diff --git a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
index fdf0325..0f6f309 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "> [!NOTE]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "> External trigger running off of master branch. To disable this trigger, add \`duplicati_master\` into the Github organizational variable \`SKIP_EXTERNAL_TRIGGER\`." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           printf "\n## Retrieving external version\n\n" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          EXT_RELEASE=$(curl -u "${{ secrets.CR_USER }}:${{ secrets.CR_PAT }}" -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/duplicati/duplicati/releases" | jq -r '. | first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains("beta"))) | .tag_name')
-          echo "Type is \`custom_json\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          EXT_RELEASE=$(curl -u "${{ secrets.CR_USER }}:${{ secrets.CR_PAT }}" -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/duplicati/duplicati/releases/latest" | jq -r '. | .tag_name')
+          echo "Type is \`github_stable\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           if grep -q "^duplicati_master_${EXT_RELEASE}" <<< "${SKIP_EXTERNAL_TRIGGER}"; then
             echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "> Github organizational variable \`SKIP_EXTERNAL_TRIGGER\` matches current external release; skipping trigger." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fcb1e91..eda863d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ RUN \
     xz-utils && \
   echo "**** install duplicati ****" && \
   if [ -z ${DUPLICATI_RELEASE+x} ]; then \
-    DUPLICATI_RELEASE=$(curl -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/duplicati/duplicati/releases" \
-      | jq -r 'first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains("beta"))) | .tag_name'); \
+    DUPLICATI_RELEASE=$(curl -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/duplicati/duplicati/releases/latest" \
+      | jq -r .tag_name); \
   fi && \
   duplicati_url=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/duplicati/duplicati/releases/tags/${DUPLICATI_RELEASE}" | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' |grep 'linux-x64-gui.zip$') && \
   curl -o \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 37054e5..1742e6d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ RUN \
     xz-utils && \
   echo "**** install duplicati ****" && \
   if [ -z ${DUPLICATI_RELEASE+x} ]; then \
-    DUPLICATI_RELEASE=$(curl -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/duplicati/duplicati/releases" \
-      | jq -r 'first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains("beta"))) | .tag_name'); \
+    DUPLICATI_RELEASE=$(curl -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/duplicati/duplicati/releases/latest" \
+      | jq -r .tag_name); \
   fi && \
   duplicati_url=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/duplicati/duplicati/releases/tags/${DUPLICATI_RELEASE}" | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' |grep 'linux-arm64-gui.zip$') && \
   curl -o \
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index ab107cc..5ed69ec 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ pipeline {
     DOCKERHUB_TOKEN=credentials('docker-hub-ci-pat')
     QUAYIO_API_TOKEN=credentials('quayio-repo-api-token')
     GIT_SIGNING_KEY=credentials('484fbca6-9a4f-455e-b9e3-97ac98785f5f')
-    JSON_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/duplicati/duplicati/releases'
-    JSON_PATH = 'first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains("beta"))) | .tag_name'
+    EXT_GIT_BRANCH = 'master'
+    EXT_USER = 'duplicati'
+    EXT_REPO = 'duplicati'
     BUILD_VERSION_ARG = 'DUPLICATI_RELEASE'
     LS_USER = 'linuxserver'
     LS_REPO = 'docker-duplicati'
@@ -138,14 +139,21 @@ pipeline {
     /* ########################
        External Release Tagging
        ######################## */
-    // If this is a custom json endpoint parse the return to get external tag
-    stage("Set ENV custom_json"){
+    // If this is a stable github release use the latest endpoint from github to determine the ext tag
+    stage("Set ENV github_stable"){
      steps{
        script{
          env.EXT_RELEASE = sh(
-           script: '''curl -s ${JSON_URL} | jq -r ". | ${JSON_PATH}" ''',
+           script: '''curl -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" -s https://api.github.com/repos/${EXT_USER}/${EXT_REPO}/releases/latest | jq -r '. | .tag_name' ''',
            returnStdout: true).trim()
-         env.RELEASE_LINK = env.JSON_URL
+       }
+     }
+    }
+    // If this is a stable or devel github release generate the link for the build message
+    stage("Set ENV github_link"){
+     steps{
+       script{
+         env.RELEASE_LINK = 'https://github.com/' + env.EXT_USER + '/' + env.EXT_REPO + '/releases/tag/' + env.EXT_RELEASE
        }
      }
     }
@@ -982,7 +990,7 @@ pipeline {
              "tagger": {"name": "LinuxServer-CI","email": "ci@linuxserver.io","date": "'${GITHUB_DATE}'"}}' '''
         echo "Pushing New release for Tag"
         sh '''#! /bin/bash
-              echo "Data change at JSON endpoint ${JSON_URL}" > releasebody.json
+              curl -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" -s https://api.github.com/repos/${EXT_USER}/${EXT_REPO}/releases/latest | jq '. |.body' | sed 's:^.\\(.*\\).$:\\1:' > releasebody.json
               echo '{"tag_name":"'${META_TAG}'",\
                      "target_commitish": "master",\
                      "name": "'${META_TAG}'",\
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 850cbfc..33fd2ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ This image provides various versions that are available via tags. Please read th
 
 | Tag | Available | Description |
 | :----: | :----: |--- |
-| latest | ✅ | Beta releases of Duplicati |
-| development | ✅ | Canary releases of Duplicati |
+| latest | ✅ | Stable releases of Duplicati |
+| development | ✅ | Beta releases of Duplicati |
 
 ## Application Setup
 
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with `-f Dockerfile.aarch64
 
 ## Versions
 
+* **31.01.25:** - Make `latest` stable releases, move beta releases to `development`.
 * **28.01.25:** - Add xz-utils.
 * **03.12.24:** - Add mscorefonts for captcha support.
 * **29.11.24:** - Rebase to Noble, add support for settings DB encryption.
diff --git a/jenkins-vars.yml b/jenkins-vars.yml
index 55fb411..7031e4e 100644
--- a/jenkins-vars.yml
+++ b/jenkins-vars.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 # jenkins variables
 project_name: docker-duplicati
-external_type: custom_json
+external_type: github_stable
 release_type: stable
 release_tag: latest
 ls_branch: master
 repo_vars:
-  - JSON_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/duplicati/duplicati/releases'
-  - JSON_PATH = 'first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains("beta"))) | .tag_name'
+  - EXT_GIT_BRANCH = 'master'
+  - EXT_USER = 'duplicati'
+  - EXT_REPO = 'duplicati'
   - BUILD_VERSION_ARG = 'DUPLICATI_RELEASE'
   - LS_USER = 'linuxserver'
   - LS_REPO = 'docker-duplicati'
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index ade5bef..917da5f 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ available_architectures:
 # development version
 development_versions: true
 development_versions_items:
-  - {tag: "latest", desc: "Beta releases of Duplicati"}
-  - {tag: "development", desc: "Canary releases of Duplicati"}
+  - {tag: "latest", desc: "Stable releases of Duplicati"}
+  - {tag: "development", desc: "Beta releases of Duplicati"}
 # container parameters
 common_param_env_vars_enabled: true
 param_container_name: "{{ project_name }}"
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ init_diagram: |
   "duplicati:latest" <- Base Images
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - {date: "31.01.25:", desc: "Make `latest` stable releases, move beta releases to `development`."}
   - {date: "28.01.25:", desc: "Add xz-utils."}
   - {date: "03.12.24:", desc: "Add mscorefonts for captcha support."}
   - {date: "29.11.24:", desc: "Rebase to Noble, add support for settings DB encryption."}