diff --git a/lib/learn-ide.js b/lib/learn-ide.js
index 0d670f9..2233568 100644
--- a/lib/learn-ide.js
+++ b/lib/learn-ide.js
@@ -112,17 +112,32 @@ export default {
       'learn-ide:clear-terminal': () => this.term.send('')
     }));
 
-    atom.config.onDidChange(`${name}.terminalColors.basic`, () => colors.apply())
-
-    atom.config.onDidChange(`${name}.terminalColors.ansi`, () => colors.apply())
-
-    atom.config.onDidChange(`${name}.terminalColors.json`, ({newValue}) => {
-      colors.parseJSON(newValue);
-    });
-
-    atom.config.onDidChange(`${name}.notifier`, ({newValue}) => {
-      newValue ? this.activateNotifier() : this.notifier.deactivate()
-    });
+    this.subscriptions.add(
+      atom.config.onDidChange(`${name}.bleedingUpdates`, ({newValue}) => {
+        if (!newValue) { localStorage.set('didUnsubscribeFromBleedingUpdates', Date.now()) }
+        updater.checkForUpdate()
+      })
+    )
+
+    this.subscriptions.add(
+      atom.config.onDidChange(`${name}.notifier`, ({newValue}) => {
+        newValue ? this.activateNotifier() : this.notifier.deactivate()
+      })
+    )
+
+    this.subscriptions.add(
+      atom.config.onDidChange(`${name}.terminalColors.basic`, () => colors.apply())
+    )
+
+    this.subscriptions.add(
+      atom.config.onDidChange(`${name}.terminalColors.ansi`, () => colors.apply())
+    )
+
+    this.subscriptions.add(
+      atom.config.onDidChange(`${name}.terminalColors.json`, ({newValue}) => {
+        colors.parseJSON(newValue);
+      })
+    )
 
     var openPath = localStorage.get('learnOpenLabOnActivation');
     if (openPath) {
diff --git a/lib/updater.js b/lib/updater.js
index 6f1fb04..a860e53 100644
--- a/lib/updater.js
+++ b/lib/updater.js
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import {learnCo} from './config'
 import {name} from '../package.json'
 
 var helpCenterUrl = `${learnCo}/ide/faq`;
-var latestVersionUrl = `${learnCo}/api/v1/learn_ide/latest_version`;
+
+function latestVersionUrl() {
+  var bleedingUpdates = atom.config.get(`${name}.bleedingUpdates`);
+  return bleedingUpdates ? `${learnCo}/api/v1/learn_ide/bleeding_version` : `${learnCo}/api/v1/learn_ide/latest_version`
+}
 
 export default {
   autoCheck() {
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ export default {
   },
 
   _fetchLatestVersionData() {
-    return fetch(latestVersionUrl).then(latestVersionData => {
+    return fetch(latestVersionUrl()).then(latestVersionData => {
       this.latestVersionData = latestVersionData;
       return this.latestVersionData;
     });
@@ -100,6 +104,10 @@ export default {
   _shouldUpdate(latestVersion) {
     var {version} = require('../package.json');
 
+    if (localStorage.remove('didUnsubscribeFromBleedingUpdates')) {
+      return !semver.eq(latestVersion, version)
+    }
+
     if (semver.gt(latestVersion, version)) {
       return true;
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93ea875..8f1599a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,15 +51,22 @@
     "underscore-plus": "^1.6.6"
   },
   "configSchema": {
-    "notifier": {
+    "bleedingUpdates": {
       "order": 0,
       "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "title": "Subscribe to Bleeding Updates",
+      "description": "Recieve update notifications as beta and early releases of the Learn IDE become available. Learn more on the [help center](https://learn.co/ide/bleeding)."
+    },
+    "notifier": {
+      "order": 1,
+      "type": "boolean",
       "default": true,
       "title": "Learn Status Notifications",
-      "description": "Receive desktop notifications that correspond to the lights on Learn.co"
+      "description": "Receive desktop notifications that correspond to the lights on Learn.co."
     },
     "terminalColors": {
-      "order": 1,
+      "order": 2,
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
         "basic": {