diff --git a/packages/backend/server/package.json b/packages/backend/server/package.json
index 41f4a92c33..0cf40d31fe 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/server/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "react-dom": "19.2.1",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.2",
-    "semver": "^7.7.3",
+    "semver": "^7.7.4",
     "socket.io": "^4.8.1",
     "stripe": "^17.7.0",
     "tldts": "^7.0.19",
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
     "@types/nodemailer": "^7.0.0",
     "@types/on-headers": "^1.0.3",
     "@types/react": "^19.0.1",
-    "@types/semver": "^7.5.8",
+    "@types/semver": "^7.7.1",
     "@types/sinon": "^21.0.0",
     "@types/supertest": "^7.0.0",
     "ava": "^7.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/__tests__/version.spec.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/__tests__/version.spec.ts
index 418bf579bc..15e61907c6 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/__tests__/version.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/__tests__/version.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { AppModule } from '../app.module';
 import {
   CANARY_CLIENT_VERSION_MAX_AGE_DAYS,
   ConfigFactory,
+  hasNewerVersion,
   UseNamedGuard,
 } from '../base';
 import { Public } from '../core/auth/guard';
@@ -249,3 +250,11 @@ test('should reject old canary date version in canary namespace', async t => {
     env.NAMESPACE = prevNamespace;
   }
 });
+
+test('should compare release versions for available upgrades', t => {
+  t.false(hasNewerVersion('0.26.5', '0.26.4'));
+  t.false(hasNewerVersion('0.26.5', '0.26.5'));
+  t.true(hasNewerVersion('0.26.5', '0.26.6'));
+  t.true(hasNewerVersion('0.26.5', '0.26.6-beta.1'));
+  t.false(hasNewerVersion('0.26.6-beta.2', '0.26.6-beta.1'));
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/base/utils/client-version.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/base/utils/client-version.ts
index 66be07cba9..28b4860ea3 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/base/utils/client-version.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/base/utils/client-version.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import semver from 'semver';
+
 const DAY_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
 // Example: 2026.2.6-canary.015
@@ -89,3 +91,26 @@ export function checkCanaryDateClientVersion(
     normalized: parsed.normalized,
   };
 }
+
+function normalizeComparableVersion(version: string): string | null {
+  const canary = parseCanaryDateClientVersion(version);
+  return semver.valid(canary?.normalized ?? version.trim(), {
+    loose: true,
+  });
+}
+
+export function hasNewerVersion(
+  currentVersion: string,
+  nextVersion: string
+): boolean {
+  const current = normalizeComparableVersion(currentVersion);
+  const next = normalizeComparableVersion(nextVersion);
+
+  if (!current || !next) {
+    return currentVersion.trim() !== nextVersion.trim();
+  }
+
+  return semver.gt(next, current, {
+    loose: true,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/core/config/resolver.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/core/config/resolver.ts
index 10831d7ce9..2c989615a2 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/core/config/resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/core/config/resolver.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from '@nestjs/graphql';
 import { GraphQLJSON, GraphQLJSONObject } from 'graphql-scalars';
 
-import { Config, URLHelper } from '../../base';
+import { Config, hasNewerVersion, URLHelper } from '../../base';
 import { Namespace } from '../../env';
 import { Feature, type WorkspaceFeatureName } from '../../models';
 import { CurrentUser, Public } from '../auth';
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class ServerConfigResolver {
       }>;
 
       const latest = releases.at(0);
-      if (!latest || latest.name === env.version) {
+      if (!latest || !hasNewerVersion(env.version, latest.name)) {
         return null;
       }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2c35bccf88..600fd5ac05 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/nodemailer": "npm:^7.0.0"
     "@types/on-headers": "npm:^1.0.3"
     "@types/react": "npm:^19.0.1"
-    "@types/semver": "npm:^7.5.8"
+    "@types/semver": "npm:^7.7.1"
     "@types/sinon": "npm:^21.0.0"
     "@types/supertest": "npm:^7.0.0"
     ava: "npm:^7.0.0"
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ __metadata:
     react-email: "npm:^4.3.2"
     reflect-metadata: "npm:^0.2.2"
     rxjs: "npm:^7.8.2"
-    semver: "npm:^7.7.3"
+    semver: "npm:^7.7.4"
     sinon: "npm:^21.0.1"
     socket.io: "npm:^4.8.1"
     socket.io-client: "npm:^4.8.3"
@@ -16451,10 +16451,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/semver@npm:^7, @types/semver@npm:^7.5.8":
-  version: 7.7.0
-  resolution: "@types/semver@npm:7.7.0"
-  checksum: 10/ee4514c6c852b1c38f951239db02f9edeea39f5310fad9396a00b51efa2a2d96b3dfca1ae84c88181ea5b7157c57d32d7ef94edacee36fbf975546396b85ba5b
+"@types/semver@npm:^7, @types/semver@npm:^7.7.1":
+  version: 7.7.1
+  resolution: "@types/semver@npm:7.7.1"
+  checksum: 10/8f09e7e6ca3ded67d78ba7a8f7535c8d9cf8ced83c52e7f3ac3c281fe8c689c3fe475d199d94390dc04fc681d51f2358b430bb7b2e21c62de24f2bee2c719068
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard