diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/update/UpdateInfo.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/update/UpdateInfo.kt
index 33100ef07..175d54a7e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/update/UpdateInfo.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/update/UpdateInfo.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package com.github.libretube.obj.update
 
+import android.os.Parcelable
+import kotlinx.parcelize.Parcelize
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 
 @Serializable
+@Parcelize
 data class UpdateInfo(
     @SerialName("html_url") val htmlUrl: String,
     val name: String
-)
+) : Parcelable
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/UpdateAvailableDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/UpdateAvailableDialog.kt
index a439889b0..33594a4ef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/UpdateAvailableDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/UpdateAvailableDialog.kt
@@ -7,19 +7,16 @@ import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment
 import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.constants.IntentData
+import com.github.libretube.extensions.parcelable
 import com.github.libretube.obj.update.UpdateInfo
 import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder
-import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 
 class UpdateAvailableDialog : DialogFragment() {
     private lateinit var updateInfo: UpdateInfo
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
-        arguments?.let {
-            val encodedString = it.getString(IntentData.updateInfo)!!
-            updateInfo = Json.decodeFromString(encodedString)
-        }
+        updateInfo = requireArguments().parcelable(IntentData.updateInfo)!!
     }
 
     override fun onCreateDialog(savedInstanceState: Bundle?): Dialog {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/MainSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/MainSettings.kt
index 91b5edc87..0d6c7de7d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/MainSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/MainSettings.kt
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ class MainSettings : BasePreferenceFragment() {
 
                 if (BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME != updateInfo.name) {
                     // show the UpdateAvailableDialog if there's an update available
-                    val encodedUpdateInfo = Json.encodeToString(updateInfo)
                     val newUpdateAvailableDialog = UpdateAvailableDialog()
                     newUpdateAvailableDialog.arguments =
-                        bundleOf(IntentData.updateInfo to encodedUpdateInfo)
+                        bundleOf(IntentData.updateInfo to updateInfo)
                     newUpdateAvailableDialog.show(
                         childFragmentManager,
                         UpdateAvailableDialog::class.java.name