diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a330189..e406605 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ jobs:
           TARBALL=$(basename "$TARBALL_PATH")
           SIG=$(cat "$TARBALL_PATH.sig")
           URL="https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}/${TARBALL}"
+          # Tauri's updater matches the manifest's `platforms` map against
+          # the running process's target triple (darwin-aarch64 on Apple
+          # Silicon, darwin-x86_64 on Intel) - "darwin-universal" alone is
+          # not enough, the lookup misses on real Macs. Emit all three keys
+          # pointing at the same universal .app.tar.gz so both architectures
+          # resolve and the universal fallback exists too.
           jq -n \
             --arg v "$VERSION" \
             --arg sig "$SIG" \
@@ -173,7 +179,11 @@ jobs:
               version: $v,
               notes: $notes,
               pub_date: (now | todate),
-              platforms: { "darwin-universal": { signature: $sig, url: $url } }
+              platforms: {
+                "darwin-aarch64":  { signature: $sig, url: $url },
+                "darwin-x86_64":   { signature: $sig, url: $url },
+                "darwin-universal":{ signature: $sig, url: $url }
+              }
             }' > latest.json
           cat latest.json
       # Sigstore-backed build provenance attestation. Free, transparency-
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 953b546..5469d1d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2710,7 +2710,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rompatch"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 dependencies = [
  "lexopt",
  "rompatch-core",
@@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rompatch-core"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 dependencies = [
  "adler2",
  "bzip2-rs",
@@ -2731,7 +2731,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rompatch-gui"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 dependencies = [
  "rompatch-core",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 34ad432..7848930 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ members = ["crates/rompatch-core", "crates/rompatch", "crates/rompatch-gui"]
 exclude = ["fuzz"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/GregTheGreek/rompatch-rs"
diff --git a/crates/rompatch-gui/Cargo.toml b/crates/rompatch-gui/Cargo.toml
index 491751b..a14a09c 100644
--- a/crates/rompatch-gui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rompatch-gui/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ crate-type = ["rlib"]
 tauri-build = { version = "=2.6.1", features = [] }
 
 [dependencies]
-rompatch-core = { version = "=0.2.1", path = "../rompatch-core", features = ["serde"] }
+rompatch-core = { version = "=0.2.2", path = "../rompatch-core", features = ["serde"] }
 serde = { version = "=1.0.228", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "=1.0.149"
 sha2 = "=0.10.9"
diff --git a/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/package.json b/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/package.json
index c364a5f..1d43140 100644
--- a/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/package.json
+++ b/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "rompatch-ui",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.2.2",
   "description": "React frontend for the rompatch native GUI",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx b/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx
index 8da736a..700cf5a 100644
--- a/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx
+++ b/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/src/components/UpdateBanner.tsx
@@ -8,21 +8,32 @@ function formatBytes(bytes: number): string {
   return `${(bytes / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(1)} MB`;
 }
 
-export function UpdateBanner() {
-  const { status, install } = useUpdater();
+const SHELL =
+  'pointer-events-auto fixed bottom-4 left-4 z-50 w-72 rounded-xl border border-bg-border bg-bg-raised px-4 py-3 shadow-soft animate-slide-up';
 
-  if (status.kind === 'idle' || status.kind === 'checking') return null;
+export function UpdateBanner() {
+  const { status, install, dismiss } = useUpdater();
 
   if (status.kind === 'available') {
     return (
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 border-b border-accent/30 bg-accent-subtle/30 px-4 py-2 text-sm">
-        <DownloadIcon size={16} className="text-accent" />
-        <span className="flex-1">
-          Update available: <span className="font-medium">v{status.update.version}</span>
-        </span>
-        <Button size="sm" variant="primary" onClick={() => void install(status.update)}>
-          Install &amp; restart
-        </Button>
+      <div className={SHELL}>
+        <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+          <DownloadIcon size={16} className="mt-0.5 text-accent" />
+          <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+            <div className="text-sm font-semibold text-fg">New update available</div>
+            <div className="text-xs text-fg-muted mt-0.5">
+              Version {status.update.version} - install now or later?
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="mt-3 flex justify-end gap-2">
+          <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" onClick={dismiss}>
+            Later
+          </Button>
+          <Button size="sm" variant="primary" onClick={() => void install(status.update)}>
+            Install now
+          </Button>
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -33,25 +44,31 @@ export function UpdateBanner() {
         ? Math.min(100, Math.round((status.downloaded / status.contentLength) * 100))
         : null;
     return (
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 border-b border-accent/30 bg-accent-subtle/30 px-4 py-2 text-sm">
-        <RefreshIcon size={16} className="text-accent animate-spin" />
-        <span className="flex-1">
-          Downloading update{pct != null ? ` (${pct}%)` : ''} - {formatBytes(status.downloaded)}
-          {status.contentLength != null ? ` / ${formatBytes(status.contentLength)}` : ''}
-        </span>
+      <div className={SHELL}>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <RefreshIcon size={16} className="text-accent animate-spin" />
+          <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 text-sm text-fg">
+            Downloading update{pct != null ? ` (${pct}%)` : ''}
+            <div className="text-xs text-fg-muted mt-0.5">
+              {formatBytes(status.downloaded)}
+              {status.contentLength != null ? ` / ${formatBytes(status.contentLength)}` : ''}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
 
   if (status.kind === 'ready') {
     return (
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 border-b border-accent/30 bg-accent-subtle/30 px-4 py-2 text-sm">
-        <RefreshIcon size={16} className="text-accent" />
-        <span className="flex-1">Update installed - restarting...</span>
+      <div className={SHELL}>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <RefreshIcon size={16} className="text-accent" />
+          <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 text-sm text-fg">Update installed - restarting...</div>
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
 
-  // error
   return null;
 }
diff --git a/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/src/lib/updater.ts b/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/src/lib/updater.ts
index 8af2b05..bd08c62 100644
--- a/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/src/lib/updater.ts
+++ b/crates/rompatch-gui/ui/src/lib/updater.ts
@@ -63,5 +63,12 @@ export function useUpdater() {
     }
   }
 
-  return { status, install };
+  function dismiss() {
+    // Stays dismissed for this process lifetime. The check only runs in the
+    // mount effect, so on next app launch the popup will return if there
+    // is still an update available.
+    setStatus({ kind: 'idle' });
+  }
+
+  return { status, install, dismiss };
 }
diff --git a/crates/rompatch/Cargo.toml b/crates/rompatch/Cargo.toml
index 4ffb961..122dade 100644
--- a/crates/rompatch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rompatch/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ name = "rompatch"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-rompatch-core = { path = "../rompatch-core", version = "0.2.1" }
+rompatch-core = { path = "../rompatch-core", version = "0.2.2" }
 lexopt = "0.3"
 
 [lints]