diff --git a/src/common/vars/release-channel.injectable.ts b/src/common/vars/release-channel.injectable.ts
index 33dd26432a..d8275ff1cb 100644
--- a/src/common/vars/release-channel.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/vars/release-channel.injectable.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
  * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
-import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import type { ReleaseChannel } from "../application-update/update-channels";
+import { createInitializableState } from "../initializable-state/create";
 import buildSemanticVersionInjectable from "./build-semantic-version.injectable";
 
-const releaseChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
+const releaseChannelInjectable = createInitializableState({
   id: "release-channel",
-  instantiate: (di): ReleaseChannel => {
+  init: (di): ReleaseChannel => {
     const buildSemanticVersion = di.inject(buildSemanticVersionInjectable);
     const currentReleaseChannel = buildSemanticVersion.get().prerelease[0];
 
diff --git a/src/main/vars/release-channel/init.injectable.ts b/src/main/vars/release-channel/init.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed358af550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/vars/release-channel/init.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import releaseChannelInjectable from "../../../common/vars/release-channel.injectable";
+import { beforeApplicationIsLoadingInjectionToken } from "../../start-main-application/runnable-tokens/before-application-is-loading-injection-token";
+import initSemanticBuildVersionInjectable from "../semantic-build-version/init.injectable";
+
+const initReleaseChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "init-release-channel",
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const releaseChannel = di.inject(releaseChannelInjectable);
+
+    return {
+      run: () => releaseChannel.init(),
+      runAfter: di.inject(initSemanticBuildVersionInjectable),
+    };
+  },
+  injectionToken: beforeApplicationIsLoadingInjectionToken,
+});
+
+export default initReleaseChannelInjectable;
diff --git a/src/renderer/vars/release-channel/init.injectable.ts b/src/renderer/vars/release-channel/init.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f384fd2716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/vars/release-channel/init.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import releaseChannelInjectable from "../../../common/vars/release-channel.injectable";
+import { beforeFrameStartsInjectionToken } from "../../before-frame-starts/before-frame-starts-injection-token";
+import initSemanticBuildVersionInjectable from "../semantic-build-version/init.injectable";
+
+const initReleaseChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "init-release-channel",
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const releaseChannel = di.inject(releaseChannelInjectable);
+
+    return {
+      run: () => releaseChannel.init(),
+      runAfter: di.inject(initSemanticBuildVersionInjectable),
+    };
+  },
+  injectionToken: beforeFrameStartsInjectionToken,
+});
+
+export default initReleaseChannelInjectable;