updater() {
         Ok(updater) => updater.check().await,
         Err(error) => Err(error),
     };
     match result {
+        Ok(Some(update)) if !ask_to_install(&app, &update.version) => {}
         // Downloading first keeps the gap between the page's last save and the installer closing
         // the app to the install alone.
         Ok(Some(update)) => match update.download(|_, _| {}, || {}).await {
             Ok(bytes) => request_after_flush(&app, Pending::Update(Box::new(update), bytes)),
-            Err(error) if from_tray => show_message(&app, format!("Couldn't download the update: {error}")),
-            Err(_) => {}
+            Err(error) => show_message(&app, format!("Couldn't download the update: {error}")),
         },
-        Ok(None) if from_tray => show_message(&app, format!("Notelet {} is the latest version.", app.package_info().version)),
-        Err(error) if from_tray => show_message(&app, format!("Couldn't check for updates: {error}")),
-        _ => {}
+        Ok(None) => show_message(&app, format!("Notelet {} is the latest version.", app.package_info().version)),
+        Err(error) => show_message(&app, format!("Couldn't check for updates: {error}")),
     }
 }
 
@@ -233,7 +242,7 @@ fn build_tray(app: &AppHandle, autostart_on: bool) -> tauri::Result<()> {
         .on_menu_event(move |app, event| match event.id.as_ref() {
             "open" => show_main(app),
             "check-updates" => {
-                tauri::async_runtime::spawn(check_for_update(app.clone(), true));
+                tauri::async_runtime::spawn(check_for_update(app.clone()));
             }
             "autostart" => set_autostart(app, autostart.is_checked().unwrap_or(false)),
             "quit" => request_after_flush(app, Pending::Quit),
@@ -300,7 +309,6 @@ pub fn run() {
             if !std::env::args().any(|arg| arg == HIDDEN_ARG) {
                 show_main(&handle);
             }
-            tauri::async_runtime::spawn(check_for_update(handle, false));
             Ok(())
         })
         .run(tauri::generate_context!())
diff --git a/desktop/tauri.conf.json b/desktop/tauri.conf.json
index 5787f67..b69a338 100644
--- a/desktop/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/desktop/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Notelet",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "identifier": "com.ttncode.notelet",
   "build": {
     "frontendDist": "../extension"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8b96867..5b35bfd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "notelet",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "notelet",
-      "version": "0.8.0",
+      "version": "0.9.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2.12.4",
         "linkedom": "^0.18.13"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index db17f7a..1080551 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "notelet",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {