diff --git a/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/UpdateNotification.swift b/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/UpdateNotification.swift
index 067d12375..89ce64d28 100644
--- a/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/UpdateNotification.swift
+++ b/swift/apple/FirezoneKit/Sources/FirezoneKit/Views/UpdateNotification.swift
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class UpdateChecker {
   private let versionCheckUrl: URL
   private let marketingVersion: SemanticVersion
 
-  @Published public var updateAvailable: Bool = false
+  @MainActor @Published private(set) var updateAvailable: Bool = false
 
   init() {
     guard let versionCheckUrl = URL(string: "https://www.firezone.dev/api/releases"),
@@ -92,13 +92,17 @@ class UpdateChecker {
       }
 
       if latestVersion > marketingVersion {
-        self.updateAvailable = true
+        Task {
+          await MainActor.run {
+            self.updateAvailable = true
 
-        if let lastDismissedVersion = getLastDismissedVersion(), lastDismissedVersion >= latestVersion {
-          return
+            if let lastDismissedVersion = getLastDismissedVersion(), lastDismissedVersion >= latestVersion {
+              return
+            }
+
+            self.notificationAdapter.showUpdateNotification(version: latestVersion)
+          }
         }
-
-        self.notificationAdapter.showUpdateNotification(version: latestVersion)
       }
     }
 
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ private class NotificationAdapter: NSObject, UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate {
 
   }
 
-  func showUpdateNotification(version: SemanticVersion) {
+  @MainActor func showUpdateNotification(version: SemanticVersion) {
     let content = UNMutableNotificationContent()
     setLastNotifiedVersion(version: version)
     content.title = "Update Firezone"
diff --git a/website/src/components/Changelog/Apple.tsx b/website/src/components/Changelog/Apple.tsx
index de6948b1e..b2cc398bc 100644
--- a/website/src/components/Changelog/Apple.tsx
+++ b/website/src/components/Changelog/Apple.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ export default function Apple() {
     <Entries downloadLinks={downloadLinks} title="macOS / iOS">
       {/* When you cut a release, remove any solved issues from the "known issues" lists over in `client-apps`. This must not be done when the issue's PR merges. */}
       <Unreleased>
+        <ChangeItem pull="8248">
+          Fixes a crash on macOS that could occur when an application update
+          become available.
         <ChangeItem pull="8249">
           Fixes a regression that caused a crash if "Open menu" was clicked in
           the Welcome screen.