feat: update version handling and dependencies for improved versionchecks

psst-core/src/lib.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 use git_version::git_version;
 
 pub const GIT_VERSION: &str = git_version!();
+pub const BUILD_VERSION: &str = match option_env!("RELEASE_VERSION") {
+    Some(version) => version,
+    None => env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+};
 pub const BUILD_TIME: &str = include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/build-time.txt"));
 pub const REMOTE_URL: &str = include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/remote-url.txt"));
 

psst-gui/Cargo.toml

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ ureq = { version = "3.0.11", features = ["json", "socks-proxy"] }
 url = { version = "2.5.4" }
 infer = "0.19.0"
 base64 = "0.22.1"
+semver = "1.0.26"
 
 # GUI
 druid = { git = "https://github.com/jpochyla/druid", branch = "psst", features = [

psst-gui/src/data/update_checker.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use druid::{Data, Lens};
+use semver::Version;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
     env,
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ use std::process::Command;
 use url::Url;
 
 const GITHUB_API_URL: &str = "https://api.github.com/repos/isaaclins/psst/releases/latest";
-const CURRENT_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+const CURRENT_VERSION: &str = psst_core::BUILD_VERSION;
 const UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(24 * 60 * 60); // 24 hours
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Data, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
@@ -115,8 +116,18 @@ impl UpdateInfo {
         let remote = remote.trim_start_matches('v');
         let current = current.trim_start_matches('v');
 
-        // For date-based versions like "2025.11.15-abc1234"
-        // Just do a string comparison since they're chronologically ordered
+        if remote == current {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if let (Ok(remote_semver), Ok(current_semver)) =
+            (Version::parse(remote), Version::parse(current))
+        {
+            return remote_semver > current_semver;
+        }
+
+        // For date-based versions like "2025.11.15-abc1234" just fall back to a string comparison;
+        // the lexical order preserves chronology when using ISO-style dates.
         remote > current
     }
 

psst-gui/src/ui/preferences.rs

@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ fn updates_tab_widget() -> impl Widget<AppState> {
         .with_spacer(theme::grid(2.0))
         .with_child(Label::new(format!(
             "Current Version: {}",
-            env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")
+            psst_core::BUILD_VERSION
         )))
         .with_spacer(theme::grid(1.0))
         .with_child(