My Macbook Pro wont update to Public Catalina Beta

Im trying to install the Catalina public beta on a new Macbook pro.

I have gone through the steps listed on the Public Beta site over and over.


  1. Go to beta.apple.com in Safari on your Mac.
  2. Click on Sign up to get started. (If you've already signed up for a previous public beta, Click on Sign in and skip to "How to enroll your Mac", below.)
  3. Enter you Apple ID email address and password.
  4. Click Sign in.


  1. Go to beta.apple.com, if you're not there already.
  2. Click on the macOS tab, if it's not highlighted already.
  3. Click the Download macOS Public Beta Access Utility button.
  4. Open the file from your Downloads window.
  5. Double-click the package to run the installer.

When the installer is finished downloading, System Preferences will automatically open to the Software Updates section. Click Update to download and install the public beta software. After the software has been downloaded, your Mac will automatically restart.


If the latest public beta does not appear on the Updates list, restart your Mac. Then, open System Preferences and click the Software Updates pane.

The public beta update can take a long time to finish downloading, depending on the size. You can check the status in the Software Updates preference pane of System Preferences.


Ive done this again and again.

The Macbook Pro is telling me it is enrolled the Public Beta Program and is up to date. There is no option to download or update to Catalina.

I think it thinks that I want only the betas of Mojave (which it is running.)

I want the Catalina Beta.


Does anyone have any ideas how to get past this impass?

Please let me know.

Thanks.