The pinned engine

The program does not update itself. It stays on the version the setup installed until a new setup replaces it.

What that means for you

You do not have to do anything. No update prompts, no “restart to finish installing” while a service is starting.

A new version arrives with a new setup. Nothing changes between last week and this week unless somebody decided it should.

Your own OBS is unaffected and can keep updating as it likes; it is a different installation entirely.

Checking which one you have

Settings → Info → Engine. Quote that together with the program version when reporting a problem: those two together identify the combination you are running.

When it does change

Running a newer setup replaces the program but leaves the configuration folder alone, so your settings, scenes and designs survive.

A second run of the same setup is quick: there is nothing to replace.