diff --git a/ui/desktop/forge.config.ts b/ui/desktop/forge.config.ts
index f12a207b3d..33ae54d958 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/forge.config.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/forge.config.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ module.exports = {
       name: '@electron-forge/publisher-github',
       config: {
         repository: {
-          owner: 'block',
-          name: 'goose',
+          owner: process.env.GITHUB_OWNER || 'block',
+          name: process.env.GITHUB_REPO || 'goose',
         },
         prerelease: false,
         draft: true,
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/utils/githubUpdater.ts b/ui/desktop/src/utils/githubUpdater.ts
index cd2e188724..1d8d138123 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/utils/githubUpdater.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/utils/githubUpdater.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ interface UpdateCheckResult {
 }
 
 export class GitHubUpdater {
-  private readonly owner = 'block';
-  private readonly repo = 'goose';
+  private readonly owner = process.env.GITHUB_OWNER || 'block';
+  private readonly repo = process.env.GITHUB_REPO || 'goose';
   private readonly apiUrl = `https://api.github.com/repos/${this.owner}/${this.repo}/releases/latest`;
 
   async checkForUpdates(): Promise<UpdateCheckResult> {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/vite.main.config.mts b/ui/desktop/vite.main.config.mts
index 690be5b1a9..329f511cdd 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/vite.main.config.mts
+++ b/ui/desktop/vite.main.config.mts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 
 // https://vitejs.dev/config
-export default defineConfig({});
+export default defineConfig({
+  define: {
+    'process.env.GITHUB_OWNER': JSON.stringify(process.env.GITHUB_OWNER || 'block'),
+    'process.env.GITHUB_REPO': JSON.stringify(process.env.GITHUB_REPO || 'goose'),
+  },
+});