diff --git a/src/utils/autoUpdater.ts b/src/utils/autoUpdater.ts
index 2a5fc6f9..4d4c2bf3 100644
--- a/src/utils/autoUpdater.ts
+++ b/src/utils/autoUpdater.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   logEvent,
 } from 'src/services/analytics/index.js'
 import { type ReleaseChannel, saveGlobalConfig } from './config.js'
+import { getAPIProvider } from './model/providers.js'
 import { logForDebugging } from './debug.js'
 import { env } from './env.js'
 import { getClaudeConfigHomeDir } from './envUtils.js'
@@ -72,6 +73,12 @@ export async function assertMinVersion(): Promise<void> {
     return
   }
 
+  // Skip version check for third-party providers — the min version
+  // kill-switch is Anthropic-specific and should not block 3P users
+  if (getAPIProvider() !== 'firstParty') {
+    return
+  }
+
   try {
     const versionConfig = await getDynamicConfig_BLOCKS_ON_INIT<{
       minVersion: string