diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/services/autoUpdater/AutoUpdaterService.test.ts b/packages/app-desktop/services/autoUpdater/AutoUpdaterService.test.ts
index b81ca97c2..7ae2f5128 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/services/autoUpdater/AutoUpdaterService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/services/autoUpdater/AutoUpdaterService.test.ts
@@ -46,23 +46,37 @@ describe('AutoUpdaterService', () => {
 		expect(release.tag_name).toBe('v3.1.2');
 	});
 
-	it('should return the correct download URL for Windows', async () => {
+	it('should return the correct download URL for Windows x32', async () => {
 		const release = await service.fetchLatestRelease(true);
 		expect(release).toBeDefined();
-		const url = service.getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release, 'win32');
+		const url = service.getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release, 'win32', 'ia32');
 		expect(url).toBe('https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/download/v3.1.3/latest.yml');
 	});
 
-	it('should return the correct download URL for Mac', async () => {
+	it('should return the correct download URL for Windows x64', async () => {
 		const release = await service.fetchLatestRelease(true);
 		expect(release).toBeDefined();
-		const url = service.getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release, 'darwin');
+		const url = service.getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release, 'win32', 'x64');
+		expect(url).toBe('https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/download/v3.1.3/latest.yml');
+	});
+
+	it('should return the correct download URL for Mac x64', async () => {
+		const release = await service.fetchLatestRelease(true);
+		expect(release).toBeDefined();
+		const url = service.getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release, 'darwin', 'x64');
 		expect(url).toBe('https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/download/v3.1.3/latest-mac.yml');
 	});
 
+	it('should return the correct download URL for Mac arm64', async () => {
+		const release = await service.fetchLatestRelease(true);
+		expect(release).toBeDefined();
+		const url = service.getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release, 'darwin', 'arm64');
+		expect(url).toBe('https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/download/v3.1.3/latest-mac-arm64.yml');
+	});
+
 	it('should throw an error for Linux', async () => {
 		const release = await service.fetchLatestRelease(true);
 		expect(release).toBeDefined();
-		expect(() => service.getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release, 'linux')).toThrow('The AutoUpdaterService does not support the following platform: linux');
+		expect(() => service.getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release, 'linux', 'amd64')).toThrow('The AutoUpdaterService does not support the following platform: linux');
 	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/services/autoUpdater/AutoUpdaterService.ts b/packages/app-desktop/services/autoUpdater/AutoUpdaterService.ts
index 1a270a13d..6fcedfd43 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/services/autoUpdater/AutoUpdaterService.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/services/autoUpdater/AutoUpdaterService.ts
@@ -19,16 +19,28 @@ export enum AutoUpdaterEvents {
 export const defaultUpdateInterval = 12 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 export const initialUpdateStartup = 5 * 1000;
 const releasesLink = 'https://objects.joplinusercontent.com/r/releases';
-const supportedPlatformAssets: { [key in string]: string } = {
-	'darwin': 'latest-mac.yml',
-	'win32': 'latest.yml',
+export type Architecture = typeof process.arch;
+interface PlatformAssets {
+	[platform: string]: {
+		[arch in Architecture]?: string;
+	};
+}
+const supportedPlatformAssets: PlatformAssets = {
+	'darwin': {
+		'x64': 'latest-mac.yml',
+		'arm64': 'latest-mac-arm64.yml',
+	},
+	'win32': {
+		'x64': 'latest.yml',
+		'ia32': 'latest.yml',
+	},
 };
 
 export interface AutoUpdaterServiceInterface {
 	checkForUpdates(): void;
 	updateApp(): void;
 	fetchLatestRelease(includePreReleases: boolean): Promise<GitHubRelease>;
-	getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release: GitHubRelease, platform: string): string;
+	getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release: GitHubRelease, platform: string, arch: string): string;
 }
 
 export default class AutoUpdaterService implements AutoUpdaterServiceInterface {
@@ -76,15 +88,20 @@ export default class AutoUpdaterService implements AutoUpdaterServiceInterface {
 	};
 
