diff --git a/SOURCE_MANIFEST.txt b/SOURCE_MANIFEST.txt
index 52662cd..ac6c960 100644
--- a/SOURCE_MANIFEST.txt
+++ b/SOURCE_MANIFEST.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ bcb1e4daf1eeedc5b3f61d2406f1a65312dba130082528007e1629d9df99570a        153240
 b6a178215dab054006aae4944b8ffcbe7f6100691c30f08e221e3a2dbff4cd42          2147  docs/STATUS_ENDPOINT.md
 0adfeabb98168a7fc0b02bae8d4af436d3c59459012fb05b2216e02265190128          3139  docs/STITCH_REVIEW.md
 4625a10ebd3c749f60b2a7bef6b1716cd05dbc44ccceba0491a1b46bc293c195          4883  docs/TEST_MATRIX.md
-28f42ed6352a01e034c39c5a2a2f461f3f540aa37abc339e5b00afcc81e7ba7b          3273  docs/UPDATING.md
+b3f317faba63d574ee83924f01b5275c118b5b04f6d9109c7cf9ed18500835d8          3389  docs/UPDATING.md
 c230b931abf2293d2d44b7a69b94c35f1142c093cc46b88739a0de5cbd6d1896          1532  examples/gitea-actions/deploy.yml
 4c792cc9fd57ed36da291300c252a6ef75b08a249cf6f2561e23c4c22522138a          1477  examples/gitea-actions/rollback.yml
 1d2cde1bef4882f56006823d2806f6105882fa098a665a303150fdf18ada2004          5705  examples/server/forgeflow-deploy
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ c230b931abf2293d2d44b7a69b94c35f1142c093cc46b88739a0de5cbd6d1896          1532
 6765015bdf27b288a250192272750b243c3cb8d1326b752d056d1e43317b6344         12935  main.cjs
 91a984a89dd57a084b9a2331763cacdb061582fb590f13df379d92c1a77a2ee1           352  OVERLAY-INSTRUCTIONS.md
 ebb0b154137c113205351216e79dc0aad79949ea465b1734f41dd524f913cb34        134141  package-lock.json
-4ad40664dd3ed8526685fc7ca75be8f8c21acbad515b375ba4f04f3e2c4dcfe1          3559  package.json
+7b4d634271b7b312e8b6e7337a0c8e55eb7281803a38847f26907a5b4576517f          3684  package.json
 3d2ac366a13e9418e3ec6d13ce95b611f30f0228eb3a80ef9e7a936ce9578e24          9080  preload.cjs
 b31c43d9355c13b5ae4efc0f3649d8cb8d509b2bb7ebb042ff546b7820fb7de8          8411  Publish-ForgeFlow-Release.ps1
 a6d32a742412b7836606be00f17be0465f1b6f55d3911f6c73a14029787ba206         14037  README.md
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ a6d32a742412b7836606be00f17be0465f1b6f55d3911f6c73a14029787ba206         14037
 f8359a69d20deb2dfe10042d1bec7b12a95e76e58e36bc5f265f073c3111d056         10287  scripts/apply-source-update.ps1
 6d46dd6826069d842f20f9f22a99042257db936cdea0bee8d294d2d7ea290126          3893  scripts/doctor.mjs
 5e9a2a819522f6a32bbd9d3303263d5e5eaec95898ea2cd5776b221168008d75          1727  scripts/generate-source-manifest.mjs
+842436680521311594e798848b050ae4e488d0595f0de57315f6ec081c049fb9          1266  scripts/prune-dist.mjs
 74433d8a6b24afe368197a469e2fe0c5050c239d7250b84c2f3f598c304778b0          4736  scripts/publish-binary-release.cjs
 444b397d515d65a7ee59d3088cba869cbb812d2b8cc18fc5d255105e3edb58c2          1468  scripts/serve-demo.mjs
 42203f9e0fd4aae517284d387f265cf1b0b180379bc253a092b5c3c5c4caef0a          2992  scripts/validate-installed-connections.cjs
-e6def656ba61e6ac705bc87e59abc607f4870702f0cbd609bc3e122bb01a9939         12150  scripts/verify.mjs
+d67596aa0b4ffbd456a816ff464533e0138819f97b0f0660152b5966b9ad58bc         12178  scripts/verify.mjs
 0079701b5acbfef07b71a9623613d1940805ccd20649d77e3f34c37e79df7655           735  scripts/write-release-checksums.mjs
 619515f524cb89960370ffcbd3fafd3c0e178b95f69c5868b1dd44777f23ec1e          2081  setup-windows.ps1
 dd613d04b366f2cd071a1685a414016a5fb008082ed1b4cb8b24b79c100f640a          2412  src/main/audit-service.cjs
diff --git a/docs/UPDATING.md b/docs/UPDATING.md
index 29f9dba..540361f 100644
--- a/docs/UPDATING.md
+++ b/docs/UPDATING.md
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ $env:FORGEFLOW_USER_DATA = "$env:APPDATA\forgeflow"
 npm run release:binary
 ```
 
+Every platform build finishes by removing ForgeFlow artifacts for older versions from `dist`. The unpacked application directory and builder diagnostics are kept.
