diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/util/RSSReader.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/util/RSSReader.java
index 8db2d8e2f29..feff5e27e2a 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/util/RSSReader.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/util/RSSReader.java
@@ -49,4 +49,28 @@ public class RSSReader {
         }
         return message;
     }
+    public static String getLatestReleaseTag() {
+        String tag = "";
+        try {
+            RssReader reader = new RssReader();
+            URL url = new URL("https://github.com/Card-Forge/forge/releases.atom");
+            InputStream inputStream = url.openStream();
+            List<Item> items = reader.read(inputStream).toList();
+            for (Item i : items) {
+                if (i.getLink().isPresent()) {
+                    try {
+                        String val = i.getLink().get();
+                        tag = val.substring(val.lastIndexOf("forge"));
+                        break;
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        e.printStackTrace();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            inputStream.close();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return tag;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
index 526c416a09c..bc53546b8a6 100644
--- a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -639,6 +639,12 @@ public class Main extends ForgeAndroidApplication {
             return new GitLogs().getLatest(buildDateOriginal, maxDate);
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public String getReleaseTag() {
+            //android doesn't have release yet on github...
+            return "";
+        }
+
         @Override
         public boolean openFile(String filename) {
             try {
diff --git a/forge-gui-ios/src/forge/ios/Main.java b/forge-gui-ios/src/forge/ios/Main.java
index aed7668f801..13ca88d939d 100644
--- a/forge-gui-ios/src/forge/ios/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-ios/src/forge/ios/Main.java
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ public class Main extends IOSApplication.Delegate {
             return "";
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public String getReleaseTag() {
+            return "";
+        }
+
         @Override
         public boolean openFile(final String filename) {
             return new IOSFiles().local(filename).exists();
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
index 492b74f7247..cfa54e94c48 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ public class Main {
             return RSSReader.getCommitLog(buildDateOriginal, max);
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public String getReleaseTag() {
+            return RSSReader.getLatestReleaseTag();
+        }
+
         @Override
         public boolean openFile(String filename) {
             try {
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java
index a55a40578ae..1c8f9239d3c 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java
@@ -31,9 +31,19 @@ public class AssetsDownloader {
     public static void checkForUpdates(boolean exited, Runnable runnable) {
         if (exited)
             return;
+        final String versionString = Forge.getDeviceAdapter().getVersionString();
+        Forge.getSplashScreen().getProgressBar().setDescription("Checking for updates...");
+        if (versionString.contains("GIT")) {
+            if (!GuiBase.isAndroid()) {
+                run(runnable);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        //currently for desktop/mobile-dev release on github
+        String releaseTag = Forge.getDeviceAdapter().getReleaseTag();
         final String packageSize = GuiBase.isAndroid() ? "160MB" : "270MB";
         final String apkSize = "12MB";
-        final String versionString = Forge.getDeviceAdapter().getVersionString();
+
         final boolean isSnapshots = versionString.contains("SNAPSHOT");
         final String snapsURL = "https://downloads.cardforge.org/dailysnapshots/";
         final String releaseURL = "https://releases.cardforge.org/forge/forge-gui-android/";
@@ -41,7 +51,6 @@ public class AssetsDownloader {
         FileHandle assetsDir = Gdx.files.absolute(ForgeConstants.ASSETS_DIR);
         FileHandle resDir = Gdx.files.absolute(ForgeConstants.RES_DIR);
         boolean mandatory = false;
-        Forge.getSplashScreen().getProgressBar().setDescription("Checking for updates...");
 
         String message;
         boolean connectedToInternet = Forge.getDeviceAdapter().isConnectedToInternet();
@@ -55,8 +64,9 @@ public class AssetsDownloader {
                     filename = "forge-android-" + version + "-signed-aligned.apk";
                     installerURL = isSnapshots ? snapsURL + filename : releaseURL + version + "/" + filename;
                 } else {
-                    filename = isSnapshots ? "forge-installer-" + version + ".jar" : "forge-gui-desktop-" + version + ".tar.bz2";
-                    String releaseBZ2URL = "https://github.com/Card-Forge/forge/releases/download/forge-" + version + "/";
+                    //current release on github is tar.bz2, update this to jar installer in the future...
+                    filename = isSnapshots ? "forge-installer-" + version + ".jar" : releaseTag.replace("forge-", "forge-gui-desktop-") + ".tar.bz2";
+                    String releaseBZ2URL = "https://github.com/Card-Forge/forge/releases/download/" + releaseTag + "/" + filename;
                     String snapsBZ2URL = "https://downloads.cardforge.org/dailysnapshots/";
                     installerURL = isSnapshots ? snapsBZ2URL : releaseBZ2URL;
                 }
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/interfaces/IDeviceAdapter.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/interfaces/IDeviceAdapter.java
index e8664ebb4b7..cb22a1a0889 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/interfaces/IDeviceAdapter.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/interfaces/IDeviceAdapter.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public interface IDeviceAdapter {
     String getDownloadsDir();
     String getVersionString();
     String getLatestChanges(Date buildDateOriginal, Date maxDate);
+    String getReleaseTag();
     boolean openFile(String filename);
     void setLandscapeMode(boolean landscapeMode);
     void preventSystemSleep(boolean preventSleep);