diff --git a/src/blackmisc/db/distribution.cpp b/src/blackmisc/db/distribution.cpp
index ed4f86880..1bed8f214 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/db/distribution.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/db/distribution.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,17 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             }
         }
 
+        const CDistribution &CDistribution::localDeveloperBuild()
+        {
+            static const CDistribution d = []
+            {
+                CDistribution ld("local developer", 0, true);
+                ld.setCurrentUtcTime();
+                return ld;
+            }();
+            return d;
+        }
+
         CDistribution CDistribution::fromDatabaseJson(const QJsonObject &json, const QString &prefix)
         {
             Q_UNUSED(prefix); // not nested
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/db/distribution.h b/src/blackmisc/db/distribution.h
index 44ca456ca..b289f5a97 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/db/distribution.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/db/distribution.h
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             //! \copydoc BlackMisc::Mixin::Index::setPropertyByIndex
             void setPropertyByIndex(const CPropertyIndex &index, const CVariant &variant);
 
+            //! Pseudo distribution for local builds
+            const static CDistribution &localDeveloperBuild();
+
             //! Object from database JSON format
             static CDistribution fromDatabaseJson(const QJsonObject &json, const QString &prefix = {});
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/db/updateinfo.cpp b/src/blackmisc/db/updateinfo.cpp
index 2dd4de9f0..9b30c3d20 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/db/updateinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/db/updateinfo.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             const CArtifact exactVersion = ownArtifacts.findFirstByVersionOrDefault(myVersion);
             if (!exactVersion.isUnknown()) { return exactVersion.getDistributions().getMostStableOrDefault(); }
 
-            return CDistribution();
+            return CDistribution::localDeveloperBuild();
         }
 
         QStringList CUpdateInfo::anticipateMyDefaultChannelAndPlatform() const