diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e07fe8..98bf346 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Fix `self-upgrade` overwriting its own binary by @daimond113
+
 ## [0.5.0-rc.4] - 2024-10-12
 ### Added
 - Add `yes` argument to skip all prompts in publish command by @daimond113
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/self_upgrade.rs b/src/cli/commands/self_upgrade.rs
index 922a698..5c66051 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/self_upgrade.rs
+++ b/src/cli/commands/self_upgrade.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use crate::cli::{
-    config::read_config,
-    version::{get_or_download_version, update_bin_exe},
-};
+use crate::cli::{config::read_config, version::get_or_download_version};
 use clap::Args;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Args)]
@@ -12,7 +9,9 @@ impl SelfUpgradeCommand {
         let config = read_config()?;
 
         get_or_download_version(&reqwest, &config.last_checked_updates.unwrap().1)?;
-        update_bin_exe()?;
+        // a call to `update_bin_exe` or other similar function *should* be here, in case new versions
+        // have fixes to bugs in executing other versions, but that would cause
+        // the current file to be overwritten by itself, so this needs more thought
 
         Ok(())
     }