diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5476424d..9c5ed379 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2347,18 +2347,28 @@ checksum = "61697e0a1c7e512e84a621326239844a24d8207b4669b41bc18b32ea5cbf988b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.203"
+version = "1.0.228"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7253ab4de971e72fb7be983802300c30b5a7f0c2e56fab8abfc6a214307c0094"
+checksum = "9a8e94ea7f378bd32cbbd37198a4a91436180c5bb472411e48b5ec2e2124ae9e"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_core",
+ "serde_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_core"
+version = "1.0.228"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "41d385c7d4ca58e59fc732af25c3983b67ac852c1a25000afe1175de458b67ad"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.203"
+version = "1.0.228"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "500cbc0ebeb6f46627f50f3f5811ccf6bf00643be300b4c3eabc0ef55dc5b5ba"
+checksum = "d540f220d3187173da220f885ab66608367b6574e925011a9353e4badda91d79"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2367,13 +2377,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.117"
+version = "1.0.145"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "455182ea6142b14f93f4bc5320a2b31c1f266b66a4a5c858b013302a5d8cbfc3"
+checksum = "402a6f66d8c709116cf22f558eab210f5a50187f702eb4d7e5ef38d9a7f1c79c"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
+ "memchr",
  "ryu",
  "serde",
+ "serde_core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2905,6 +2917,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "self_update",
  "semver",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "shell-words",
  "shellexpand",
  "strum",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 89ddfa43..a5fa30ef 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ rust-i18n = "3.0.1"
 sys-locale = "0.3.1"
 jetbrains-toolbox-updater = "5.0.0"
 indexmap = { version = "2.9.0", features = ["serde"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.145"
 
 [package.metadata.generate-rpm]
 assets = [{ source = "target/release/topgrade", dest = "/usr/bin/topgrade" }]
diff --git a/src/steps/generic.rs b/src/steps/generic.rs
index bd8c4dc5..fb139d84 100644
--- a/src/steps/generic.rs
+++ b/src/steps/generic.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use jetbrains_toolbox_updater::{find_jetbrains_toolbox, update_jetbrains_toolbox
 use regex::bytes::Regex;
 use rust_i18n::t;
 use semver::Version;
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::iter::once;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -1779,9 +1780,40 @@ pub fn run_yazi(ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
     ctx.execute(ya).args(["pkg", "upgrade"]).status_checked()
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct TypstInfo {
+    build: TypstBuild,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct TypstBuild {
+    settings: TypstSettings,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+struct TypstSettings {
+    self_update: bool,
+}
+
 pub fn run_typst(ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
     let typst = require("typst")?;
 
+    let raw_info = ctx
+        .execute(&typst)
+        .args(["info", "-f", "json"])
+        .output_checked_utf8()?
+        .stdout;
+    let info: TypstInfo = serde_json::from_str(&raw_info).wrap_err_with(|| {
+        output_changed_message!(
+            "typst info -f json",
+            "json output invalid or does not contain .build.settings.self-update"
+        )
+    })?;
+    if !info.build.settings.self_update {
+        return Err(SkipStep("This build of typst does not have self-update enabled".to_string()).into());
+    }
+
     print_separator("Typst");
 
     ctx.execute(typst).args(["update"]).status_checked()