diff --git a/src/lib/components/WhatsNewModal.svelte b/src/lib/components/WhatsNewModal.svelte
index f9e044a..7bc1088 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/WhatsNewModal.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/WhatsNewModal.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	import { Button } from '$lib/components/ui/button';
 	import { Sparkles, Bug, Zap, CheckCircle, ScrollText } from 'lucide-svelte';
 	import { compareVersions } from '$lib/utils/version';
+	import { releasedEntries } from '$lib/utils/changelog-filter';
 	import ChangelogText from '$lib/components/ChangelogText.svelte';
 
 	interface ChangelogEntry {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 		date: string;
 		changes: Array<{ type: string; text: string }>;
 		imageTag?: string;
+		comingSoon?: boolean;
 	}
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -22,9 +24,11 @@
 
 	let { open = $bindable(), version, changelog, lastSeenVersion, onDismiss }: Props = $props();
 
-	// Filter to show versions newer than lastSeenVersion, limited to 3 most recent
+	// Versions newer than lastSeenVersion, 3 most recent. Coming-soon (unreleased)
+	// entries are excluded: the user is on a released build, so an unreleased version
+	// must never appear as something they "missed".
 	const missedReleases = $derived(
-		changelog
+		releasedEntries(changelog)
 			.filter((r) => {
 				if (!lastSeenVersion) return true; // Show all if first time
 				return compareVersions(r.version, lastSeenVersion.replace(/^v/, '')) > 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/changelog-filter.ts b/src/lib/utils/changelog-filter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c173fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/changelog-filter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// A coming-soon changelog entry (comingSoon: true) is an unreleased placeholder
+// used for the webpage's "what's next" section. It must never appear in the app's
+// released-version surfaces (About list, What's New, self-update release notes),
+// which otherwise render it as the latest shipped version.
+
+export interface ChangelogEntryLike {
+	comingSoon?: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Drop unreleased (comingSoon) entries, keeping only shipped releases. */
+export function releasedEntries<T extends ChangelogEntryLike>(entries: T[]): T[] {
+	return entries.filter((e) => !e.comingSoon);
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/settings/about/AboutTab.svelte b/src/routes/settings/about/AboutTab.svelte
index 32ff1a3..f52dbf8 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings/about/AboutTab.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/settings/about/AboutTab.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	// Trigger rebuild for debug logging changes
 	import * as Card from '$lib/components/ui/card';
+	import { releasedEntries } from '$lib/utils/changelog-filter';
 	import { Badge } from '$lib/components/ui/badge';
 	import { Button } from '$lib/components/ui/button';
 	import { Input } from '$lib/components/ui/input';
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 		date: string;
 		changes: ChangelogChange[];
 		imageTag: string;
+		comingSoon?: boolean;
 	}
 
 	let dependencies = $state<Dependency[]>([]);
@@ -84,7 +86,9 @@
 		try {
 			const res = await fetch('/api/changelog');
 			if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch changelog');
-			changelog = await res.json();
+			// Shipped releases only: an unreleased (coming-soon) entry must not show as
+			// the "Latest" version.
+			changelog = releasedEntries(await res.json());
 		} catch (e) {
 			changelogError = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Unknown error';
 		} finally {
diff --git a/src/routes/settings/about/SelfUpdateDialog.svelte b/src/routes/settings/about/SelfUpdateDialog.svelte
index b980305..76e1d3d 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings/about/SelfUpdateDialog.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/settings/about/SelfUpdateDialog.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import * as Dialog from '$lib/components/ui/dialog';
+	import { releasedEntries } from '$lib/utils/changelog-filter';
 	import { Button } from '$lib/components/ui/button';
 	import { Badge } from '$lib/components/ui/badge';
 	import { Progress } from '$lib/components/ui/progress';
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 		date: string;
 		changes: Array<{ type: string; text: string }>;
 		imageTag?: string;
+		comingSoon?: boolean;
 	}
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -159,7 +161,9 @@
 			);
 
 			if (response.ok) {
-				const changelog: ChangelogEntry[] = await response.json();
+				// Drop coming-soon (unreleased) entries: the update only ever goes to a
+				// released version, so an unreleased changelog entry must not appear here.
+				const changelog: ChangelogEntry[] = releasedEntries(await response.json());
 				if (currentVersion && changelog.length > 0) {
 					const newer = changelog.filter(entry => compareVersions(entry.version, currentVersion) > 0);
 					releaseNotes = newer.length > 0 ? newer : changelog.slice(0, 1);
diff --git a/tests/changelog-filter.test.ts b/tests/changelog-filter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56be0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/changelog-filter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { describe, test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { releasedEntries } from '../src/lib/utils/changelog-filter';
+
+describe('releasedEntries', () => {
+	test('drops coming-soon (unreleased) entries', () => {
+		const entries = [
+			{ version: '1.0.48', comingSoon: true },
+			{ version: '1.0.47' },
+			{ version: '1.0.46', comingSoon: false }
+		];
+		expect(releasedEntries(entries).map((e) => e.version)).toEqual(['1.0.47', '1.0.46']);
+	});
+
+	test('keeps everything when nothing is coming-soon', () => {
+		const entries = [{ version: '1.0.47' }, { version: '1.0.46' }];
+		expect(releasedEntries(entries)).toHaveLength(2);
+	});
+
+	test('empty in, empty out', () => {
+		expect(releasedEntries([])).toEqual([]);
+	});
+
+	test('the top entry being coming-soon does not become the latest released', () => {
+		// The regression case: user on an older build, changelog[0] is an unreleased entry.
+		const entries = [
+			{ version: '1.0.48', comingSoon: true },
+			{ version: '1.0.47' }
+		];
+		expect(releasedEntries(entries)[0].version).toBe('1.0.47');
+	});
+});