diff --git a/crates/util/src/channel.rs b/crates/util/src/channel.rs
index fa94bfe1ec..7e60b5e15f 100644
--- a/crates/util/src/channel.rs
+++ b/crates/util/src/channel.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ lazy_static! {
     } else {
         include_str!("../../zed/RELEASE_CHANNEL").to_string()
     };
-    pub static ref RELEASE_CHANNEL: ReleaseChannel = match RELEASE_CHANNEL_NAME.as_str() {
+    pub static ref RELEASE_CHANNEL: ReleaseChannel = match RELEASE_CHANNEL_NAME.as_str().trim() {
         "dev" => ReleaseChannel::Dev,
         "nightly" => ReleaseChannel::Nightly,
         "preview" => ReleaseChannel::Preview,
diff --git a/crates/zed/RELEASE_CHANNEL b/crates/zed/RELEASE_CHANNEL
index bf867e0ae5..90012116c0 100644
--- a/crates/zed/RELEASE_CHANNEL
+++ b/crates/zed/RELEASE_CHANNEL
@@ -1 +1 @@
-nightly
+dev
\ No newline at end of file