diff --git a/src/codegate/updates/client.py b/src/codegate/updates/client.py
index f899a43b..77dd6ac0 100644
--- a/src/codegate/updates/client.py
+++ b/src/codegate/updates/client.py
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 
 import requests
 import structlog
+import os
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger("codegate")
 
 
 __update_client_singleton = None
 
+is_dev_env = bool(os.environ.get("CODEGATE_DEV_ENV"))
+
 
 # Enum representing whether the request is coming from the front-end or the back-end.
 class Origin(Enum):
@@ -25,9 +28,13 @@ def get_latest_version(self, origin: Origin) -> str:
         """
         Retrieves the latest version of CodeGate from updates.codegate.ai
         """
+
+        user_agent = f"codegate/{self.__current_version} {origin.value}"
+        if is_dev_env:
+            user_agent += "-dev"
         headers = {
             "X-Instance-ID": self.__instance_id,
-            "User-Agent": f"codegate/{self.__current_version} {origin.value}",
+            "User-Agent": user_agent,
         }
 
         try: