diff --git a/ct/paperless-gpt.sh b/ct/paperless-gpt.sh
index 95c23820a..74e2ea38e 100644
--- a/ct/paperless-gpt.sh
+++ b/ct/paperless-gpt.sh
@@ -27,18 +27,19 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_error "No Paperless-GPT installation found!"
     exit
   fi
-  RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/icereed/paperless-gpt/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4) }')
-  if [[ ! -f /opt/${APP}_version.txt ]] || [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat /opt/${APP}_version.txt)" ]]; then
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "paperless-gpt" "icereed/paperless-gpt"; then
     msg_info "Stopping Service"
     systemctl stop paperless-gpt
     msg_ok "Service Stopped"
 
-    msg_info "Updating Paperless-GPT to ${RELEASE}"
-    temp_file=$(mktemp)
-    curl -fsSL "https://github.com/icereed/paperless-gpt/archive/refs/tags/v${RELEASE}.tar.gz" -o "$temp_file"
-    tar zxf $temp_file
-    rm -rf /opt/paperless-gpt
-    mv paperless-gpt-${RELEASE} /opt/paperless-gpt
+    if should_update_tool "node" "24"; then
+      NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
+    fi
+
+    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "paperless-gpt" "icereed/paperless-gpt" "tarball"
+
+    msg_info "Updating Paperless-GPT"
     cd /opt/paperless-gpt/web-app
     $STD npm install
     $STD npm run build
@@ -47,16 +48,12 @@ function update_script() {
     export CC=musl-gcc
     CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -tags musl -o /dev/null github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3
     CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -tags musl -o paperless-gpt .
-    rm -f $temp_file
-    echo "${RELEASE}" >"/opt/paperless-gpt_version.txt"
-    msg_ok "Updated Paperless-GPT to ${RELEASE}"
+    msg_ok "Updated Paperless-GPT"
 
     msg_info "Starting Service"
     systemctl start paperless-gpt
     msg_ok "Started Service"
     msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
-  else
-    msg_ok "No update required. ${APP} is already at ${RELEASE}"
   fi
   exit
 }
diff --git a/install/paperless-gpt-install.sh b/install/paperless-gpt-install.sh
index 55dccecd3..9de459925 100644
--- a/install/paperless-gpt-install.sh
+++ b/install/paperless-gpt-install.sh
@@ -16,22 +16,17 @@ update_os
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apt install -y \
   gcc \
-  ca-certificates \
   musl-dev \
   mupdf \
   libc6-dev \
   musl-tools
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
-NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
+NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
 setup_go
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "paperless-gpt" "icereed/paperless-gpt" "tarball"
 
 msg_info "Setup Paperless-GPT"
-temp_file=$(mktemp)
-RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/icereed/paperless-gpt/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4) }')
-curl -fsSL "https://github.com/icereed/paperless-gpt/archive/refs/tags/v${RELEASE}.tar.gz" -o "$temp_file"
-tar zxf "$temp_file"
-mv paperless-gpt-"${RELEASE}" /opt/paperless-gpt
 cd /opt/paperless-gpt/web-app
 $STD npm install
 $STD npm run build
@@ -40,21 +35,19 @@ go mod download
 export CC=musl-gcc
 CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -tags musl -o /dev/null github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3
 CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -tags musl -o paperless-gpt .
-rm -f "$temp_file"
-echo "${RELEASE}" >"/opt/${APPLICATION}_version.txt"
 msg_ok "Setup Paperless-GPT"
 
 mkdir -p /opt/paperless-gpt-data
-read -p "${TAB3}Do you want to enter the Paperless local URL now? (y/n) " input_url
-if [[ "$input_url" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-  read -p "${TAB3}Enter your Paperless-NGX instance URL (e.g., http://192.168.1.100:8000): " PAPERLESS_BASE_URL
+read -rp "${TAB3}Do you want to enter the Paperless local URL now? (y/n) " input_url
+if [[ $input_url =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+  read -rp "${TAB3}Enter your Paperless-NGX instance URL (e.g., http://192.168.1.100:8000): " PAPERLESS_BASE_URL
 else
   PAPERLESS_BASE_URL="http://your_paperless_ngx_url"
 fi
 
-read -p "${TAB3}Do you want to enter the Paperless API token now? (y/n) " input_token
-if [[ "$input_token" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-  read -p "${TAB3}Enter your Paperless API token: " PAPERLESS_API_TOKEN
+read -rp "${TAB3}Do you want to enter the Paperless API token now? (y/n) " input_token
+if [[ $input_token =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+  read -rp "${TAB3}Enter your Paperless API token: " PAPERLESS_API_TOKEN
 else
   PAPERLESS_API_TOKEN="your_paperless_api_token"
 fi