diff -u b/core/modules/update/update.compare.inc b/core/modules/update/update.compare.inc
--- b/core/modules/update/update.compare.inc
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.compare.inc
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@
         ];
       }
     }
-    // Otherwise, ignore unpublished, insecure, or unsupported releases.
+    // Other than the currently installed release, ignore unpublished, insecure,
+    // or unsupported updates.
     elseif ($release['status'] == 'unpublished' ||
             !$is_in_supported_branch($release['version']) ||
             (isset($release['terms']['Release type']) &&