From b88bbb9ca63695dbeaaa56ca3e8ed0a3bf48809e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:09:18 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs: mention pre-release installation (#51045)

---
 docs/tutorial/installation.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/tutorial/installation.md b/docs/tutorial/installation.md
index 821611a922..5f906e1c8e 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial/installation.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial/installation.md
@@ -24,6 +24,27 @@ npx electron .
 The above command will run the current working directory with Electron. Note that
 any dependencies in your app will not be installed.
 
+## Installing prereleases
+
+Electron [distributes experimental releases of future major versions](./electron-timelines.md)
+via npm as well.
+
+Nightly builds contain the latest changes from the `main` branch:
+
+```sh
+npm install electron-nightly --save-dev
+```
+
+Alpha and beta builds contain changes slated for the next major version:
+
+```sh
+npm install electron@alpha --save-dev
+npm install electron@beta --save-dev
+```
+
+> [!TIP]
+> For more information on available Electron releases, see the [Release Status dashboard](https://releases.electronjs.org).
+
 ## Customization
 
 If you want to change the architecture that is downloaded (e.g., `x64` on an