OK, so as I understand it, if I choose to manually update from the forced version 24.2.6104 (24.2.8904.825), I will expect to get 24.2.6105 (version 24.2.8918.824). I will let you know if I win the lottery with a different set of version numbers.
This 24.2 production version update fiasco would be considered funny, if it was not so serious and confusing to us users, without any explaination from Avast devs.
Anyhow, I guess we are all BETA testers now, as the last Avast BETA version announced on the forum was 24.2.6102 (build 24.2.8877) February 22, 2024. We are well beyond that version now.
EDIT:
I went and did manual version update. I now have this updated version/build and updated UI version: