diff --git a/electron/release-notes.ts b/electron/release-notes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ba4fd61f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/electron/release-notes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { convert } from 'html-to-text'
+import type { UpdateInfo } from 'electron-updater'
+
+const MAX_RELEASE_NOTES_CHARS = 16_384
+
+const htmlToText = (html: string): string => convert(html, {
+  wordwrap: false,
+  selectors: [
+    { selector: 'a', options: { ignoreHref: true } },
+  ],
+})
+
+function rawNotes(info: UpdateInfo): string | undefined {
+  const notes = info.releaseNotes
+  if (typeof notes === 'string' && notes.length > 0) return notes
+  if (Array.isArray(notes)) {
+    const parts = notes
+      .map((entry) => (typeof entry.note === 'string' ? entry.note : ''))
+      .filter((note) => note.length > 0)
+    return parts.length > 0 ? parts.join('\n\n') : undefined
+  }
+  return undefined
+}
+
+function looksLikeHtml(value: string): boolean {
+  return /<\/?[a-z][\s\S]*>/i.test(value)
+}
+
+function cap(value: string): string {
+  if (value.length <= MAX_RELEASE_NOTES_CHARS) return value
+  return `${value.slice(0, MAX_RELEASE_NOTES_CHARS)}\n…`
+}
+
+/** GitHub's feed is HTML. The modal renders notes as text, so convert first. */
+export function releaseNotesFromFeed(info: UpdateInfo): string | undefined {
+  const raw = rawNotes(info)
+  if (!raw) return undefined
+  const bounded = cap(raw)
+  const text = (looksLikeHtml(bounded) ? htmlToText(bounded) : bounded).trim()
+  if (!text) return undefined
+  return cap(text)
+}
diff --git a/electron/updater.ts b/electron/updater.ts
index da3424f73..fceeae188 100644
--- a/electron/updater.ts
+++ b/electron/updater.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { app } from 'electron'
 import { logger } from './logger'
 import { preDownloadPythonForUpdate } from './python-setup'
 import { getMainWindow } from './window'
+import { releaseNotesFromFeed } from './release-notes'
 import {
   getSkippedUpdateVersion, setSkippedUpdateVersion,
   getAutoCheckUpdates, setAutoCheckUpdates,
@@ -12,9 +13,6 @@ import type { UpdateStatePayload } from '../shared/electron-api-schema'
 
 export type UpdateChannel = 'latest' | 'beta' | 'alpha'
 
-// Cap untrusted feed notes so a huge GitHub body cannot bloat IPC / the modal.
-const MAX_RELEASE_NOTES_CHARS = 16_384
-
 // The single in-memory value of update state. Broadcast on every change.
 let state: UpdateStatePayload = { status: 'idle', currentVersion: app.getVersion() }
 let periodicHandle: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
@@ -27,12 +25,6 @@ function setState(patch: Partial<UpdateStatePayload>): void {
   getMainWindow()?.webContents.send('update-event', state)
 }
 
-function releaseNotesFromFeed(info: UpdateInfo): string | undefined {
-  if (typeof info.releaseNotes !== 'string' || info.releaseNotes.length === 0) return undefined
-  if (info.releaseNotes.length <= MAX_RELEASE_NOTES_CHARS) return info.releaseNotes
-  return `${info.releaseNotes.slice(0, MAX_RELEASE_NOTES_CHARS)}\n…`
-}
-
 export function getUpdateState(): UpdateStatePayload {
   return state
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8aeb9a0b5..6365720a0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ltx-desktop",
-  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "version": "1.2.4",
   "description": "LTX-2 Video Generation - Desktop App",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist-electron/main.js",
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.0",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "electron-updater": "^6.8.3",
+    "html-to-text": "10.0.0",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.1",
     "koffi": "3.1.4",
     "lucide-react": "^0.400.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 350e19fa4..d78851fc3 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ importers:
       electron-updater:
         specifier: ^6.8.3
         version: 6.8.3
+      html-to-text:
+        specifier: 10.0.0
+        version: 10.0.0
       js-yaml:
         specifier: ^4.1.1
         version: 4.1.1
@@ -766,6 +769,11 @@ packages:
     cpu: [x64]
     os: [win32]
 
