diff --git a/src/PlanViewer.App/AboutWindow.axaml.cs b/src/PlanViewer.App/AboutWindow.axaml.cs
index d05e435..c66bdca 100644
--- a/src/PlanViewer.App/AboutWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/PlanViewer.App/AboutWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -136,10 +136,49 @@ private async void CheckUpdate_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
     private async void UpdateLink_Click(object? sender, PointerPressedEventArgs e)
     {
-        // Step 3: User clicks "Restart now" after download
+        // Step 3: User clicks "Restart now" after download — confirm first
         if (_updateDownloaded && _velopackMgr != null && _velopackUpdate != null)
         {
-            _velopackMgr.ApplyUpdatesAndRestart(_velopackUpdate.TargetFullRelease);
+            var dialog = new Avalonia.Controls.Window
+            {
+                Title = "Update Ready",
+                Width = 350, Height = 150,
+                WindowStartupLocation = Avalonia.Controls.WindowStartupLocation.CenterOwner,
+                CanResize = false
+            };
+
+            var result = false;
+            var panel = new Avalonia.Controls.StackPanel
+            {
+                Margin = new Avalonia.Thickness(20),
+                Spacing = 15
+            };
+            panel.Children.Add(new Avalonia.Controls.TextBlock
+            {
+                Text = "The application will close and restart with the new version. Continue?",
+                TextWrapping = Avalonia.Media.TextWrapping.Wrap
+            });
+            var buttonPanel = new Avalonia.Controls.StackPanel
+            {
+                Orientation = Avalonia.Layout.Orientation.Horizontal,
+                HorizontalAlignment = Avalonia.Layout.HorizontalAlignment.Right,
+                Spacing = 8
+            };
+            var okButton = new Avalonia.Controls.Button { Content = "Restart Now" };
+            var cancelButton = new Avalonia.Controls.Button { Content = "Later" };
+            okButton.Click += (_, _) => { result = true; dialog.Close(); };
+            cancelButton.Click += (_, _) => { dialog.Close(); };
+            buttonPanel.Children.Add(okButton);
+            buttonPanel.Children.Add(cancelButton);
+            panel.Children.Add(buttonPanel);
+            dialog.Content = panel;
+
+            await dialog.ShowDialog(this);
+
+            if (result)
+            {
+                _velopackMgr.ApplyUpdatesAndRestart(_velopackUpdate.TargetFullRelease);
+            }
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/PlanViewer.App/PlanViewer.App.csproj b/src/PlanViewer.App/PlanViewer.App.csproj
index 3ed5833..54f8908 100644
--- a/src/PlanViewer.App/PlanViewer.App.csproj
+++ b/src/PlanViewer.App/PlanViewer.App.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
     <ApplicationIcon>EDD.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>true</AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>
-    <Version>1.2.4</Version>
+    <Version>1.2.5</Version>
     <Authors>Erik Darling</Authors>
     <Company>Darling Data LLC</Company>
     <Product>Performance Studio</Product>
diff --git a/src/PlanViewer.Cli/PlanViewer.Cli.csproj b/src/PlanViewer.Cli/PlanViewer.Cli.csproj
index 111629e..66a0e68 100644
--- a/src/PlanViewer.Cli/PlanViewer.Cli.csproj
+++ b/src/PlanViewer.Cli/PlanViewer.Cli.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <RootNamespace>PlanViewer.Cli</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>planview</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>1.2.4</Version>
+    <Version>1.2.5</Version>
     <Authors>Erik Darling</Authors>
     <Company>Darling Data LLC</Company>
     <Product>Performance Studio</Product>
diff --git a/src/PlanViewer.Core/PlanViewer.Core.csproj b/src/PlanViewer.Core/PlanViewer.Core.csproj
index 5c277ec..f02483d 100644
--- a/src/PlanViewer.Core/PlanViewer.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/PlanViewer.Core/PlanViewer.Core.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <RootNamespace>PlanViewer.Core</RootNamespace>
-    <Version>1.2.4</Version>
+    <Version>1.2.5</Version>
     <Authors>Erik Darling</Authors>
     <Company>Darling Data LLC</Company>
     <Product>SQL Performance Studio</Product>
diff --git a/src/PlanViewer.Ssms.Installer/PlanViewer.Ssms.Installer.csproj b/src/PlanViewer.Ssms.Installer/PlanViewer.Ssms.Installer.csproj
index 469a553..a8f8bc0 100644
--- a/src/PlanViewer.Ssms.Installer/PlanViewer.Ssms.Installer.csproj
+++ b/src/PlanViewer.Ssms.Installer/PlanViewer.Ssms.Installer.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>InstallSsmsExtension</AssemblyName>
     <RootNamespace>PlanViewer.Ssms.Installer</RootNamespace>
     <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
-    <Version>1.2.4</Version>
+    <Version>1.2.5</Version>
     <Authors>Erik Darling</Authors>
     <Company>Darling Data LLC</Company>
     <Product>SQL Performance Studio</Product>