diff --git a/src/app_service/service/about/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/about/service.nim
index fff58222dc..90bc575b72 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/about/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/about/service.nim
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ import ../../../constants
 logScope:
   topics = "about-service"
 
-# This is changed during compilation by reading the VERSION file
-const DESKTOP_VERSION {.strdefine.} = "0.0.0"
-
 const APP_UPDATES_ENS* = "desktop.status.eth"
 
 type
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ QtObject:
     result.threadpool = threadpool
 
   proc getAppVersion*(self: Service): string =
-    return DESKTOP_VERSION
+    return APP_VERSION
 
   proc getNodeVersion*(self: Service): string =
     try:
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ QtObject:
 
   proc checkForUpdates*(self: Service) =
     try:
-      discard status_about.checkForUpdates(types.Mainnet, APP_UPDATES_ENS, DESKTOP_VERSION)
+      discard status_about.checkForUpdates(types.Mainnet, APP_UPDATES_ENS, self.getAppVersion())
     except Exception as e:
       error "Error checking for updates", msg=e.msg
 
diff --git a/src/constants.nim b/src/constants.nim
index c5437567e7..52c6384e17 100644
--- a/src/constants.nim
+++ b/src/constants.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os, sequtils, strutils
+import os, sequtils, strutils, strformat
 
 import # vendor libs
   confutils
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ proc ensureDirectories*(dataDir, tmpDir, logDir: string) =
   createDir(logDir)
 
 # This is changed during compilation by reading the VERSION file
-const DESKTOP_VERSION* {.strdefine.} = "0.0.0"
+const DESKTOP_VERSION {.strdefine.} = "0.0.0"
 # This is changed during compilation by executing git command
 const GIT_COMMIT* {.strdefine.} = ""
 
+const APP_VERSION* = if defined(production): DESKTOP_VERSION else: fmt("git master {GIT_COMMIT}")
+
 # Name of the test environment var to check for
-const TEST_ENVIRONMENT_VAR* = "TEST_ENVIRONMENT"
\ No newline at end of file
+const TEST_ENVIRONMENT_VAR* = "TEST_ENVIRONMENT"
diff --git a/src/nim_status_client.nim b/src/nim_status_client.nim
index 88711d20c9..42b5aea537 100644
--- a/src/nim_status_client.nim
+++ b/src/nim_status_client.nim
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ proc mainProc() =
   keycardServiceQObjPointer = cast[pointer](appController.keycardService.vptr)
   setupRemoteSignalsHandling()
 
-  info fmt("Version: {DESKTOP_VERSION}")
+  info fmt("Version: {APP_VERSION}")
   info fmt("Commit: {GIT_COMMIT}")
   info "Current date:", currentDateTime=now()
 
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/ProfileLayout.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/ProfileLayout.qml
index 85e42c388f..7e10479fba 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/ProfileLayout.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/ProfileLayout.qml
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ StatusSectionLayout {
                 contentWidth: d.contentWidth
 
                 store: QtObject {
+                    readonly property bool isProduction: production
+
                     function checkForUpdates() {
                         return root.store.checkForUpdates()
                     }
@@ -273,7 +275,10 @@ StatusSectionLayout {
                     }
 
                     function getReleaseNotes() {
-                        openLink("https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/releases/%1".arg(getCurrentVersion()))
+                        const link = isProduction ? "https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/releases/%1".arg(getCurrentVersion()) :
+                                                    "https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/"
+
+                        openLink(link)
                     }
 
                     function openLink(url) {
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/views/AboutView.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/views/AboutView.qml
index d450452bc4..6494ffcce7 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/views/AboutView.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/views/AboutView.qml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SettingsContentBase {
 
     property var store
 
+    titleRowComponentLoader.active: root.store.isProduction
     titleRowComponentLoader.sourceComponent: StatusButton {
         size: StatusBaseButton.Size.Small
         text: qsTr("Check for updates")