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+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
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+summary: Settings Check for updates now finds newer beta releases when the beta channel is selected.
+category: fix
+dev: Settings footer and GET /api/updates/check now force-refresh through channel-aware performUpdateCheck (updateChannel + npm beta dist-tag) instead of always querying registry latest with prerelease-blind compare.