diff --git a/.changeset/angry-cycles-kick.md b/.changeset/angry-cycles-kick.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..065a34e2e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/angry-cycles-kick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"electron-updater": minor
+---
+
+Handle Linux deb auto update installation on applications having spaces in `artifactName`.
diff --git a/packages/electron-updater/src/DebUpdater.ts b/packages/electron-updater/src/DebUpdater.ts
index 19705a72ea2..17b60e0663a 100644
--- a/packages/electron-updater/src/DebUpdater.ts
+++ b/packages/electron-updater/src/DebUpdater.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ export class DebUpdater extends BaseUpdater {
     const sudo = this.wrapSudo()
     // pkexec doesn't want the command to be wrapped in " quotes
     const wrapper = /pkexec/i.test(sudo) ? "" : `"`
-    const cmd = ["dpkg", "-i", options.installerPath, "||", "apt-get", "install", "-f", "-y"]
+    // application artifact names may include spaces in their name which leads
+    // to an error when the install command is executed
+    const installerPath = options.installerPath.replace(/ /g, "\\ ")
+    const cmd = ["dpkg", "-i", installerPath, "||", "apt-get", "install", "-f", "-y"]
     this.spawnSyncLog(sudo, [`${wrapper}/bin/bash`, "-c", `'${cmd.join(" ")}'${wrapper}`])
     if (options.isForceRunAfter) {
       this.app.relaunch()