diff --git a/service/updates/module.go b/service/updates/module.go
index fa6dc3ab..fa115c6f 100644
--- a/service/updates/module.go
+++ b/service/updates/module.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tevino/abool"
 
 	"github.com/safing/jess"
+	"github.com/safing/portmaster/base/info"
 	"github.com/safing/portmaster/base/log"
 	"github.com/safing/portmaster/base/notifications"
 	"github.com/safing/portmaster/service/mgr"
@@ -192,7 +193,9 @@ func New(instance instance, name string, cfg Config) (*Updater, error) {
 		log.Errorf("updates/%s: invalid index file, falling back to dir scan: %s", cfg.Name, err)
 		module.corruptedInstallation = fmt.Errorf("invalid index: %w", err)
 	}
-	index, err = GenerateIndexFromDir(cfg.Directory, IndexScanConfig{Version: "0.0.0"})
+	index, err = GenerateIndexFromDir(cfg.Directory, IndexScanConfig{
+		Version: info.VersionNumber(),
+	})
 	if err == nil && index.init(currentPlatform) == nil {
 		module.index = index
 		return module, nil