diff --git a/lib/constants/urls.dart b/lib/constants/urls.dart
index 440c8d7..b7eb069 100644
--- a/lib/constants/urls.dart
+++ b/lib/constants/urls.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class Urls {
   static const String gitHub = "https://github.com/JGeek00/adguard-home-manager";
   static const String customRuleDocs = "https://kb.adguard.com/en/general/how-to-create-your-own-ad-filters";
   static const String getReleasesGitHub = "https://api.github.com/repos/JGeek00/adguard-home-manager/releases";
+  static const String getLatestReleaseGitHub = "https://api.github.com/repos/JGeek00/adguard-home-manager/releases/latest";
   static const String adGuardHomeReleasesTags = "https://api.github.com/repos/AdGuardTeam/AdGuardHome/releases/tags";
   static const String googleSearchUrl = "https://www.google.com/search";
   static const String connectionInstructions = "https://github.com/JGeek00/adguard-home-manager/wiki/Create-a-connection";
diff --git a/lib/functions/check_app_updates.dart b/lib/functions/check_app_updates.dart
index eb44177..306b2ea 100644
--- a/lib/functions/check_app_updates.dart
+++ b/lib/functions/check_app_updates.dart
@@ -12,21 +12,27 @@ Future<GitHubRelease?> checkAppUpdates({
   required Source installationSource,
   required bool isBeta
 }) async {
-  final result = await checkAppUpdatesGitHub();
+  var result = isBeta 
+    ? await getReleasesGitHub() 
+    : await getLatestReleaseGitHub();
 
   if (result['result'] == 'success') {
+    late GitHubRelease gitHubRelease;
+    if (isBeta) {
+      gitHubRelease = (result['body'] as List<GitHubRelease>).firstWhere((r) => r.prerelease == true);
+    }
+    else {
+      gitHubRelease = result['body'] as GitHubRelease;
+    }
+
     final update = gitHubUpdateExists(
       currentBuildNumber: currentBuildNumber, 
-      gitHubReleases: result['body'],
+      gitHubRelease: gitHubRelease,
       isBeta: isBeta
     );
 
     if (update == true) {
-      final release = isBeta == true
-        ? result['body'].firstWhere((release) => release.prerelease == true)
-        : result['body'].firstWhere((release) => release.prerelease == false);
-
-      setUpdateAvailable(release);
+      setUpdateAvailable(gitHubRelease);
         
       if (Platform.isAndroid) {
         if (
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ Future<GitHubRelease?> checkAppUpdates({
           installationSource == Source.IS_INSTALLED_FROM_PLAY_PACKAGE_INSTALLER ||
           installationSource == Source.UNKNOWN
         ) {
-          return release;
+          return gitHubRelease;
         }
         else {
           return null;
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ Future<GitHubRelease?> checkAppUpdates({
         return null;
       }
       else {
-        return release;
+        return gitHubRelease;
       }
     }
     else {
diff --git a/lib/functions/compare_versions.dart b/lib/functions/compare_versions.dart
index 33ae8fe..b2f37e1 100644
--- a/lib/functions/compare_versions.dart
+++ b/lib/functions/compare_versions.dart
@@ -151,15 +151,11 @@ bool serverVersionIsAhead({
 
 bool gitHubUpdateExists({
   required String currentBuildNumber, 
-  required List<GitHubRelease> gitHubReleases,
+  required GitHubRelease gitHubRelease,
   required bool isBeta
 }) {
-  final release = isBeta == true
-    ? gitHubReleases.firstWhere((release) => release.prerelease == true)
-    : gitHubReleases.firstWhere((release) => release.prerelease == false);
-  
   final versionNumberRegex = RegExp(r'\(\d+\)');
-  final releaseNumberExtractedMatches = versionNumberRegex.allMatches(release.tagName);
+  final releaseNumberExtractedMatches = versionNumberRegex.allMatches(gitHubRelease.tagName);
 
   if (releaseNumberExtractedMatches.isNotEmpty) {
     final releaseNumberExtracted = releaseNumberExtractedMatches.first.group(0);
@@ -181,12 +177,12 @@ bool gitHubUpdateExists({
       }
     }
     else {
-      Sentry.captureMessage("Invalid release number. Tagname: ${release.tagName}");
+      Sentry.captureMessage("Invalid release number. Tagname: ${gitHubRelease.tagName}");
       return false;
     }
   }
   else {
-    Sentry.captureMessage("No matches. ${release.tagName}");
+    Sentry.captureMessage("No matches. ${gitHubRelease.tagName}");
     return false;
   }
 }
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diff --git a/lib/services/http_requests.dart b/lib/services/http_requests.dart
index e1f4552..7fe18e0 100644
--- a/lib/services/http_requests.dart
+++ b/lib/services/http_requests.dart
@@ -2322,7 +2322,7 @@ class ApiClient {
   }
 }
 
-Future checkAppUpdatesGitHub() async {
+Future getReleasesGitHub() async {
   try {
     HttpClient httpClient = HttpClient();
     HttpClientRequest request = await httpClient.getUrl(Uri.parse(Urls.getReleasesGitHub));
@@ -2391,4 +2391,75 @@ Future checkAppUpdatesGitHub() async {
       )
     };
   } 
+}
+
+Future getLatestReleaseGitHub() async {
+  try {
+    HttpClient httpClient = HttpClient();
+    HttpClientRequest request = await httpClient.getUrl(Uri.parse(Urls.getLatestReleaseGitHub));
+    HttpClientResponse response = await request.close();
+    String reply = await response.transform(utf8.decoder).join();
+    httpClient.close();
+    if (response.statusCode == 200) {
+      return {
+        'result': 'success',
+        'hasResponse': true,
+        'error': false,
+        'statusCode': response.statusCode,
+        'body': GitHubRelease.fromJson(jsonDecode(reply))
+      };
+    }
+    else {
+      return {
+        'result': 'error',
+        'log': AppLog(
+          type: 'update_encryption_settings', 
+          dateTime: DateTime.now(), 
+          message: 'error_code_not_expected',
+          statusCode: response.statusCode.toString(),
+          resBody: reply,
+        )
+      };
+    }    
+  } on SocketException {
+    return {
+      'result': 'no_connection', 
+      'message': 'SocketException',
+      'log': AppLog(
+        type: 'check_latest_release_github', 
+        dateTime: DateTime.now(), 
+        message: 'SocketException'
+      )
+    };
+  } on TimeoutException {
+    return {
+      'result': 'no_connection', 
+      'message': 'TimeoutException',
+      'log': AppLog(
+        type: 'check_latest_release_github', 
+        dateTime: DateTime.now(), 
+        message: 'TimeoutException'
+      )
+    };
+  } on HandshakeException {
+    return {
+      'result': 'ssl_error', 
+      'message': 'HandshakeException',
+      'log': AppLog(
+        type: 'check_latest_release_github', 
+        dateTime: DateTime.now(), 
+        message: 'HandshakeException'
+      )
+    };
+  } catch (e) {
+    return {
+      'result': 'error', 
+      'message': e.toString(),
+      'log': AppLog(
+        type: 'check_latest_release_github', 
+        dateTime: DateTime.now(), 
+        message: e.toString()
+      )
+    };
+  } 
 }
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