diff --git a/scripts/build/build.mjs b/scripts/build/build.mjs
index e044378..ce84fed 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build/build.mjs
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@
 
 import esbuild from "esbuild";
 
-import { commonOpts, globPlugins, isStandalone, VERSION, watch } from "./common.mjs";
+import { BUILD_TIMESTAMP, commonOpts, globPlugins, isStandalone, updaterDisabled, VERSION, watch } from "./common.mjs";
 
 const defines = {
     IS_STANDALONE: isStandalone,
     IS_DEV: JSON.stringify(watch),
+    IS_UPDATER_DISABLED: updaterDisabled,
     VERSION: JSON.stringify(VERSION),
-    BUILD_TIMESTAMP: Date.now(),
+    BUILD_TIMESTAMP,
 };
 if (defines.IS_STANDALONE === "false")
     // If this is a local build (not standalone), optimise
diff --git a/scripts/build/buildWeb.mjs b/scripts/build/buildWeb.mjs
index 434d176..aab82d0 100644
--- a/scripts/build/buildWeb.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build/buildWeb.mjs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { readFileSync } from "fs";
 import { appendFile, mkdir, readFile, rm, writeFile } from "fs/promises";
 import { join } from "path";
 
-import { commonOpts, globPlugins, VERSION, watch } from "./common.mjs";
+import { BUILD_TIMESTAMP, commonOpts, globPlugins, VERSION, watch } from "./common.mjs";
 
 /**
  * @type {esbuild.BuildOptions}
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ const commonOptions = {
         IS_DEV: JSON.stringify(watch),
         IS_DISCORD_DESKTOP: "false",
         IS_VESKTOP: "false",
+        IS_UPDATER_DISABLED: "true",
         VERSION: JSON.stringify(VERSION),
-        BUILD_TIMESTAMP: Date.now(),
+        BUILD_TIMESTAMP,
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/scripts/build/common.mjs b/scripts/build/common.mjs
index b63ea61..a12e9ee 100644
--- a/scripts/build/common.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build/common.mjs
@@ -30,15 +30,18 @@ import PackageJSON from "../../package.json" assert { type: "json" };
 import { getPluginTarget } from "../utils.mjs";
 
 export const VERSION = PackageJSON.version;
-export const BUILD_TIMESTAMP = Date.now();
+// https://reproducible-builds.org/docs/source-date-epoch/
+export const BUILD_TIMESTAMP = Number(process.env.SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH) || Date.now();
 export const watch = process.argv.includes("--watch");
 export const isStandalone = JSON.stringify(process.argv.includes("--standalone"));
-export const gitHash = execSync("git rev-parse --short HEAD", { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
+export const updaterDisabled = JSON.stringify(process.argv.includes("--disable-updater"));
+export const gitHash = process.env.VENCORD_HASH || execSync("git rev-parse --short HEAD", { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
 export const banner = {
     js: `
 // Vencord ${gitHash}
 // Standalone: ${isStandalone}
 // Platform: ${isStandalone === "false" ? process.platform : "Universal"}
+// Updater disabled: ${updaterDisabled}
 `.trim()
 };
 
@@ -133,11 +136,14 @@ export const gitRemotePlugin = {
             namespace: "git-remote", path: args.path
         }));
         build.onLoad({ filter, namespace: "git-remote" }, async () => {
+            let remote = process.env.VENCORD_REMOTE;
+            if (!remote) {
             const res = await promisify(exec)("git remote get-url origin", { encoding: "utf-8" });
-            const remote = res.stdout.trim()
-                .replace("https://github.com/", "")
-                .replace("git@github.com:", "")
-                .replace(/.git$/, "");
+                remote = res.stdout.trim()
+                    .replace("https://github.com/", "")
+                    .replace("git@github.com:", "")
+                    .replace(/.git$/, "");
+            }
 
             return { contents: `export default "${remote}"` };
         });
diff --git a/src/components/VencordSettings/UpdaterTab.tsx b/src/components/VencordSettings/UpdaterTab.tsx
index 4d0b86c..6766cf0 100644
--- a/src/components/VencordSettings/UpdaterTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VencordSettings/UpdaterTab.tsx
@@ -249,4 +249,4 @@ function Updater() {
     );
 }
 
-export default IS_WEB ? null : wrapTab(Updater, "Updater");
+export default IS_UPDATER_DISABLED ? null : wrapTab(Updater, "Updater");
diff --git a/src/globals.d.ts b/src/globals.d.ts
index 720cd5e..daccf33 100644
--- a/src/globals.d.ts
+++ b/src/globals.d.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ declare global {
     export var IS_WEB: boolean;
     export var IS_DEV: boolean;
     export var IS_STANDALONE: boolean;
+    export var IS_UPDATER_DISABLED: boolean;
     export var IS_DISCORD_DESKTOP: boolean;
     export var IS_VESKTOP: boolean;
     export var VERSION: string;
diff --git a/src/main/updater/index.ts b/src/main/updater/index.ts
index 7036112..32d5cd6 100644
--- a/src/main/updater/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/updater/index.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import(IS_STANDALONE ? "./http" : "./git");
+if (!IS_UPDATER_DISABLED)
+    import(IS_STANDALONE ? "./http" : "./git");
diff --git a/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx b/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx
index e5f710c..88ebb57 100644
--- a/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export default definePlugin({
                 element: require("@components/VencordSettings/ThemesTab").default,
                 className: "vc-themes"
             },
-            !IS_WEB && {
+            !IS_UPDATER_DISABLED && {
                 section: "VencordUpdater",
                 label: "Updater",
                 element: require("@components/VencordSettings/UpdaterTab").default,
diff --git a/src/utils/updater.ts b/src/utils/updater.ts
index 2e2bfe1..f99c6ca 100644
--- a/src/utils/updater.ts
+++ b/src/utils/updater.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export async function update() {
 export const getRepo = () => Unwrap(VencordNative.updater.getRepo());
 
 export async function maybePromptToUpdate(confirmMessage: string, checkForDev = false) {
-    if (IS_WEB) return;
+    if (IS_WEB || IS_UPDATER_DISABLED) return;
     if (checkForDev && IS_DEV) return;
 
     try {