diff --git a/modules/desktop/package.json b/modules/desktop/package.json
index 16ce6ed..00e43d4 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/package.json
+++ b/modules/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tea",
-  "version": "0.2.13",
+  "version": "0.2.14",
   "private": true,
   "description": "tea gui app",
   "author": "tea.xyz",
diff --git a/modules/desktop/src/components/side-menu/menu-button.svelte b/modules/desktop/src/components/side-menu/menu-button.svelte
index 6fcd75f..982f3ea 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/src/components/side-menu/menu-button.svelte
+++ b/modules/desktop/src/components/side-menu/menu-button.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <button
+  data-testid="menu-button-{label.replaceAll(' ', '-').toLowerCase()}"
   on:click
   class="box-border flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-sm px-1 text-left align-middle text-xs outline-1 outline-gray transition-all hover:bg-gray hover:bg-opacity-25 hover:outline"
   class:active
diff --git a/modules/desktop/test/specs/app.e2e.ts b/modules/desktop/test/specs/app.e2e.ts
index b1019c1..0d0e3bb 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/test/specs/app.e2e.ts
+++ b/modules/desktop/test/specs/app.e2e.ts
@@ -42,22 +42,12 @@ describe("basic smoke test", () => {
     ).toExist();
     await expect(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "OPEN IN TERMINAL" })).toExist();
 
-    const closeNotificationBtn = $(".close-notification");
-    await expect(closeNotificationBtn).toExist();
-    await closeNotificationBtn.click();
-    await expect(closeNotificationBtn).not.toExist();
+    await utils.closeNotification();
   });
 
   it("search and install create-dmg", async () => {
-    const { screen } = utils!;
-
-    const fakeInput = await screen.findByTestId("topbar-search-input");
-    await fakeInput.click();
-
-    await (await screen.findByTestId("search-popup")).waitForExist();
-
-    const searchInput = await screen.findByTestId("search-input-popup");
-    await searchInput.setValue("create-dmg");
+    const { screen, searchTerm } = utils!;
+    await searchTerm("create-dmg");
 
     const packageFullname = "github.com/create-dmg/create-dmg";
     const createDmgSlug = packageFullname.replace(/[^\w\s]/gi, "_").toLocaleLowerCase();
@@ -78,9 +68,53 @@ describe("basic smoke test", () => {
       )
     ).toExist();
 
-    const closeNotificationBtn = $(".close-notification");
-    await expect(closeNotificationBtn).toExist();
-    await closeNotificationBtn.click();
-    await expect(closeNotificationBtn).not.toExist();
+    await utils.closeNotification();
+  });
+
+  it("should be able to install specific version", async () => {
+    const { screen, searchTerm } = utils!;
+    await searchTerm("pnpm.io");
+    const pnpmCard = await utils.findSearchPackageCardBySlug("pnpm_io");
+    await expect(pnpmCard).toExist();
+    pnpmCard.click();
+
+    await utils.uninstallPackageIfNeeded();
+
+    await utils.installSpecificVersion("8.0.0");
+
+    await expect(
+      await screen.findByText(
+        /^Package pnpm.io .* has been installed./,
+        {},
+        { timeout: 60000, interval: 1000 }
+      )
+    ).toExist();
+
+    await utils.closeNotification();
+  });
+
+  it("should be able to update a package", async () => {
+    // this requires ^ to succeed first
+    const { screen } = utils!;
+    const menuBtn = await screen.findByTestId("menu-button-updates-available");
+    menuBtn.click();
+
+    const header = await screen.findByText("available updates");
+    await expect(header).toExist();
+
+    const updateBtn = await screen.findByTestId("install-button-pnpm_io");
+    await expect(updateBtn).toExist();
+
+    updateBtn.click();
+
+    await expect(
+      await screen.findByText(
+        /^Package pnpm.io .* has been installed./,
+        {},
+        { timeout: 60000, interval: 1000 }
+      )
+    ).toExist();
+
+    await utils.closeNotification();
   });
 });
diff --git a/modules/desktop/test/specs/utils.ts b/modules/desktop/test/specs/utils.ts
index 8fc3991..0c56a96 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/test/specs/utils.ts
+++ b/modules/desktop/test/specs/utils.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,16 @@ export function setupUtils(browser: WebdriverIO.Browser) {
   };
 
   const installLatestVersion = async () => {
+    await installSpecificVersion("latest");
+  };
+
+  const installSpecificVersion = async (version: string) => {
     const installButton = await findButton(/^INSTALL |^UPDATE/);
     installButton.click();
 
-    const latestButton = await screen.findByTestId("install-latest");
-    await latestButton.waitForExist();
-    latestButton.click();
+    const versionButton = await screen.findByTestId(`install-${version}`);
+    await versionButton.waitForExist();
+    versionButton.click();
   };
 
   const goHome = async () => {
@@ -67,15 +71,35 @@ export function setupUtils(browser: WebdriverIO.Browser) {
     await homeMenu.waitForExist();
   };
 
+  const searchTerm = async (term: string) => {
+    const fakeInput = await screen.findByTestId("topbar-search-input");
+    await fakeInput.click();
+
+    await (await screen.findByTestId("search-popup")).waitForExist();
+
+    const searchInput = await screen.findByTestId("search-input-popup");
+    await searchInput.setValue(term);
+  };
+
+  const closeNotification = async () => {
+    const closeNotificationBtn = $(".close-notification");
+    await expect(closeNotificationBtn).toExist();
+    await closeNotificationBtn.click();
+    await expect(closeNotificationBtn).not.toExist();
+  };
+
   return {
     screen,
+    searchTerm,
     goHome,
     findButton,
     findPackageCardBySlug,
     findSearchPackageCardBySlug,
     packageDetailsLoaded,
     uninstallPackageIfNeeded,
-    installLatestVersion
+    installLatestVersion,
+    installSpecificVersion,
+    closeNotification
   };
 }