v1.11.99

Co-authored-by: Michael Telatynski <7t3chguy@gmail.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Changes in [1.11.99](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/releases/tag/v1.11.99) (2025-04-23)
+======================================================================================================
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* [Backport staging] Fix `io.element.desktop` protocol handler ([#2281](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/pull/2281)). Contributed by @RiotRobot.
+
+
+
 Changes in [1.11.98](https://github.com/element-hq/element-desktop/releases/tag/v1.11.98) (2025-04-22)
 ======================================================================================================
 ## 🦖 Deprecations

package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "productName": "Element",
     "main": "lib/electron-main.js",
     "exports": "./lib/electron-main.js",
-    "version": "1.11.98",
+    "version": "1.11.99",
     "description": "Element: the future of secure communication",
     "author": "Element",
     "homepage": "https://element.io",

src/protocol.ts

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export function protocolInit(): void {
         // Protocol handler for win32/Linux
         app.on("second-instance", (ev, commandLine) => {
             const url = commandLine[commandLine.length - 1];
-            if (!url.startsWith(`${PROTOCOL}://`) && !url.startsWith(`${LEGACY_PROTOCOL}://`)) return;
+            if (!url.startsWith(`${PROTOCOL}:/`) && !url.startsWith(`${LEGACY_PROTOCOL}://`)) return;
             processUrl(url);
         });
     }