+  '@selderee/plugin-htmlparser2@0.12.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-oELmoyA6ML9jDRMV3kgcMQFKxUfBU0yFVn6yTctVaLT5ygXnxH52I3TZEgV9EhXJC68/uFvE5Daj1/25c0Xa/A==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      selderee: ~0.12.0
+
   '@sindresorhus/is@4.6.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-t09vSN3MdfsyCHoFcTRCH/iUtG7OJ0CsjzB8cjAmKc/va/kIgeDI/TxsigdncE/4be734m0cvIYwNaV4i2XqAw==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
@@ -1148,6 +1156,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-aW35yZM6Bb/4oJlZncMH2LCoZtJXTRxES17vE3hoRiowU2kWHaJKFkSBDnDR+cm9J+9QhXmREyIfv0pji9ejCQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
 
+  deepmerge-ts@7.1.6:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gQhL1ksGBLQbHeAo47YU6cs2ahd3Pv+8PFYoWogNZbQnNwQyOh9Ad5kbeHFiWwbKdeWQJ5Z7Y7mwb9ew2hXBLw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=16.0.0'}
+
   defaults@1.0.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-eFuaLoy/Rxalv2kr+lqMlUnrDWV+3j4pljOIJgLIhI058IQfWJ7vXhyEIHu+HtC738klGALYxOKDO0bQP3tg8A==}
 
@@ -1192,6 +1204,19 @@ packages:
     os: [darwin]
     hasBin: true
 
+  dom-serializer@2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-wIkAryiqt/nV5EQKqQpo3SToSOV9J0DnbJqwK7Wv/Trc92zIAYZ4FlMu+JPFW1DfGFt81ZTCGgDEabffXeLyJg==}
+
+  domelementtype@2.3.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-OLETBj6w0OsagBwdXnPdN0cnMfF9opN69co+7ZrbfPGrdpPVNBUj02spi6B1N7wChLQiPn4CSH/zJvXw56gmHw==}
+
+  domhandler@5.0.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cgwlv/1iFQiFnU96XXgROh8xTeetsnJiDsTc7TYCLFd9+/WNkIqPTxiM/8pSd8VIrhXGTf1Ny1q1hquVqDJB5w==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 4'}
+
+  domutils@3.2.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-6kZKyUajlDuqlHKVX1w7gyslj9MPIXzIFiz/rGu35uC1wMi+kMhQwGhl4lt9unC9Vb9INnY9Z3/ZA3+FhASLaw==}
+
   dotenv-expand@11.0.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zIHwmZPRshsCdpMDyVsqGmgyP0yT8GAgXUnkdAoJisxvf33k7yO6OuoKmcTGuXPWSsm8Oh88nZicRLA9Y0rUeA==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
@@ -1250,6 +1275,14 @@ packages:
   end-of-stream@1.4.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ooEGc6HP26xXq/N+GCGOT0JKCLDGrq2bQUZrQ7gyrJiZANJ/8YDTxTpQBXGMn+WbIQXNVpyWymm7KYVICQnyOg==}
 
