diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a547bf3..90be861 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ node_modules
 dist
 dist-ssr
 *.local
+.github/workflows/.secrets
 
 # Editor directories and files
 .vscode/*
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ dist-ssr
 *.ntvs*
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
-*.sw?
+*.sw?
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar.tsx b/src/components/sidebar.tsx
index 7581263..f097609 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export function AppSidebar() {
   const { open } = useSidebar();
   const { downloadAndInstallAppUpdate } = useAppUpdater();
   const [showBadge, setShowBadge] = useState(false);
+  const [showUpdateCard, setShowUpdateCard] = useState(false);
 
   const topItems: Array<RoutesObj> = [
     {
@@ -61,9 +62,11 @@ export function AppSidebar() {
     if (open) {
       timeout = setTimeout(() => {
         setShowBadge(true);
+        setShowUpdateCard(true);
       }, 300);
     } else {
       setShowBadge(false);
+      setShowUpdateCard(false);
     }
     
     return () => {
@@ -153,13 +156,14 @@ export function AppSidebar() {
             </TooltipContent>
           </Tooltip>
         )}
-        {appUpdate && open && (
-          <Card>
+        {appUpdate && open && showUpdateCard && (
+          <Card className="gap-4 py-0">
             <CardHeader className="p-4 pb-0">
               <CardTitle className="text-sm">Update Available (v{appUpdate.version})</CardTitle>
               <CardDescription>
-                A new version of {config.appName} is available. Please update to the latest version for the best experience.
+                A newer version of {config.appName} is available. Please update to the latest version for the best experience.
               </CardDescription>
+              <a className="text-xs font-semibold cursor-pointer mt-1" href={`https://github.com/neosubhamoy/neodlp/releases/tag/v${appUpdate.version}`} target="_blank">✨ Read Changelog</a>
             </CardHeader>
             <CardContent className="grid gap-2.5 p-4">
               <AlertDialog>
diff --git a/src/helpers/use-app-updater.ts b/src/helpers/use-app-updater.ts
index 4c8c7a5..4238860 100644
--- a/src/helpers/use-app-updater.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/use-app-updater.ts
@@ -31,15 +31,16 @@ export default function useAppUpdater() {
             switch (event.event) {
             case 'Started':
                 contentLength = event.data.contentLength;
-                console.log(`started downloading ${event.data.contentLength} bytes`);
+                console.log(`started downloading app update of ${event.data.contentLength} bytes`);
                 break;
             case 'Progress':
                 downloaded += event.data.chunkLength;
-                setDownloadProgress(downloaded / (contentLength || 0));
-                console.log(`downloaded ${downloaded} from ${contentLength}`);
+                const progress = (downloaded / (contentLength || 1)) * 100;
+                setDownloadProgress(Math.round(progress * 10) / 10);
+                console.log(`downloaded ${downloaded} bytes from ${contentLength} bytes of app update`);
                 break;
             case 'Finished':
-                console.log('download finished');
+                console.log('app update download finished');
                 setIsUpdating(false);
                 break;
             }