diff --git a/EDMarketConnector.py b/EDMarketConnector.py
index f512ccf1..beefa309 100755
--- a/EDMarketConnector.py
+++ b/EDMarketConnector.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from os import chdir, environ, path
 from time import localtime, strftime, time
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal
 from constants import applongname, appname, protocolhandler_redirect
+from update import check_for_fdev_updates
 
 # Have this as early as possible for people running EDMarketConnector.exe
 # from cmd.exe or a bat file or similar.  Else they might not be in the correct
@@ -2323,6 +2324,7 @@ sys.path: {sys.path}'''
     root.after(2, show_killswitch_poppup, root)
     # Start the main event loop
     try:
+        check_for_fdev_updates()
         root.mainloop()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         logger.info("Ctrl+C Detected, Attempting Clean Shutdown")
diff --git a/config/__init__.py b/config/__init__.py
index 18c77c06..7682c7e3 100644
--- a/config/__init__.py
+++ b/config/__init__.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ appcmdname = 'EDMC'
 # <https://semver.org/#semantic-versioning-specification-semver>
 # Major.Minor.Patch(-prerelease)(+buildmetadata)
 # NB: Do *not* import this, use the functions appversion() and appversion_nobuild()
-_static_appversion = '5.11.0'
+_static_appversion = '5.11.1-alpha2'
 _cached_version: semantic_version.Version | None = None
 copyright = '© 2015-2019 Jonathan Harris, 2020-2024 EDCD'