diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/CheckUpdates.php b/app/Console/Commands/CheckUpdates.php
index df45ca2..5309497 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/CheckUpdates.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/CheckUpdates.php
@@ -61,15 +61,21 @@ class CheckUpdates extends Command
 
     private function readInstalledVersionNorm(): ?string
     {
+        // Lokal: git describe gibt immer den aktuellen Stand
+        if (app()->isLocal()) {
+            $tag = @trim((string) shell_exec('git -C ' . escapeshellarg(base_path()) . ' describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null'));
+            $v = $this->normalizeVersion($tag);
+            if ($v) return $v;
+        }
+
         $paths = [
-            '/var/lib/mailwolt/version',            // vom Wrapper (normiert)
-            base_path('VERSION'),                   // App-Fallback
+            '/var/lib/mailwolt/version',
+            base_path('VERSION'),
         ];
         foreach ($paths as $p) {
             $raw = @trim(@file_get_contents($p) ?: '');
             if ($raw !== '') return $this->normalizeVersion($raw);
         }
-        // Noch ein Fallback aus RAW-Datei
         $raw = $this->readInstalledVersionRaw();
         return $raw ? $this->normalizeVersion($raw) : null;
     }
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Ui/System/UpdatePage.php b/app/Livewire/Ui/System/UpdatePage.php
index c85b172..21c8aa9 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Ui/System/UpdatePage.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Ui/System/UpdatePage.php
@@ -255,6 +255,13 @@ class UpdatePage extends Component
 
     protected function readCurrentVersion(): ?string
     {
+        // Lokal: direkt aus git describe lesen damit Entwicklungsumgebung immer aktuell ist
+        if (app()->isLocal()) {
+            $tag = @trim((string) shell_exec('git -C ' . escapeshellarg(base_path()) . ' describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null'));
+            $v = $this->normalizeVersion($tag);
+            if ($v) return $v;
+        }
+
         $v = @trim(@file_get_contents(self::VERSION_FILE) ?: '');
         if ($v !== '') return $v;