diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index de49c1356ec83..69fef15c14299 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ vars = {
   "dart_sdk_revision": "b65ce89c8057d6880e00693a7b0ecd7b9e5f61ca",
   "dart_sdk_git": "git@github.com:shorebirdtech/dart-sdk.git",
   "updater_git": "https://github.com/shorebirdtech/updater.git",
-  "updater_rev": "ab23721e35d2e740026def44e1469e17e3440c83",
+  "updater_rev": "8bfe1bac47111ea1f8a2e0a7c7940762fb6a5a5f",
 
   # WARNING: DO NOT EDIT canvaskit_cipd_instance MANUALLY
   # See `lib/web_ui/README.md` for how to roll CanvasKit to a new version.
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/shorebird/shorebird.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/shorebird/shorebird.cc
index df25cea697810..06e6598f2e1e0 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/shorebird/shorebird.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/shorebird/shorebird.cc
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ bool ConfigureShorebird(const ShorebirdConfigArgs& args,
   // https://github.com/shorebirdtech/shorebird/issues/950
 
   FML_LOG(INFO) << "Checking for active patch";
+  shorebird_validate_next_boot_patch();
   char* c_active_path = shorebird_next_boot_patch_path();
   if (c_active_path != NULL) {
     patch_path = c_active_path;
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ void ConfigureShorebird(std::string code_cache_path,
   SetBaseSnapshot(settings);
 #endif
 
+  shorebird_validate_next_boot_patch();
   char* c_active_path = shorebird_next_boot_patch_path();
   if (c_active_path != NULL) {
     std::string active_path = c_active_path;
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_exports.lst b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_exports.lst
index 1f483306bbab0..9b924e7738cd4 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_exports.lst
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_exports.lst
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     shorebird_update_with_result;
     shorebird_next_boot_patch_number;
     shorebird_current_boot_patch_number;
+    shorebird_validate_next_boot_patch;
   local:
     *;
 };
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows.dll.def b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows.dll.def
index 062c655d31e8e..bcaa785977259 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows.dll.def
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows.dll.def
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ EXPORTS
   shorebird_init = shorebird_init
   shorebird_next_boot_patch_number = shorebird_next_boot_patch_number
   shorebird_next_boot_patch_path = shorebird_next_boot_patch_path
+  shorebird_validate_next_boot_patch = shorebird_validate_next_boot_patch
   shorebird_report_launch_failure = shorebird_report_launch_failure
   shorebird_report_launch_start = shorebird_report_launch_start
   shorebird_report_launch_success = shorebird_report_launch_success