diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index e18ecc875..4ce2fff5a 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ reportWebVitals()
 if (isDesktop()) {
   // Listen for update download progress to begin
   // to show a loading toast.
-  window.electron.onUpdateDownloadStart(({ version }) => {
-    const message = `Downloading update (${version})...`
+  window.electron.onUpdateDownloadStart(() => {
+    const message = `Downloading app update...`
     console.log(message)
     toast.loading(message, { id: AUTO_UPDATER_TOAST_ID })
   })
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 85c383eb7..7f8c9d614 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
   })
 
   autoUpdater.prependOnceListener('download-progress', (progress) => {
-    // For now, we'll send the version to the loading toast start.
+    // For now, we'll send nothing and just start a loading spinner.
+    // See below for a TODO to send progress data to the renderer.
     console.log('update-download-start', {
       version: '',
     })