diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 4ab13e98f..8961ff440 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ async def get_app_changelog():
 @app.get("/api/version/updates")
 async def get_app_latest_release_version():
     try:
-        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        async with aiohttp.ClientSession(trust_env=True) as session:
             async with session.get(
                 "https://api.github.com/repos/open-webui/open-webui/releases/latest"
             ) as response: