diff --git a/ct/pangolin.sh b/ct/pangolin.sh
index e629a0bd8..8cd0c1726 100644
--- a/ct/pangolin.sh
+++ b/ct/pangolin.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ source "$_cs_boot" 2>/dev/null || source <(curl -fsSL "${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_CORE_
 # Source: https://pangolin.net/ | Github: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin
 
 APP="Pangolin"
-PANGOLIN_VERSION="${PANGOLIN_VERSION:-1.23.0}"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-proxy}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
 var_ram="${var_ram:-4096}"
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ function update_script() {
   ensure_dependencies build-essential python3
 
   if ! command -v psql &>/dev/null; then
-    msg_error "This installation uses SQLite and cannot be upgraded to Pangolin ${PANGOLIN_VERSION}."
+    msg_error "This installation uses SQLite and cannot be upgraded to latest Pangolin."
     echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Starting with Pangolin 1.20.0, PostgreSQL is required as the database backend.${CL}"
     echo -e "${INFO}${YW}An automatic migration of your existing SQLite data is not supported.${CL}"
     echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Please create a new LXC with the Pangolin install script, which sets up PostgreSQL automatically.${CL}"
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ function update_script() {
 
   NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
 
-  if check_for_gh_release "pangolin" "fosrl/pangolin" "$PANGOLIN_VERSION" "Pinned to a tested release because Pangolin's schema changes have repeatedly broken unattended updates. To try a newer version at your own risk, run: 'export PANGOLIN_VERSION=<tag>' and re-run update. If it breaks, please open an issue at https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/issues with the error log."; then
+  if check_for_gh_release "pangolin" "fosrl/pangolin"; then
     msg_info "Stopping Service"
     systemctl stop pangolin
     systemctl stop gerbil
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ function update_script() {
     DB_URL=$(sed -n 's/.*connection_string: "\(.*\)".*/\1/p' /opt/pangolin/config/config.yml)
     create_backup /opt/pangolin/config
 
-    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "pangolin" "fosrl/pangolin" "tarball" "$PANGOLIN_VERSION"
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "pangolin" "fosrl/pangolin" "tarball"
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "gerbil" "fosrl/gerbil" "singlefile" "latest" "/usr/bin" "gerbil_linux_$(arch_resolve)"
 
     msg_info "Updating Pangolin"
diff --git a/install/pangolin-install.sh b/install/pangolin-install.sh
index 421154d2b..68238b033 100644
--- a/install/pangolin-install.sh
+++ b/install/pangolin-install.sh
@@ -22,13 +22,10 @@ msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
 PG_VERSION="17" setup_postgresql
 PG_DB_NAME="pangolin" PG_DB_USER="pangolin" setup_postgresql_db
-PANGOLIN_VERSION="${PANGOLIN_VERSION:-1.23.0}"
-fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "pangolin" "fosrl/pangolin" "tarball" "$PANGOLIN_VERSION"
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "pangolin" "fosrl/pangolin" "tarball"
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "gerbil" "fosrl/gerbil" "singlefile" "latest" "/usr/bin" "gerbil_linux_$(arch_resolve)"
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "traefik" "traefik/traefik" "prebuild" "latest" "/usr/bin" "traefik_v*_linux_$(arch_resolve).tar.gz"
 
-# Read the variable first and prompt only when it is unset, so the install can
-# be supplied up front. Same convention as install/forgejo-runner-install.sh.
 pango_url="${var_pangolin_url:-}"
 if [[ -z "$pango_url" ]]; then
   read -rp "${TAB3}Enter your Pangolin URL (ex: https://pangolin.example.com): " pango_url