diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5138fe8..cd62aa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
         id: gcloud_auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@71f986410dfbc7added4569d411d040a91dc6935 # v2.1.8
+        uses: google-github-actions/auth@ba79af03959ebeac9769e648f473a284504d9193 # v2.1.10
         with:
           workload_identity_provider: ${{ secrets.GCP_WORKLOAD_ID_PROVIDER }}
           service_account: ${{ secrets.GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           popd
           gsutil -h "Cache-Control:no-cache,max-age=0" cp ./appcast.xml "gs://releases.coder.com/coder-desktop/mac/appcast.xml"
         env:
-          VERSION_DESCRIPTION: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.release.body || '' }}
+          VERSION_DESCRIPTION: ${{ (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.release.body) || (github.event_name == 'push' && github.event.head_commit.message) || '' }}
 
   update-cask:
     name: Update homebrew-coder cask
diff --git a/Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/Info.plist b/Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/Info.plist
index f127b2c..a955582 100644
--- a/Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/Info.plist
+++ b/Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/Info.plist
@@ -37,5 +37,7 @@
 	<string>$(GIT_COMMIT_HASH)</string>
 	<key>SUFeedURL</key>
 	<string>https://releases.coder.com/coder-desktop/mac/appcast.xml</string>
+	<key>SUAllowsAutomaticUpdates</key>
+	<false/>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/scripts/update-cask.sh b/scripts/update-cask.sh
index a679fee..478ea61 100755
--- a/scripts/update-cask.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-cask.sh
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ cask "coder-desktop" do
   name "Coder Desktop"
   desc "Native desktop client for Coder"
   homepage "https://github.com/coder/coder-desktop-macos"
-  auto_updates true
 
+  auto_updates true
   depends_on macos: ">= :sonoma"
 
   pkg "Coder-Desktop.pkg"