+  entities@4.5.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-V0hjH4dGPh9Ao5p0MoRY6BVqtwCjhz6vI5LT8AJ55H+4g9/4vbHx1I54fS0XuclLhDHArPQCiMjDxjaL8fPxhw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=0.12'}
+
+  entities@7.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-TWrgLOFUQTH994YUyl1yT4uyavY5nNB5muff+RtWaqNVCAK408b5ZnnbNAUEWLTCpum9w6arT70i1XdQ4UeOPA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=0.12'}
+
   env-paths@2.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+h1lkLKhZMTYjog1VEpJNG7NZJWcuc2DDk/qsqSTRRCOXiLjeQ1d1/udrUGhqMxUgAlwKNZ0cf2uqan5GLuS2A==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
@@ -1459,6 +1492,13 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-kyCuEOWjJqZuDbRHzL8V93NzQhwIB71oFWSyzVo+KPZI+pnQPPxucdkrOZvkLRnrf5URsQM+IJ09Dw29cRALIA==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
 
+  html-to-text@10.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-2OH59Gtprdczel+7Rxgpz9hGVJREaf8Lt1H4kZwWHpEn70VQKRuMNGsb2eDbwaTzrYzb0hheiOG1P7Dim0B4dQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20.19.0'}
+
+  htmlparser2@10.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VTZkM9GWRAtEpveh7MSF6SjjrpNVNNVJfFup7xTY3UpFtm67foy9HDVXneLtFVt4pMz5kZtgNcvCniNFb1hlEQ==}
+
   http-cache-semantics@4.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dTxcvPXqPvXBQpq5dUr6mEMJX4oIEFv6bwom3FDwKRDsuIjjJGANqhBuoAn9c1RQJIdAKav33ED65E2ys+87QQ==}
 
@@ -1616,6 +1656,9 @@ packages:
   lazy-val@1.0.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-0/BnGCCfyUMkBpeDgWihanIAF9JmZhHBgUhEqzvf+adhNGLoP6TaiI5oF8oyb3I45P+PcnrqihSf01M0l0G5+Q==}
 
+  leac@0.7.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-qMrZeyEekgdRQ9o6a4NAB2EQZrv827GJdn1vnapwSJ90hWRB4TzUSunvacPkxQ2TnNqHNI1/zSt0hlo0crG8Jw==}
+
   lilconfig@3.1.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/vlFKAoH5Cgt3Ie+JLhRbwOsCQePABiU3tJ1egGvyQ+33R/vcwM2Zl2QR/LzjsBeItPt3oSVXapn+m4nQDvpzw==}
     engines: {node: '>=14'}
@@ -1842,6 +1885,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ybiGyvspI+fAoRQbIPRddCcSTV9/LsJbf0e/S85VLowVGzRmokfneg2kwVW/KU5rOXrPSbF1qAKPMgNTqqROQQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
 
+  parseley@0.13.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-uNBJZzmb60l6p6VWLTmevizNAGnE0xoSf1n0B4q3ntegDNzcS68NRCcBDZTcyXHxt2XhBChsCuqj4M+nChvE/A==}
+
   path-is-absolute@1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-AVbw3UJ2e9bq64vSaS9Am0fje1Pa8pbGqTTsmXfaIiMpnr5DlDhfJOuLj9Sf95ZPVDAUerDfEk88MPmPe7UCQg==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
@@ -1861,6 +1907,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-eRWB5LBz7PpDu4PUlwT0PhnQfTQJlDDdPa35urV4Osrm0t0AqQFGn+UIkU3klZvwJ8KPO3VbBFsXquA6p6kqZw==}
     engines: {node: '>=12', npm: '>=6'}
 
+  peberminta@0.10.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-80B2AsU+I4Qdb0ZAPSfe9UwvGzwkM37IKIFEvdS3D/3Ndgv2bsuJ0bfG1+iEYO+l7Gfd4EUJmuRyq7efLgRMzQ==}
+
   pend@1.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-F3asv42UuXchdzt+xXqfW1OGlVBe+mxa2mqI0pg5yAHZPvFmY3Y6drSf/GQ1A86WgWEN9Kzh/WrgKa6iGcHXLg==}
 
@@ -2077,6 +2126,9 @@ packages:
   scheduler@0.23.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-UOShsPwz7NrMUqhR6t0hWjFduvOzbtv7toDH1/hIrfRNIDBnnBWd0CwJTGvTpngVlmwGCdP9/Zl/tVrDqcuYzQ==}
 
