diff --git a/packages/auto_updater/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/auto_updater/CHANGELOG.md
index 96b768b..77e3db5 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/auto_updater/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 * feat: Convert to federated plugin
 * feat: Add `UpdaterListener` to listen for update events
+* chore: [windows] Upgrade to `WinSparkle-0.8.1`
 
 ## 0.1.7
 
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater/bin/generate_keys.dart b/packages/auto_updater/bin/generate_keys.dart
index 8a216ba..166ffbc 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater/bin/generate_keys.dart
+++ b/packages/auto_updater/bin/generate_keys.dart
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
             'flutter',
             'ephemeral',
             '.plugin_symlinks',
-            'auto_updater',
+            'auto_updater_windows',
             'windows',
-            'WinSparkle-0.8.0',
+            'WinSparkle-0.8.1',
             'bin',
             'generate_keys.bat',
           ],
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater/bin/sign_update.dart b/packages/auto_updater/bin/sign_update.dart
index af95aa5..e427660 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater/bin/sign_update.dart
+++ b/packages/auto_updater/bin/sign_update.dart
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ SignUpdateResult signUpdate(List<String> args) {
             'flutter',
             'ephemeral',
             '.plugin_symlinks',
-            'auto_updater',
+            'auto_updater_windows',
             'windows',
-            'WinSparkle-0.8.0',
+            'WinSparkle-0.8.1',
             'bin',
             'sign_update.bat',
           ],
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater/example/pubspec.yaml b/packages/auto_updater/example/pubspec.yaml
index 9b42304..29a0811 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater/example/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/auto_updater/example/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: auto_updater_example
 description: Demonstrates how to use the auto_updater plugin.
-version: 1.1.0+2
+version: 1.0.0+1
 publish_to: "none"
 
 environment:
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater/example/windows/packaging/exe/make_config.yaml b/packages/auto_updater/example/windows/packaging/exe/make_config.yaml
index 83fa2b3..9c8f38c 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater/example/windows/packaging/exe/make_config.yaml
+++ b/packages/auto_updater/example/windows/packaging/exe/make_config.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ app_id: 1D7A5470-942F-4649-8B69-122888AB0BA5
 display_name: auto_updater_example
 publisher: LeanFlutter
 publisher_url: https://github.com/leanflutter/auto_updater
+locales:
+  - en
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater/lib/src/auto_updater.dart b/packages/auto_updater/lib/src/auto_updater.dart
index f3d6631..4f4bb2c 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater/lib/src/auto_updater.dart
+++ b/packages/auto_updater/lib/src/auto_updater.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class AutoUpdater {
   final List<UpdaterListener> _listeners = [];
 
   void _handleSparkleEvents(event) {
-    print(event);
     UpdaterError? updaterError;
     Appcast? appcast;
     AppcastItem? appcastItem;
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/.gitignore b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/.gitignore
index 23a73d6..60ef81e 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/.gitignore
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ x86/
 # but keep track of directories ending in .cache
 !*.[Cc]ache/
 
-!WinSparkle-0.8.0/x64
\ No newline at end of file
+!WinSparkle-0.8.1/x64
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ecc48d..ae2c1fc 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ cmake_policy(VERSION 3.14...3.25)
 set(PLUGIN_NAME "auto_updater_windows_plugin")
 
 # WinSparkle
-set(WIN_SPARKLE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/WinSparkle-0.8.0")
+set(WIN_SPARKLE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/WinSparkle-0.8.1")
 set(WIN_SPARKLE_BINARIES "${WIN_SPARKLE_DIR}/x64/Release/WinSparkle.dll")
 set(WIN_SPARKLE_LIBRARIES "${WIN_SPARKLE_DIR}/x64/Release/WinSparkle.lib")
 
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/x64/Release/WinSparkle.dll b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/x64/Release/WinSparkle.dll
deleted file mode 100644
index 62ecc34..0000000
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diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/ARM64/Release/WinSparkle.dll b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/ARM64/Release/WinSparkle.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f333c6
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diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/ARM64/Release/WinSparkle.lib b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/ARM64/Release/WinSparkle.lib
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17ca122
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diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/ARM64/Release/WinSparkle.pdb b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/ARM64/Release/WinSparkle.pdb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35b29cc
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diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/AUTHORS b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/AUTHORS
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/AUTHORS
rename to packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/AUTHORS
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/COPYING b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/COPYING
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/COPYING
rename to packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/COPYING
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/COPYING.expat b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/COPYING.expat
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/COPYING.expat
rename to packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/COPYING.expat
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/NEWS b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/NEWS
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/NEWS
rename to packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/NEWS
index d8947c1..c0cbb12 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/NEWS
+++ b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version 0.8.1
+-------------
+
+- Fixed release notes not shown if <sparkle:releaseNotesLink> is malformed
+  and has whitespace around the URL.
+
 
 Version 0.8.0
 -------------
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/README.md b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/README.md
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/README.md
rename to packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/README.md
index ae526f2..8a61785 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/README.md
+++ b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ submodules.
 
