diff --git a/ct/mealie.sh b/ct/mealie.sh
index 30efdb20..36d6add0 100644
--- a/ct/mealie.sh
+++ b/ct/mealie.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
 
-  RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/mealie-recipes/mealie/releases/latest | grep -oP '"tag_name":\s*"\K[^"]+' | sed 's/^v//')
+  RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/mealie-recipes/mealie/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name | sub("^v"; "")')
   if [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat ~/.mealie 2>/dev/null)" ]] || [[ ! -f ~/.mealie ]]; then
 
     PYTHON_VERSION="3.12" setup_uv