diff --git a/bin/ocr.js b/bin/ocr.js
index a1e66437..33902c42 100755
--- a/bin/ocr.js
+++ b/bin/ocr.js
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ if (!resolved) {
 }
 const binaryPath = resolved.path;
 
+if (resolved.fromStaged) {
+  const ver = resolved.stagedVersion ? ` (v${resolved.stagedVersion})` : "";
+  process.stderr.write(
+    `\x1b[2m[ocr] Using staged binary${ver}; run npm i -g @alibaba-group/open-code-review to reinstall.\x1b[0m\n`
+  );
+}
+
 const hintFile = path.join(os.homedir(), ".opencodereview", "update-available");
 try {
   const hint = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(hintFile, "utf8"));
diff --git a/scripts/platform.js b/scripts/platform.js
index 3972669c..406d7261 100644
--- a/scripts/platform.js
+++ b/scripts/platform.js
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 
 const path = require("path");
 const fs = require("fs");
+const os = require("os");
 
 const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === "win32";
 const BINARY_FILENAME = IS_WINDOWS ? "opencodereview.exe" : "opencodereview";
 
+const STATE_DIR = path.join(os.homedir(), ".opencodereview");
+const STAGED_BIN_DIR = path.join(STATE_DIR, "staged");
+const VERSION_JSON_PATH = path.join(STAGED_BIN_DIR, "version.json");
+
 const PLATFORM_PKG = {
   "darwin-arm64": "@alibaba-group/ocr-darwin-arm64",
   "darwin-x64": "@alibaba-group/ocr-darwin-x64",
@@ -33,6 +38,41 @@ function getPlatformPackageName() {
   return PLATFORM_PKG[key] || null;
 }
 
+function resolveStagedBinary() {
+  try {
+    const raw = fs.readFileSync(VERSION_JSON_PATH, "utf8");
+    const meta = JSON.parse(raw);
+    if (!meta.version || !meta.stagedAt || !meta.platform) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const currentPlatform = `${process.platform}-${process.arch}`;
+    if (meta.platform !== currentPlatform) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const binPath = path.join(STAGED_BIN_DIR, BINARY_FILENAME);
+    let stat;
+    try {
+      stat = fs.statSync(binPath);
+    } catch (_) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (!stat.isFile() || stat.size === 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      path: binPath,
+      fromPlatformPkg: false,
+      fromStaged: true,
+      stagedVersion: meta.version,
+    };
+  } catch (_) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 function resolveNativeBinary() {
   const pkgName = getPlatformPackageName();
   if (pkgName) {
@@ -40,7 +80,7 @@ function resolveNativeBinary() {
       const pkgDir = path.dirname(require.resolve(`${pkgName}/package.json`));
       const binPath = path.join(pkgDir, "bin", BINARY_FILENAME);
       if (fs.existsSync(binPath)) {
-        return { path: binPath, fromPlatformPkg: true };
+        return { path: binPath, fromPlatformPkg: true, fromStaged: false };
       }
     } catch (err) {
       if (err.code !== "MODULE_NOT_FOUND") {
@@ -49,9 +89,14 @@ function resolveNativeBinary() {
     }
   }
 
+  const staged = resolveStagedBinary();
+  if (staged) {
+    return staged;
+  }
+
   const legacyPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "bin", BINARY_FILENAME);
   if (fs.existsSync(legacyPath)) {
-    return { path: legacyPath, fromPlatformPkg: false };
+    return { path: legacyPath, fromPlatformPkg: false, fromStaged: false };
   }
 
   return null;
@@ -61,6 +106,10 @@ module.exports = {
   IS_WINDOWS,
   BINARY_FILENAME,
   PLATFORM_PKG,
+  STATE_DIR,
+  STAGED_BIN_DIR,
+  VERSION_JSON_PATH,
   getPlatformPackageName,
+  resolveStagedBinary,
   resolveNativeBinary,
 };
diff --git a/scripts/update.js b/scripts/update.js
index ba6fc249..a3e2f5a5 100644
--- a/scripts/update.js
+++ b/scripts/update.js
@@ -3,22 +3,27 @@
 
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
-const os = require("os");
 const https = require("https");
 const { spawnSync } = require("child_process");
 
-const { resolveNativeBinary } = require("./platform");
+const {
+  resolveNativeBinary,
+  IS_WINDOWS,
+  BINARY_FILENAME,
+  STATE_DIR,
+  STAGED_BIN_DIR,
+  VERSION_JSON_PATH,
+} = require("./platform");
 const { loadPackageJson } = require("./install.js");
 
-const stateDir = path.join(os.homedir(), ".opencodereview");
-const tsFile = path.join(stateDir, "last-update-check");
-const lockFile = path.join(stateDir, "update.lock");
-const hintFile = path.join(stateDir, "update-available");
+const tsFile = path.join(STATE_DIR, "last-update-check");
+const lockFile = path.join(STATE_DIR, "update.lock");
+const hintFile = path.join(STATE_DIR, "update-available");
 
 const DEFAULT_REGISTRY = "https://registry.npmjs.org";
 
 function touchTimestamp() {
-  fs.mkdirSync(stateDir, { recursive: true });
+  fs.mkdirSync(STATE_DIR, { recursive: true });
   const now = new Date();
   try {
     fs.utimesSync(tsFile, now, now);
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ function touchTimestamp() {
 }
 
 function acquireLock() {
-  fs.mkdirSync(stateDir, { recursive: true });
+  fs.mkdirSync(STATE_DIR, { recursive: true });
   try {
     fs.writeFileSync(lockFile, String(process.pid), { flag: "wx" });
     return true;
@@ -136,6 +141,30 @@ function removeHint() {
   } catch (_) {}
 }
 
+function writeVersionJson(version) {
+  const meta = {
+    version,
+    stagedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    platform: `${process.platform}-${process.arch}`,
+  };
+  fs.writeFileSync(VERSION_JSON_PATH, JSON.stringify(meta, null, 2));
+}
+
+function stageBinary(srcPath) {
+  try {
+    fs.mkdirSync(STAGED_BIN_DIR, { recursive: true });
+    const dest = path.join(STAGED_BIN_DIR, BINARY_FILENAME);
+    const tmp = dest + ".tmp";
+    fs.copyFileSync(srcPath, tmp);
+    if (!IS_WINDOWS) {
+      fs.chmodSync(tmp, 0o755);
+    }
+    fs.renameSync(tmp, dest);
+
+    writeVersionJson(getInstalledVersion(dest) || "unknown");
+  } catch (_) {}
+}
+
 async function main() {
   touchTimestamp();
 
@@ -159,8 +188,12 @@ async function main() {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Stage current binary before npm i -g to cover the gap window
+    if (!resolved.fromStaged) {
+      stageBinary(resolved.path);
+    }
+
     const pkgName = pkg.name;
-    const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === "win32";
     const result = spawnSync("npm", ["i", "-g", `${pkgName}@${latestVersion}`], {
       encoding: "utf8",
       timeout: 120000,
@@ -169,6 +202,11 @@ async function main() {
 
     if (result.status === 0) {
       removeHint();
+      // Refresh staged binary with the newly installed version
+      const newResolved = resolveNativeBinary();
+      if (newResolved && !newResolved.fromStaged) {
+        stageBinary(newResolved.path);
+      }
     } else {
       writeHint(latestVersion, pkgName);
     }