diff --git a/ct/pairdrop.sh b/ct/pairdrop.sh
index 057606c5d..2657d09de 100644
--- a/ct/pairdrop.sh
+++ b/ct/pairdrop.sh
@@ -27,13 +27,28 @@ function update_script() {
         msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
         exit
     fi
-    msg_info "Updating $APP"
-    systemctl stop pairdrop
-    cd /opt/pairdrop
-    git pull
-    npm install
-    systemctl start pairdrop
-    msg_ok "Updated $APP"
+
+    RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4) }')
+    if [[ ! -f ~/.pairdrop ]] || [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat ~/.pairdrop)" ]]; then
+      msg_info "Stopping ${APP}"
+      systemctl stop pairdrop
+      msg_ok "Stopped ${APP}"
+      
+      fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "pairdrop" "schlagmichdoch/PairDrop" "tarball"
+
+      msg_info "Configuring PairDrop"
+      cd /opt/pairdrop
+      $STD npm install
+      msg_ok "Configured PairDrop"
+
+      msg_info "Starting ${APP}"
+      systemctl start pairdrop
+      msg_ok "Started ${APP}"
+
+      msg_ok "Updated Successfully"
+    else
+      msg_ok "No update required. ${APP} is already at ${RELEASE}."
+    fi
     exit
 }
 
@@ -44,4 +59,4 @@ description
 msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:3000${CL}"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:3000${CL}"
diff --git a/frontend/public/json/pairdrop.json b/frontend/public/json/pairdrop.json
index d18a824b7..d5e4d7e26 100644
--- a/frontend/public/json/pairdrop.json
+++ b/frontend/public/json/pairdrop.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   ],
   "date_created": "2024-05-02",
   "type": "ct",
-  "updateable": false,
+  "updateable": true,
   "privileged": false,
   "interface_port": 3000,
   "documentation": "https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/blob/master/docs/host-your-own.md",
diff --git a/install/pairdrop-install.sh b/install/pairdrop-install.sh
index 751311dd2..e4216ab35 100644
--- a/install/pairdrop-install.sh
+++ b/install/pairdrop-install.sh
@@ -13,15 +13,10 @@ setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
 
-msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-$STD apt-get install -y \
-  git
-msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
-
 NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "pairdrop" "schlagmichdoch/PairDrop" "tarball"
 
-msg_info "Installing PairDrop"
-git clone -q https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop.git /opt/pairdrop
+msg_info "Configuring PairDrop"
 cd /opt/pairdrop
 $STD npm install
 msg_ok "Installed PairDrop"