diff --git a/.changes/updater-add-on-before-request.md b/.changes/updater-add-on-before-request.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..612c0ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/updater-add-on-before-request.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"updater": minor
+---
+
+Add `on_before_request` hook to the updater plugin.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/updater/src/updater.rs b/plugins/updater/src/updater.rs
index bd3b6d80..1bf3ee97 100644
--- a/plugins/updater/src/updater.rs
+++ b/plugins/updater/src/updater.rs
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ impl UpdaterBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Allows you to modify the `reqwest`` client builder before the HTTP request is sent.
+    /// 
+    /// Note that `reqwest` crate may be updated in minor releases of tauri-plugin-updater.
+    /// Therefore it's recommended to pin the plugin to at least a minor version when you're using `on_before_request`.
+    ///
     pub fn on_before_request<F: Fn(ClientBuilder) -> ClientBuilder + Send + Sync + 'static>(
         mut self,
         f: F,