diff --git a/internal/home/config.go b/internal/home/config.go
index 6c8381ab..afe96812 100644
--- a/internal/home/config.go
+++ b/internal/home/config.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 	config.DHCP.Conf4.ICMPTimeout = 1000
 	config.DHCP.Conf6.LeaseDuration = 86400
 
-	if ch := version.Channel(); ch == "edge" || ch == "development" {
+	if ch := version.Channel(); ch == version.ChannelEdge || ch == version.ChannelDevelopment {
 		config.BetaBindPort = 3001
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/home/home.go b/internal/home/home.go
index 55d6c20d..4ece8f85 100644
--- a/internal/home/home.go
+++ b/internal/home/home.go
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ func Main() {
 
 func setupContext(args options) {
 	Context.runningAsService = args.runningAsService
-	Context.disableUpdate = args.disableUpdate
+	Context.disableUpdate = args.disableUpdate ||
+		version.Channel() == version.ChannelDevelopment
 
 	Context.firstRun = detectFirstRun()
 	if Context.firstRun {
diff --git a/internal/updater/updater_test.go b/internal/updater/updater_test.go
index adb12c2d..a8923ee2 100644
--- a/internal/updater/updater_test.go
+++ b/internal/updater/updater_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/internal/testutil"
+	"github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/internal/version"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func TestUpdateGetVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	u := NewUpdater(&Config{
 		Client:  &http.Client{},
 		Version: "v0.103.0-beta.1",
-		Channel: "beta",
+		Channel: version.ChannelBeta,
 		GOARCH:  "arm",
 		GOOS:    "linux",
 	})
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func TestUpdateGetVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeURL := &url.URL{
 		Scheme: "http",
 		Host:   net.JoinHostPort("127.0.0.1", lport),
-		Path:   path.Join("adguardhome", "beta", "version.json"),
+		Path:   path.Join("adguardhome", version.ChannelBeta, "version.json"),
 	}
 	u.versionCheckURL = fakeURL.String()
 
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ func TestUpdater_VersionInto_ARM(t *testing.T) {
 	u := NewUpdater(&Config{
 		Client:  &http.Client{},
 		Version: "v0.103.0-beta.1",
-		Channel: "beta",
+		Channel: version.ChannelBeta,
 		GOARCH:  "arm",
 		GOOS:    "linux",
 		GOARM:   "7",
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ func TestUpdater_VersionInto_ARM(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeURL := &url.URL{
 		Scheme: "http",
 		Host:   net.JoinHostPort("127.0.0.1", lport),
-		Path:   path.Join("adguardhome", "beta", "version.json"),
+		Path:   path.Join("adguardhome", version.ChannelBeta, "version.json"),
 	}
 	u.versionCheckURL = fakeURL.String()
 
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ func TestUpdater_VersionInto_MIPS(t *testing.T) {
 	u := NewUpdater(&Config{
 		Client:  &http.Client{},
 		Version: "v0.103.0-beta.1",
-		Channel: "beta",
+		Channel: version.ChannelBeta,
 		GOARCH:  "mips",
 		GOOS:    "linux",
 		GOMIPS:  "softfloat",
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ func TestUpdater_VersionInto_MIPS(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeURL := &url.URL{
 		Scheme: "http",
 		Host:   net.JoinHostPort("127.0.0.1", lport),
-		Path:   path.Join("adguardhome", "beta", "version.json"),
+		Path:   path.Join("adguardhome", version.ChannelBeta, "version.json"),
 	}
 	u.versionCheckURL = fakeURL.String()
 
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 25fff528..df79a9c0 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -13,12 +13,20 @@ import (
 // TODO(a.garipov): Find out if we can get GOARM and GOMIPS values the same way
 // we can GOARCH and GOOS.
 var (
-	channel string
+	channel string = ChannelDevelopment
 	goarm   string
 	gomips  string
 	version string
 )
 
+// Channel constants.
+const (
+	ChannelDevelopment = "development"
+	ChannelEdge        = "edge"
+	ChannelBeta        = "beta"
+	ChannelRelease     = "release"
+)
+
 // Channel returns the current AdGuard Home release channel.
 func Channel() (v string) {
 	return channel