diff --git a/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs b/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs
index 1fe89cce0f9c4..60d6369ee869c 100644
--- a/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs
+++ b/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs
@@ -345,15 +345,17 @@ pub fn notify_of_any_new_update(cx: &mut ViewContext<Workspace>) -> Option<()> {
         let should_show_notification = should_show_notification.await?;
         if should_show_notification {
             workspace.update(&mut cx, |workspace, cx| {
+                let workspace_handle = workspace.weak_handle();
                 workspace.show_notification(
                     NotificationId::unique::<UpdateNotification>(),
                     cx,
-                    |cx| cx.new_view(|_| UpdateNotification::new(version)),
+                    |cx| cx.new_view(|_| UpdateNotification::new(version, workspace_handle)),
                 );
-                updater
-                    .read(cx)
-                    .set_should_show_update_notification(false, cx)
-                    .detach_and_log_err(cx);
+                updater.update(cx, |updater, cx| {
+                    updater
+                        .set_should_show_update_notification(false, cx)
+                        .detach_and_log_err(cx);
+                });
             })?;
         }
         anyhow::Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/auto_update/src/update_notification.rs b/crates/auto_update/src/update_notification.rs
index 66028c2401199..7568a0eb1a94e 100644
--- a/crates/auto_update/src/update_notification.rs
+++ b/crates/auto_update/src/update_notification.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 use gpui::{
     div, DismissEvent, EventEmitter, InteractiveElement, IntoElement, ParentElement, Render,
-    SemanticVersion, StatefulInteractiveElement, Styled, ViewContext,
+    SemanticVersion, StatefulInteractiveElement, Styled, ViewContext, WeakView,
 };
 use menu::Cancel;
 use release_channel::ReleaseChannel;
-use workspace::ui::{h_flex, v_flex, Icon, IconName, Label, StyledExt};
+use util::ResultExt;
+use workspace::{
+    ui::{h_flex, v_flex, Icon, IconName, Label, StyledExt},
+    Workspace,
+};
 
 pub struct UpdateNotification {
     version: SemanticVersion,
+    workspace: WeakView<Workspace>,
 }
 
 impl EventEmitter<DismissEvent> for UpdateNotification {}
@@ -41,7 +46,11 @@ impl Render for UpdateNotification {
                     .child(Label::new("View the release notes"))
                     .cursor_pointer()
                     .on_click(cx.listener(|this, _, cx| {
-                        crate::view_release_notes(&Default::default(), cx);
+                        this.workspace
+                            .update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
+                                crate::view_release_notes_locally(workspace, cx);
+                            })
+                            .log_err();
                         this.dismiss(&menu::Cancel, cx)
                     })),
             )
@@ -49,8 +58,8 @@ impl Render for UpdateNotification {
 }
 
 impl UpdateNotification {
-    pub fn new(version: SemanticVersion) -> Self {
-        Self { version }
+    pub fn new(version: SemanticVersion, workspace: WeakView<Workspace>) -> Self {
+        Self { version, workspace }
     }
 
     pub fn dismiss(&mut self, _: &Cancel, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {