diff --git a/SPTInstaller/Installer Tasks/PreChecks/FreeSpacePreCheck.cs b/SPTInstaller/Installer Tasks/PreChecks/FreeSpacePreCheck.cs
index 5047208..1429bb2 100644
--- a/SPTInstaller/Installer Tasks/PreChecks/FreeSpacePreCheck.cs	
+++ b/SPTInstaller/Installer Tasks/PreChecks/FreeSpacePreCheck.cs	
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ public class FreeSpacePreCheck : PreCheckBase
             
             var availableSize = DriveInfo.GetDrives().FirstOrDefault(d => d.Name.ToLower() == installTargetDirectoryInfo.Root.Name.ToLower())?.AvailableFreeSpace ?? 0;
 
+            // add 10Gb overhead to game files for potential patches / release files
+            eftSourceDirSize += 10000000000;
+
             var availableSpaceMessage = $"Available Space: {DirectorySizeHelper.SizeSuffix(availableSize, 2)}";
-            var requiredSpaceMessage = $"Space Required for EFT Client: {DirectorySizeHelper.SizeSuffix(eftSourceDirSize, 2)}";
+            var requiredSpaceMessage = $"Space Required for EFT Client: {DirectorySizeHelper.SizeSuffix(eftSourceDirSize, 2)} including ~10Gb overhead";
 
             if (eftSourceDirSize > availableSize)
             {
diff --git a/SPTInstaller/SPTInstaller.csproj b/SPTInstaller/SPTInstaller.csproj
index a4e5e02..4e57f50 100644
--- a/SPTInstaller/SPTInstaller.csproj
+++ b/SPTInstaller/SPTInstaller.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
     <PackageIcon>icon.ico</PackageIcon>
     <ApplicationIcon>Assets\icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;TEST</Configurations>
-    <AssemblyVersion>2.25</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>2.25</FileVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>2.26</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>2.26</FileVersion>
     <Company>SPT-AKI</Company>
   </PropertyGroup>