diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b8b561a0..173f1d0d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "react-native-mmkv": "3.3.3",
     "react-native-nitro-image": "0.8.1",
     "react-native-nitro-modules": "^0.31.3",
-    "react-native-nitro-ota": "^0.3.0",
+    "react-native-nitro-ota": "^0.4.0",
     "react-native-nitro-web-image": "0.8.1",
     "react-native-pager-view": "^6.9.1",
     "react-native-reanimated": "4.1.3",
diff --git a/scripts/getRandomVersion.sh b/scripts/getRandomVersion.sh
index 74b3afea..a750c6dd 100644
--- a/scripts/getRandomVersion.sh
+++ b/scripts/getRandomVersion.sh
@@ -30,11 +30,23 @@ get_random_sentence() {
   done
 }
 
+# Function to generate a random 3-digit alphanumeric string
+get_random_alphanum() {
+  local chars="0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+  local result=""
+  for i in {1..3}; do
+    result="${result}${chars:RANDOM%${#chars}:1}"
+  done
+  echo "$result"
+}
+
 new_sentence=$(get_random_sentence)
+alphanum_suffix=$(get_random_alphanum)
+version_string="${new_sentence} (${alphanum_suffix})"
 
 # Write atomically
 tmp="${FILE}.tmp.$$"
-echo "$new_sentence" > "$tmp"
+echo "$version_string" > "$tmp"
 mv "$tmp" "$FILE"
 
-echo "✅ Updated $FILE with: \"$new_sentence\""
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "✅ Updated $FILE with: \"$version_string\""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/OtaUpdates/index.tsx b/src/components/OtaUpdates/index.tsx
index 56fa793e..9ee080d6 100644
--- a/src/components/OtaUpdates/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/OtaUpdates/index.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,23 @@ const { downloadUrl, versionUrl } = githubOTA({
 
 const otaManager = new OTAUpdateManager(downloadUrl, versionUrl)
 
+export const downloadUpdate = (showCatchAlert: boolean = false) => {
+	otaManager
+		.downloadUpdate()
+		.then(() => {
+			Alert.alert('Jellify has been updated!', 'Restart to apply the changes', [
+				{ text: 'OK', onPress: () => reloadApp() },
+				{ text: 'Cancel', style: 'cancel' },
+			])
+		})
+		.catch((error) => {
+			if (showCatchAlert) {
+				Alert.alert('Either the update is not available or there is an error')
+			}
+			console.error('Error downloading update:', error)
+		})
+}
+
 const GitUpdateModal = () => {
 	const progress = useSharedValue(0)
 	const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(false)
@@ -47,21 +64,7 @@ const GitUpdateModal = () => {
 			.checkForUpdates()
 			.then((update) => {
 				if (update) {
-					otaManager
-						.downloadUpdate()
-						.then(() => {
-							Alert.alert(
-								'Jellify has been updated!',
-								'Restart to apply the changes',
-								[
-									{ text: 'OK', onPress: () => reloadApp() },
-									{ text: 'Cancel', style: 'cancel' },
-								],
-							)
-						})
-						.catch((error) => {
-							console.error('Error downloading update:', error)
-						})
+					downloadUpdate()
 				}
 			})
 			.catch((error) => {
diff --git a/src/components/Settings/components/preferences-tab.tsx b/src/components/Settings/components/preferences-tab.tsx
index 02087a86..c7e9fc0f 100644
--- a/src/components/Settings/components/preferences-tab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Settings/components/preferences-tab.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import { RadioGroup, YStack } from 'tamagui'
 import { SwitchWithLabel } from '../../Global/helpers/switch-with-label'
 import SettingsListGroup from './settings-list-group'
 import { RadioGroupItemWithLabel } from '../../Global/helpers/radio-group-item-with-label'
+import Button from '../../Global/helpers/button'
+import Icon from '../../Global/components/icon'
+import { Text } from '../../Global/helpers/text'
+import { downloadUpdate } from '../../OtaUpdates'
 import {
 	ThemeSetting,
 	useReducedHapticsSetting,
@@ -68,6 +72,26 @@ export default function PreferencesTab(): React.JSX.Element {
 						/>
 					),
 				},
+
+				{
+					title: 'Forcefully download the latest OTA',
+					iconName: 'web',
+					iconColor: '$success',
+					subTitle: 'Download the latest ota forcefully',
+					children: (
+						<Button
+							variant='outlined'
+							color={'$success'}
+							borderColor={'$success'}
+							icon={() => <Icon name='download' small color={'$success'} />}
+							onPress={() => downloadUpdate(true)}
+						>
+							<Text bold color={'$success'}>
+								Download Update
+							</Text>
+						</Button>
+					),
+				},
 			]}
 		/>
 	)
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9fa45221..2c85201a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8432,10 +8432,10 @@ react-native-nitro-modules@^0.31.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-nitro-modules/-/react-native-nitro-modules-0.31.3.tgz#19d26c3c677921687a42ed9c9943050034b3aebe"
   integrity sha512-jGHBfSTzSo6eXcb0X4/N1sfYdHm2E+koE2fifLZ3gtArD+3ZeThyFvERhB2fzd4JOqtcIJL/5VLIjxlbjISQ/g==
 
-react-native-nitro-ota@^0.3.0:
-  version "0.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-nitro-ota/-/react-native-nitro-ota-0.3.0.tgz#f3a45db30c120b1ad6230229e8725f8e0e827b96"
-  integrity sha512-dOus16bKJ4wLsPWFLToXoEOiCl5loxh8l3fPqF4WiMxiLkUyXuH3mh+e0S5HIdd8kbnZHqtLGofCX0CdUxksnQ==
+react-native-nitro-ota@^0.4.0:
+  version "0.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-nitro-ota/-/react-native-nitro-ota-0.4.0.tgz#996b2ccaf6accc92b1d352df448250ca35a6d2e6"
+  integrity sha512-/JAoM2m3WsvnO7dC51bf5jCghxO78yrP3vHyq3/itK+MqiwU8HPk8bGbXLhE+/GYRPS8DbUHGrzptzO2KOoutQ==
 
 react-native-nitro-web-image@0.8.1:
   version "0.8.1"