diff --git a/src/Updater.cpp b/src/Updater.cpp
index 18c0db6..9b64974 100644
--- a/src/Updater.cpp
+++ b/src/Updater.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
     virtual void SetUpdatePolicy(UpdatePolicyT updatePolicy) override;
     virtual void ForceUpdateCheck() override;
     virtual void DownloadUpdate(const std::string &url, std::filesystem::path *file, std::filesystem::path *signatureFile) override;
-    virtual UpdateStatus GetCurrentStatus() const override { return this->currentResult; }
+    virtual UpdateStatus GetCurrentStatus() const override;
     virtual UpdateStatus GetReleaseGeneratorStatus() override;
 
 private:
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ UpdateStatus UpdaterImpl::GetCachedUpdateStatus()
                 reader.read(&status);
 
                 // cached curruent version might come from a different version.
-                status.ResetCurrentVersion();
+                status.UpdateForCurrentVersion();
                 return status;
             }
         }
@@ -416,6 +416,36 @@ static int compareVersions(const std::string &l, const std::string &r)
     }
     return 0;
 }
+
+void UpdateRelease::UpdateForCurrentVersion(const std::string&currentVersion)
+{
+    if (compareVersions(currentVersion,this->UpgradeVersion()) >= 0)
+    {
+        this->updateAvailable_ = false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool UpdateStatus::UpdateAvailable() const
+{
+    if (!isValid_) return false;
+
+    switch (this->UpdatePolicy())
+    {
+        case UpdatePolicyT::Development:
+            return this->devRelease_.UpdateAvailable();
+            break;
+        case UpdatePolicyT::ReleaseOnly:
+            return this->releaseOnlyRelease_.UpdateAvailable();
+        case UpdatePolicyT::ReleaseOrBeta:
+        this->releaseOrBetaRelease_.UpdateAvailable();
+        default:
+        case UpdatePolicyT::Disabled:
+            return false;
+    }
+
+}
+
+
 static std::string normalizeReleaseName(const std::string &releaseName)
 {
     // e.g.   "PiPedal 1.2.34 Release" -> "PiPedal v1.2.34-Release"
@@ -897,16 +927,20 @@ UpdateStatus::UpdateStatus()
 #endif
 }
 
-void UpdateStatus::ResetCurrentVersion()
+void UpdateStatus::UpdateForCurrentVersion()
 {
     currentVersion_ = PROJECT_VER;
     currentVersionDisplayName_ = PROJECT_DISPLAY_VERSION;
 
-#ifdef TEST_UPDATE
+#if defined(TEST_UPDATE) && defined(DEBUG)
     // uncomment this line to test upgrading.
     currentVersion_ = "1.2.39";
-    currentVersionDisplayName_ = "PiPedal 1.2.39-Debug";
+    currentVersionDisplayName_ = "PiPedal 1.2.39-Fictional";
 #endif
+
+    this->devRelease_.UpdateForCurrentVersion(currentVersion_);;
+    this->releaseOnlyRelease_.UpdateForCurrentVersion(currentVersion_);
+    this->releaseOrBetaRelease_.UpdateForCurrentVersion(currentVersion_);
 }
 
 std::chrono::system_clock::time_point UpdateStatus::LastUpdateTime() const
@@ -953,9 +987,6 @@ const GithubAsset *GithubRelease::GetDownloadForCurrentArchitecture() const
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-UpdateRelease::UpdateRelease()
-{
-}
 
 std::string UpdaterImpl::GetSignatureUrl(const std::string &url)
 {
@@ -1327,6 +1358,10 @@ void UpdaterImpl::DownloadUpdate(const std::string &url, std::filesystem::path *
     }
 }
 
+UpdateStatus UpdaterImpl::GetCurrentStatus() const { 
+    return this->currentResult;
+}
+
 
 void UpdateStatus::AddRelease(const std::string&packageName)
 {
diff --git a/src/UpdaterStatus.hpp b/src/UpdaterStatus.hpp
index 4d50326..f4acf1c 100644
--- a/src/UpdaterStatus.hpp
+++ b/src/UpdaterStatus.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 #include "json.hpp"
 
 namespace pipedal {
-        enum class UpdatePolicyT
+    class UpdateStatus;
+
+    enum class UpdatePolicyT
     {
         // ordinal values must not change, as files depend on them.
         // must match declaration in Updater.tsx
@@ -37,14 +39,15 @@ namespace pipedal {
     {
     private:
         friend class UpdaterImpl;
+        friend class UpdateStatus;
         bool updateAvailable_ = false;
         std::string upgradeVersion_;            // just the version.
         std::string upgradeVersionDisplayName_; // display name for the version.
         std::string assetName_;                 // filename only
         std::string updateUrl_;                 // url from which to download the .deb file.
         std::string gpgSignatureUrl_;                 // url from which to download the .deb.asc file.
+        void UpdateForCurrentVersion(const std::string&currentVersion);
     public:
-        UpdateRelease();
 
         bool UpdateAvailable() const { return updateAvailable_; }
         const std::string &UpgradeVersion() const { return upgradeVersion_; }
@@ -78,8 +81,12 @@ namespace pipedal {
         std::chrono::system_clock::time_point LastUpdateTime() const;
         void LastUpdateTime(const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point &timePoint);
 
-        void ResetCurrentVersion();
+
+        void UpdateForCurrentVersion();
         bool IsValid() const { return isValid_; }
+
+        bool UpdateAvailable() const;
+
         const std::string &ErrorMessage() const { return errorMessage_; }
         bool IsOnline() const { return isOnline_; }
         const std::string &CurrentVersion() const { return currentVersion_; }