diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2695c1d41..7ea514dbe 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -216,9 +216,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "axoupdater"
-version = "0.8.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7fb8d8889305a413a040f281197bb2f8982a1d25c9696707cab350e3cc780ba5"
+version = "0.8.2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/axodotdev/axoupdater?rev=18bcd3e8937f05c24dec786860641f77e7931523#18bcd3e8937f05c24dec786860641f77e7931523"
 dependencies = [
  "axoasset",
  "axoprocess",
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "self-replace",
  "serde",
  "tempfile",
- "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "thiserror 2.0.6",
  "url",
 ]
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bfb3a2697..5a78936f1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ axoproject = { version = "=0.26.1", path = "axoproject", default-features = fals
 
 # first-party deps
 axocli = { version = "0.2.0" }
-axoupdater = { version = "0.8.1" }
+axoupdater = { git = "https://github.com/axodotdev/axoupdater", rev = "18bcd3e8937f05c24dec786860641f77e7931523" }
 axotag = "0.2.0"
 axoasset = { version = "1.2.0", features = ["json-serde", "toml-serde", "toml-edit", "yaml-serde", "compression", "remote"] }
 axoprocess = { version = "0.2.0" }
diff --git a/cargo-dist/src/main.rs b/cargo-dist/src/main.rs
index 140ef1484..c7c088b9f 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/src/main.rs
+++ b/cargo-dist/src/main.rs
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ async fn cmd_update(_config: &Cli, args: &cli::UpdateArgs) -> Result<(), miette:
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    let mut updater = AxoUpdater::new_for("cargo-dist");
+    let mut updater = AxoUpdater::new_for("dist");
 
     // If there's a specific version needed, random-access query it by tag,
     // because we always use the same tag format and this is fastest while
@@ -759,12 +759,19 @@ async fn cmd_update(_config: &Cli, args: &cli::UpdateArgs) -> Result<(), miette:
         updater.set_github_token(&token);
     }
 
-    // Do we want to treat this as an error?
-    // Or do we want to sniff if this was a Homebrew installation?
-    if updater.load_receipt().is_err() {
-        eprintln!("Unable to load install receipt to check for updates.");
-        eprintln!("If you installed this via `brew`, please `brew upgrade cargo-dist`!");
-        return Ok(());
+    // First, try to check for a "dist" receipt
+    // (this might be a post-rename release)
+    if updater.load_receipt_as("dist").is_err() {
+        // If that didn't work, try again as "cargo-dist"
+        if updater
+            .load_receipt_as("cargo-dist")
+            .map(|updater| updater.set_name("dist"))
+            .is_err()
+        {
+            eprintln!("Unable to load install receipt to check for updates.");
+            eprintln!("If you installed this via `brew`, please `brew upgrade cargo-dist`!");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
     }
 
     if !updater.check_receipt_is_for_this_executable()? {
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/cli-tests.rs b/cargo-dist/tests/cli-tests.rs
index 6da035279..da73d89b2 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/cli-tests.rs
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/cli-tests.rs
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ fn generate_installer(version: &axotag::Version, release_type: ReleaseSourceType
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[ignore = "can't be reenabled until after the rename"]
 fn test_self_update() {
     // Only do this if RUIN_MY_COMPUTER_WITH_INSTALLERS is set
     if std::env::var(ENV_RUIN_ME)