diff --git a/web/store/updateOs.ts b/web/store/updateOs.ts
index 5892574c7..1dd22b74e 100644
--- a/web/store/updateOs.ts
+++ b/web/store/updateOs.ts
@@ -2,37 +2,45 @@ import dayjs, { extend } from 'dayjs';
 import customParseFormat from 'dayjs/plugin/customParseFormat';
 import relativeTime from 'dayjs/plugin/relativeTime';
 import { defineStore, createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia';
+import piniaPluginPersistedstate from 'pinia-plugin-persistedstate';
 import { computed } from 'vue';
 
+import { WebguiCheckForUpdate } from '~/composables/services/webgui';
 import { useServerStore } from '~/store/server';
+import type { ServerUpdateOsResponse } from '~/types/server';
 /**
  * @see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73476371/using-pinia-with-vue-js-web-components
  * @see https://github.com/vuejs/pinia/discussions/1085
  */
-setActivePinia(createPinia());
+const pinia = createPinia();
+pinia.use(piniaPluginPersistedstate);
+setActivePinia(pinia);
 
 // dayjs plugins
 extend(customParseFormat);
 extend(relativeTime);
 
 export const useUpdateOsStore = defineStore('updateOs', () => {
+  // state
+  const checkForUpdatesLoading = ref<boolean>(false);
+  const modalOpen = ref<boolean>(false);
+  const ignoredReleases = ref<string[]>([]);
+
+  // getters from other stores
   const serverStore = useServerStore();
 
   const regExp = computed(() => serverStore.regExp);
   const regUpdatesExpired = computed(() => serverStore.regUpdatesExpired);
   const updateOsResponse = computed(() => serverStore.updateOsResponse);
-
-  const releaseDateGtRegExpDate = (releaseDate: number | string, regExpDate: number): boolean => {
-    const parsedReleaseDate = dayjs(releaseDate, 'YYYY-MM-DD');
-    const parsedUpdateExpirationDate = dayjs(regExpDate ?? undefined);
-
-    return parsedReleaseDate.isAfter(parsedUpdateExpirationDate, 'day');
-  };
-
+  // local getters
   const available = computed(() => {
     if (!updateOsResponse.value) {
       return undefined;
     }
+    // ignore any releases that are in the ignoredReleases array
+    if (ignoredReleases.value.includes(updateOsResponse.value.version)) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
     return updateOsResponse.value.isNewer ? updateOsResponse.value.version : undefined;
   });
   const availableWithRenewal = computed(() => {
@@ -40,13 +48,56 @@ export const useUpdateOsStore = defineStore('updateOs', () => {
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    return releaseDateGtRegExpDate(updateOsResponse.value.date, regExp.value)
+    return updateOsResponse.value.isNewer && releaseDateGtRegExpDate(updateOsResponse.value.date, regExp.value)
       ? updateOsResponse.value.version
       : undefined;
   });
 
+  const availableReleaseDate = computed(() => updateOsResponse.value?.date ? dayjs(updateOsResponse.value.date, 'YYYY-MM-DD') : undefined);
+
+  // actions
+  const releaseDateGtRegExpDate = (releaseDate: number | string, regExpDate: number): boolean => {
+    const parsedReleaseDate = dayjs(releaseDate, 'YYYY-MM-DD');
+    const parsedUpdateExpirationDate = dayjs(regExpDate ?? undefined);
+
+    return parsedReleaseDate.isAfter(parsedUpdateExpirationDate, 'day');
+  };
+
+  const localCheckForUpdate = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    checkForUpdatesLoading.value = true;
+    setModalOpen(true);
+    try {
+      const response = await WebguiCheckForUpdate();
+      console.debug('[localCheckForUpdate] response', response);
+      serverStore.setUpdateOsResponse(response as ServerUpdateOsResponse);
+      checkForUpdatesLoading.value = false;
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error('[localCheckForUpdate] Error checking for updates');
+    }
+  };
+
+  const setModalOpen = (val: boolean) => {
+    modalOpen.value = val;
+  };
+
+  const ignoreRelease = (release: string) => ignoredReleases.value.push(release);
+
   return {
+    // state
     available,
     availableWithRenewal,
+    checkForUpdatesLoading,
+    modalOpen,
+    // getters
+    availableReleaseDate,
+    // actions
+    localCheckForUpdate,
+    setModalOpen,
+    ignoreRelease,
   };
+}, {
+  persist: {
+    storage: localStorage,
+    paths: ['ignoredReleases'],
+  },
 });