+  selderee@0.12.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-b1YMh3+DHZp59DLna3qVwQ5iOla/nrI6mLBNW02XxU77M3046Df6VLkoaJyFz20VsGIG5kkp+FK0kg4K4HnUFw==}
+
   semver-compare@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-YM3/ITh2MJ5MtzaM429anh+x2jiLVjqILF4m4oyQB18W7Ggea7BfqdH/wGMK7dDiMghv/6WG7znWMwUDzJiXow==}
 
@@ -3034,6 +3086,12 @@ snapshots:
   '@rollup/rollup-win32-x64-msvc@4.59.0':
     optional: true
 
+  '@selderee/plugin-htmlparser2@0.12.0(selderee@0.12.0)':
+    dependencies:
+      domelementtype: 2.3.0
+      domhandler: 5.0.3
+      selderee: 0.12.0
+
   '@sindresorhus/is@4.6.0': {}
 
   '@szmarczak/http-timer@4.0.6':
@@ -3483,6 +3541,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       mimic-response: 3.1.0
 
+  deepmerge-ts@7.1.6: {}
+
   defaults@1.0.4:
     dependencies:
       clone: 1.0.4
@@ -3544,6 +3604,24 @@ snapshots:
       verror: 1.10.1
     optional: true
 
+  dom-serializer@2.0.0:
+    dependencies:
+      domelementtype: 2.3.0
+      domhandler: 5.0.3
+      entities: 4.5.0
+
+  domelementtype@2.3.0: {}
+
+  domhandler@5.0.3:
+    dependencies:
+      domelementtype: 2.3.0
+
+  domutils@3.2.2:
+    dependencies:
+      dom-serializer: 2.0.0
+      domelementtype: 2.3.0
+      domhandler: 5.0.3
+
   dotenv-expand@11.0.7:
     dependencies:
       dotenv: 16.6.1
@@ -3648,6 +3726,10 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       once: 1.4.0
 
+  entities@4.5.0: {}
+
+  entities@7.0.1: {}
+
   env-paths@2.2.1: {}
 
   err-code@2.0.3: {}
@@ -3915,6 +3997,21 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       lru-cache: 6.0.0
 
+  html-to-text@10.0.0:
+    dependencies:
+      '@selderee/plugin-htmlparser2': 0.12.0(selderee@0.12.0)
+      deepmerge-ts: 7.1.6
+      dom-serializer: 2.0.0
+      htmlparser2: 10.1.0
+      selderee: 0.12.0
+
+  htmlparser2@10.1.0:
+    dependencies:
+      domelementtype: 2.3.0
+      domhandler: 5.0.3
+      domutils: 3.2.2
+      entities: 7.0.1
+
   http-cache-semantics@4.2.0: {}
 
   http-proxy-agent@7.0.2:
@@ -4062,6 +4159,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   lazy-val@1.0.5: {}
 
+  leac@0.7.0: {}
+
   lilconfig@3.1.3: {}
 
   lines-and-columns@1.2.4: {}
@@ -4286,6 +4385,11 @@ snapshots:
       index-to-position: 1.2.0
       type-fest: 4.41.0
 
+  parseley@0.13.1:
+    dependencies:
+      leac: 0.7.0
+      peberminta: 0.10.0
+
   path-is-absolute@1.0.1: {}
 
   path-key@3.1.1: {}
@@ -4299,6 +4403,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   pe-library@0.4.1: {}
 
+  peberminta@0.10.0: {}
+
   pend@1.2.0: {}
 
   picocolors@1.1.1: {}
@@ -4520,6 +4626,10 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       loose-envify: 1.4.0
 
+  selderee@0.12.0:
+    dependencies:
+      parseley: 0.13.1
+
   semver-compare@1.0.0:
     optional: true