diff --git a/app/release/output-metadata.json b/app/release/output-metadata.json
index 9e7eaaa0c..dff25728a 100644
--- a/app/release/output-metadata.json
+++ b/app/release/output-metadata.json
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         }
       ],
       "attributes": [],
-      "versionCode": 7,
-      "versionName": "0.2.5",
+      "versionCode": 14,
+      "versionName": "0.4.1",
       "outputFile": "app-x86_64-release.apk"
     },
     {
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
         }
       ],
       "attributes": [],
-      "versionCode": 7,
-      "versionName": "0.2.5",
+      "versionCode": 14,
+      "versionName": "0.4.1",
       "outputFile": "app-x86-release.apk"
     },
     {
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
         }
       ],
       "attributes": [],
-      "versionCode": 7,
-      "versionName": "0.2.5",
+      "versionCode": 14,
+      "versionName": "0.4.1",
       "outputFile": "app-armeabi-v7a-release.apk"
     },
     {
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
         }
       ],
       "attributes": [],
-      "versionCode": 7,
-      "versionName": "0.2.5",
+      "versionCode": 14,
+      "versionName": "0.4.1",
       "outputFile": "app-arm64-v8a-release.apk"
     }
   ],
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/MainSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/MainSettings.kt
index 8871bde12..0d13082ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/MainSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/MainSettings.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.github.libretube.preferences
 
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.util.Log
 import androidx.activity.result.ActivityResultLauncher
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.preference.Preference
@@ -86,9 +87,10 @@ class MainSettings : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
             CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO).launch {
                 // check for update
                 val updateInfo = UpdateChecker.getLatestReleaseInfo()
-                if (updateInfo?.name != "" && BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME != updateInfo?.name) {
+                Log.e(TAG, updateInfo?.name.toString())
+                if (updateInfo?.name != null && BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME != updateInfo?.name) {
                     // show the UpdateAvailableDialog if there's an update available
-                    val updateAvailableDialog = UpdateDialog(updateInfo!!)
+                    val updateAvailableDialog = UpdateDialog(updateInfo)
                     updateAvailableDialog.show(childFragmentManager, "UpdateAvailableDialog")
                 } else {
                     // otherwise show the no update available snackBar