 Check the sources out and initialize the submodules:
 
-    $ git clone git://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle.git
+    $ git clone https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle.git
     $ cd winsparkle
     $ git submodule init
     $ git submodule update
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ When your update is ready (e.g. `Updater.exe`), sign it and include signature
 to your appcast file:
 
  - Sign: `bin\sign_update.bat Updater.exe dsa_priv.pem`
- - Add standard output of previos command as `sparkle:dsaSignature` attribute
+ - Add standard output of previous command as `sparkle:dsaSignature` attribute
  of `enclosure` node of your appcast file.
  Alternatively `sparkle:dsaSignature` can be a child node of `enclosure`.
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle
 WinSparkle uses submodules for some dependencies, so you have to initialize
 them after checking the tree out:
 
-    $ git clone git://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle.git
+    $ git clone https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle.git
     $ cd winsparkle
     $ git submodule init
     $ git submodule update
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/Release/WinSparkle.dll b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/Release/WinSparkle.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b928e3
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diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/Release/WinSparkle.lib b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/Release/WinSparkle.lib
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad0a6b4
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diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/Release/WinSparkle.pdb b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/Release/WinSparkle.pdb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64804d5
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diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/bin/generate_keys.bat b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/bin/generate_keys.bat
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/bin/generate_keys.bat
rename to packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/bin/generate_keys.bat
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/bin/sign_update.bat b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/bin/sign_update.bat
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/bin/sign_update.bat
rename to packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/bin/sign_update.bat
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/include/winsparkle-version.h b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/include/winsparkle-version.h
similarity index 98%
rename from packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/include/winsparkle-version.h
rename to packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/include/winsparkle-version.h
index 22ace05..1fa1ef5 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/include/winsparkle-version.h
+++ b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/include/winsparkle-version.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #define WIN_SPARKLE_VERSION_MAJOR   0
 #define WIN_SPARKLE_VERSION_MINOR   8
-#define WIN_SPARKLE_VERSION_MICRO   0
+#define WIN_SPARKLE_VERSION_MICRO   1
 
 /**
     Checks if WinSparkle version is at least @a major.@a minor.@a micro.
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/include/winsparkle.h b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/include/winsparkle.h
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/include/winsparkle.h
rename to packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/include/winsparkle.h
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/x64/Release/WinSparkle.dll b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/x64/Release/WinSparkle.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d77a210
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diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/x64/Release/WinSparkle.lib b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/x64/Release/WinSparkle.lib
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/x64/Release/WinSparkle.lib
rename to packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/x64/Release/WinSparkle.lib
index 94a75bf..99bcf25 100644
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diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/x64/Release/WinSparkle.pdb b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/x64/Release/WinSparkle.pdb
similarity index 58%
rename from packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/x64/Release/WinSparkle.pdb
rename to packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/x64/Release/WinSparkle.pdb
index 0199c49..17c48c2 100644
Binary files a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.0/x64/Release/WinSparkle.pdb and b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/WinSparkle-0.8.1/x64/Release/WinSparkle.pdb differ
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/auto_updater.cpp b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/auto_updater.cpp
index d167bb4..37eb7c8 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/auto_updater.cpp
+++ b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/auto_updater.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "WinSparkle-0.8.0/include/winsparkle.h"
+#include "WinSparkle-0.8.1/include/winsparkle.h"
 
 #include <flutter/event_channel.h>
 #include <flutter/method_channel.h>
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ void AutoUpdater::CheckForUpdates() {
 
 void AutoUpdater::CheckForUpdatesWithoutUI() {
   win_sparkle_check_update_without_ui();
+  OnWinSparkleEvent("checking-for-update");
 }
 
 void AutoUpdater::SetScheduledCheckInterval(int interval) {
diff --git a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/auto_updater_windows_plugin.cpp b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/auto_updater_windows_plugin.cpp
index f6db83d..593eec3 100644
--- a/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/auto_updater_windows_plugin.cpp
+++ b/packages/auto_updater_windows/windows/auto_updater_windows_plugin.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ void AutoUpdaterWindowsPlugin::RegisterWithRegistrar(
       });
   auto event_channel =
       std::make_unique<flutter::EventChannel<flutter::EncodableValue>>(
-          registrar->messenger(),
-          "dev.leanflutter.plugins/auto_updater_event",
+          registrar->messenger(), "dev.leanflutter.plugins/auto_updater_event",
           &flutter::StandardMethodCodec::GetInstance());
   auto streamHandler = std::make_unique<flutter::StreamHandlerFunctions<>>(
       [plugin_pointer = plugin.get()](
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@ void AutoUpdaterWindowsPlugin::RegisterWithRegistrar(
           -> std::unique_ptr<flutter::StreamHandlerError<>> {
         return plugin_pointer->OnListen(arguments, std::move(events));
       },
-      [plugin_pointer = plugin.get()](const flutter::EncodableValue*
-      arguments)
+      [plugin_pointer = plugin.get()](const flutter::EncodableValue* arguments)
           -> std::unique_ptr<flutter::StreamHandlerError<>> {
         return plugin_pointer->OnCancel(arguments);
       });