+
 The publisher refuses to upload when local `HEAD` differs from `origin/main`. Users on 0.8.1 or older need one manual 0.8.2 installation because those versions deliberately disabled packaged updates.
 
 ## Publishing a release from Downloads
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ed44f5..64675de 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
     "demo": "node scripts/serve-demo.mjs",
     "test": "node --test tests/*.test.mjs",
     "verify": "node scripts/verify.mjs",
-    "dist:win": "electron-builder --win nsis portable && node scripts/write-release-checksums.mjs",
-    "dist:linux": "electron-builder --linux AppImage",
-    "dist:mac": "electron-builder --mac dmg",
+    "dist:win": "electron-builder --win nsis portable && node scripts/write-release-checksums.mjs && node scripts/prune-dist.mjs",
+    "dist:linux": "electron-builder --linux AppImage && node scripts/prune-dist.mjs",
+    "dist:mac": "electron-builder --mac dmg && node scripts/prune-dist.mjs",
     "doctor": "node scripts/doctor.mjs",
     "acceptance": "node scripts/acceptance.mjs",
     "connections:check": "electron scripts/validate-installed-connections.cjs",
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
       "docs/UPDATING.md",
       "scripts/apply-source-update.ps1",
       "scripts/apply-binary-update.ps1",
+      "scripts/prune-dist.mjs",
       "docs/RELEASE_NOTES_0.4.0.md",
       "docs/LUMAOPS_SERVER_AUDIT.md",
       "docs/SSH_UNRAID_DEPLOYMENT.md",
diff --git a/scripts/prune-dist.mjs b/scripts/prune-dist.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8a3e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/prune-dist.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const projectRoot = path.resolve(
+  path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)),
+  "..",
+);
+const distDirectory = path.join(projectRoot, "dist");
+const manifest = JSON.parse(
+  await fs.readFile(path.join(projectRoot, "package.json"), "utf8"),
+);
+const currentVersion = String(manifest.version || "").trim();
+
+if (!/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:[-+][0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$/.test(currentVersion)) {
+  throw new Error("package.json contains an invalid release version.");
+}
+
+const entries = await fs
+  .readdir(distDirectory, { withFileTypes: true })
+  .catch((error) => {
+    if (error.code === "ENOENT") return [];
+    throw error;
+  });
+const removed = [];
+
+for (const entry of entries) {
+  if (!entry.isFile() || !entry.name.startsWith("ForgeFlow-")) continue;
+  if (entry.name.includes(`-${currentVersion}-`)) continue;
+  await fs.rm(path.join(distDirectory, entry.name), { force: true });
+  removed.push(entry.name);
+}
+
+if (removed.length) {
+  console.log(`Removed ${removed.length} obsolete dist artifact(s):`);
+  for (const name of removed) console.log(`- ${name}`);
+} else {
+  console.log(
+    `No ForgeFlow dist artifacts older than ${currentVersion} found.`,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/scripts/verify.mjs b/scripts/verify.mjs
index a4052d2..5086dd4 100644
--- a/scripts/verify.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify.mjs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const required = [
   "scripts/validate-installed-connections.cjs",
   "scripts/publish-binary-release.cjs",
   "scripts/write-release-checksums.mjs",
+  "scripts/prune-dist.mjs",
   "scripts/generate-source-manifest.mjs",
   "setup-windows.ps1",
   "START-FORGEFLOW-OVERLAY.ps1",