 
-	public getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release: GitHubRelease, platform: string): string {
-		const assetName: string = supportedPlatformAssets[platform];
-		if (!assetName) {
+	public getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release: GitHubRelease, platform: string, arch: string): string {
+		if (!supportedPlatformAssets[platform]) {
 			throw new Error(`The AutoUpdaterService does not support the following platform: ${platform}`);
 		}
 
+		const platformAssets = supportedPlatformAssets[platform];
+		const assetName: string | undefined = platformAssets ? platformAssets[arch as Architecture] : undefined;
+		if (!assetName) {
+			throw new Error(`The AutoUpdaterService does not support the architecture: ${arch} for platform: ${platform}`);
+		}
+
 		const asset: GitHubReleaseAsset = release.assets.find(a => a.name === assetName);
 		if (!asset) {
-			throw new Error('No suitable update asset found for this platform.');
+			throw new Error(`Yml file: ${assetName} not found for version: ${release.tag_name} platform: ${platform} and architecture: ${arch}`);
 		}
 
 		return asset.browser_download_url;
@@ -110,7 +127,7 @@ export default class AutoUpdaterService implements AutoUpdaterServiceInterface {
 			const release: GitHubRelease = await this.fetchLatestRelease(this.includePreReleases_);
 
 			try {
-				let assetUrl = this.getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release, shim.platformName());
+				let assetUrl = this.getDownloadUrlForPlatform(release, shim.platformName(), process.arch);
 				// electron's autoUpdater appends automatically the platform's yml file to the link so we should remove it
 				assetUrl = assetUrl.substring(0, assetUrl.lastIndexOf('/'));
 				autoUpdater.setFeedURL({ provider: 'generic', url: assetUrl });
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/utils/checkForUpdatesUtilsTestData.ts b/packages/app-desktop/utils/checkForUpdatesUtilsTestData.ts
index 45e125dd0..36c2c2651 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/utils/checkForUpdatesUtilsTestData.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/utils/checkForUpdatesUtilsTestData.ts
@@ -5717,6 +5717,41 @@ export const releases3: any = [
 				'updated_at': '2024-08-17T12:40:54Z',
 				'browser_download_url': 'https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/download/v3.1.3/latest-mac.yml',
 			},
+			{
+				'url': 'https://api.github.com/repos/laurent22/joplin/releases/assets/186557908',
+				'id': 186557908,
+				'node_id': 'RA_kwDOBLftOs4LHqXU',
+				'name': 'latest-mac-arm64.yml',
+				'label': '',
+				'uploader':
+			{
+				'login': 'laurent22',
+				'id': 1285584,
+				'node_id': 'MDQ6VXNlcjEyODU1ODQ=',
+				'avatar_url': 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1285584?v=4',
+				'gravatar_id': '',
+				'url': 'https://api.github.com/users/laurent22',
+				'html_url': 'https://github.com/laurent22',
+				'followers_url': 'https://api.github.com/users/laurent22/followers',
+				'following_url': 'https://api.github.com/users/laurent22/following{/other_user}',
+				'gists_url': 'https://api.github.com/users/laurent22/gists{/gist_id}',
+				'starred_url': 'https://api.github.com/users/laurent22/starred{/owner}{/repo}',
+				'subscriptions_url': 'https://api.github.com/users/laurent22/subscriptions',
+				'organizations_url': 'https://api.github.com/users/laurent22/orgs',
+				'repos_url': 'https://api.github.com/users/laurent22/repos',
+				'events_url': 'https://api.github.com/users/laurent22/events{/privacy}',
+				'received_events_url': 'https://api.github.com/users/laurent22/received_events',
+				'type': 'User',
+				'site_admin': false,
+			},
+				'content_type': 'text/yaml',
+				'state': 'uploaded',
+				'size': 484,
+				'download_count': 9,
+				'created_at': '2024-08-17T12:40:54Z',
+				'updated_at': '2024-08-17T12:40:54Z',
+				'browser_download_url': 'https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/download/v3.1.3/latest-mac-arm64.yml',
+			},
 			{
 				'url': 'https://api.github.com/repos/laurent22/joplin/releases/assets/186555028',
 				'id': 186555028,