diff --git a/desktop/flipper-common/src/server-types.tsx b/desktop/flipper-common/src/server-types.tsx
index 723f4f99f..64c04e6ef 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-common/src/server-types.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-common/src/server-types.tsx
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ export type FlipperServerCommands = {
   'is-logged-in': () => Promise<boolean>;
   'environment-info': () => Promise<EnvironmentInfo>;
   'move-pwa': () => Promise<void>;
+  'fetch-new-version': (version: string) => Promise<void>;
 };
 
 export type GraphResponse = {
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/FlipperServerImpl.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/FlipperServerImpl.tsx
index 577075b7f..76a756ed6 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/FlipperServerImpl.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/FlipperServerImpl.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import {jfUpload} from './fb-stubs/jf';
 import path from 'path';
 import {movePWA} from './utils/findInstallation';
 import GK from './fb-stubs/GK';
+import {fetchNewVersion} from './fb-stubs/fetchNewVersion';
 
 const {access, copyFile, mkdir, unlink, stat, readlink, readFile, writeFile} =
   promises;
@@ -632,6 +633,7 @@ export class FlipperServerImpl implements FlipperServer {
     'move-pwa': async () => {
       await movePWA();
     },
+    'fetch-new-version': fetchNewVersion,
   };
 
   registerDevice(device: ServerDevice) {
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/fb-stubs/fetchNewVersion.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/fb-stubs/fetchNewVersion.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e3930797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/fb-stubs/fetchNewVersion.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+export const fetchNewVersion = async (): Promise<void> => {};