diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/install/invokeai_update.py b/invokeai/frontend/install/invokeai_update.py
index 8c6e8a7afc..663969624d 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/install/invokeai_update.py
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/install/invokeai_update.py
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ pip install <path_to_git_source>.
 import os
 import platform
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
-from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, distribution
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, distribution, distributions
 
 import psutil
 import requests
 from rich import box, print
 from rich.console import Console, group
 from rich.panel import Panel
-from rich.prompt import Prompt
+from rich.prompt import Confirm, Prompt
 from rich.style import Style
 
 from invokeai.version import __version__
@@ -61,6 +61,65 @@ def get_pypi_versions():
     return latest_version, latest_release_candidate, versions
 
 
+def get_torch_extra_index_url() -> str | None:
+    """
+    Determine torch wheel source URL and optional modules based on the user's OS.
+    """
+
+    resolved_url = None
+
+    # In all other cases (like MacOS (MPS) or Linux+CUDA), there is no need to specify the extra index URL.
+    torch_package_urls = {
+        "windows_cuda": "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu121",
+        "linux_rocm": "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/rocm5.6",
+        "linux_cpu": "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu",
+    }
+
+    nvidia_packages_present = (
+        len([d.metadata["Name"] for d in distributions() if d.metadata["Name"].startswith("nvidia")]) > 0
+    )
+    device = "cuda" if nvidia_packages_present else None
+    manual_gpu_selection_prompt = (
+        "[bold]We tried and failed to guess your GPU capabilities[/] :thinking_face:. Please select the GPU type:"
+    )
+
+    if OS == "Linux":
+        if not device:
+            # do we even need to offer a CPU-only install option?
+            print(manual_gpu_selection_prompt)
+            print("1: NVIDIA (CUDA)")
+            print("2: AMD (ROCm)")
+            print("3: No GPU - CPU only")
+            answer = Prompt.ask("Choice:", choices=["1", "2", "3"], default="1")
+            match answer:
+                case "1":
+                    device = "cuda"
+                case "2":
+                    device = "rocm"
+                case "3":
+                    device = "cpu"
+
+        if device != "cuda":
+            resolved_url = torch_package_urls[f"linux_{device}"]
+
+    if OS == "Windows":
+        if not device:
+            print(manual_gpu_selection_prompt)
+            print("1: NVIDIA (CUDA)")
+            print("2: No GPU - CPU only")
+            answer = Prompt.ask("Your choice:", choices=["1", "2"], default="1")
+            match answer:
+                case "1":
+                    device = "cuda"
+                case "2":
+                    device = "cpu"
+
+        if device == "cuda":
+            resolved_url = torch_package_urls[f"windows_{device}"]
+
+    return resolved_url
+
+
 def welcome(latest_release: str, latest_prerelease: str):
     @group()
     def text():
@@ -123,9 +182,13 @@ def main():
             print(f":exclamation: [bold red]'{release}' is not a recognized InvokeAI release.[/red bold]")
 
     extras = get_extras()
+    flags = []
+    if (index_url := get_torch_extra_index_url()) is not None:
+        flags.append(f"--extra-index-url {index_url}")
+    flags = " ".join(flags)
 
     print(f":crossed_fingers: Upgrading to [yellow]{release}[/yellow]")
-    cmd = f'pip install "invokeai{extras}=={release}" --use-pep517 --upgrade'
+    cmd = f'pip install "invokeai{extras}=={release}" --use-pep517 --upgrade {flags}'
 
     print("")
     print("")