diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e0a8fe..60bdef9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tallynote",
-  "version": "1.3.1",
+  "version": "1.3.2",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@9.0.6",
diff --git a/server/update-service.ts b/server/update-service.ts
index a0c6e8f..b4afd06 100644
--- a/server/update-service.ts
+++ b/server/update-service.ts
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ export async function downloadAndStageUpdate(
 
     // Transition to staged
     const staged = database.prepare(
-      "UPDATE update_jobs SET status='staged', actual_sha256=?, size_bytes=?, download_path=?, updated_at=? WHERE id=? AND status IN ('verifying', 'downloading')",
+      "UPDATE update_jobs SET status='staged', operation='apply', actual_sha256=?, size_bytes=?, download_path=?, updated_at=? WHERE id=? AND status IN ('verifying', 'downloading')",
     ).run(downloaded.sha256, downloaded.size, workspace, Date.now(), jobId);
     if (staged.changes !== 1) return; // cancelled