diff --git a/ct/storyteller.sh b/ct/storyteller.sh
index df2f915c9..0e49e0196 100644
--- a/ct/storyteller.sh
+++ b/ct/storyteller.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function update_script() {
 
   NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="corepack,yarn" setup_nodejs
 
-  if check_for_gl_release "storyteller" "storyteller-platform/storyteller"; then
+  if check_for_gl_release "storyteller" "storyteller-platform/storyteller" "" "" "web-v2"; then
     msg_info "Stopping Service"
     systemctl stop storyteller
     msg_ok "Stopped Service"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function update_script() {
     cp /opt/storyteller/.env /opt/storyteller_env.bak
     msg_ok "Backed up Data"
 
-    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gl_release "storyteller" "storyteller-platform/storyteller" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/storyteller"
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gl_release "storyteller" "storyteller-platform/storyteller" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/storyteller" "" "web-v2"
 
     msg_info "Restoring Configuration"
     mv /opt/storyteller_env.bak /opt/storyteller/.env
diff --git a/install/storyteller-install.sh b/install/storyteller-install.sh
index b3b343da6..1df32ec27 100644
--- a/install/storyteller-install.sh
+++ b/install/storyteller-install.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="corepack,yarn" setup_nodejs
 
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "readium" "readium/cli" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/readium" "readium_linux_$(arch_resolve "x86_64" "arm64").tar.gz"
 ln -sf /opt/readium/readium /usr/local/bin/readium
-fetch_and_deploy_gl_release "storyteller" "storyteller-platform/storyteller" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/storyteller"
+fetch_and_deploy_gl_release "storyteller" "storyteller-platform/storyteller" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/storyteller" "" "web-v2"
 
 msg_info "Setting up Storyteller"
 cd /opt/storyteller
diff --git a/misc/tools.func b/misc/tools.func
index 53486628b..4a35c695d 100644
--- a/misc/tools.func
+++ b/misc/tools.func
@@ -2833,6 +2833,7 @@ check_for_gh_release() {
   local source="$2"
   local pinned_version_in="${3:-}" # optional
   local pin_reason="${4:-}"        # optional reason shown to user
+  local tag_prefix="${5:-}"        # optional tag prefix filter (e.g. web-v2)
   local app_lc=""
   app_lc="$(echo "${app,,}" | tr -d ' ')"
   local current_file="$HOME/.${app_lc}"
@@ -2888,7 +2889,7 @@ check_for_gh_release() {
     rm -f "$gh_check_json"
   fi
 
-  if [[ -z "$pinned_version_in" ]]; then
+  if [[ -z "$pinned_version_in" && -z "$tag_prefix" ]]; then
     http_code=$(curl -sSL --max-time 20 -w "%{http_code}" -o "$gh_check_json" \
       -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
       -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28' \
@@ -2916,7 +2917,7 @@ check_for_gh_release() {
     rm -f "$gh_check_json"
   fi
 
-  # If no releases yet (pinned version OR /latest failed), fetch up to 100
+  # If no releases yet (pinned version, tag prefix, OR /latest failed), fetch up to 100
   if [[ -z "$releases_json" ]]; then
     http_code=$(curl -sSL --max-time 20 -w "%{http_code}" -o "$gh_check_json" \
       -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
@@ -2954,9 +2955,18 @@ check_for_gh_release() {
     rm -f "$gh_check_json"
   fi
 
-  mapfile -t raw_tags < <(jq -r '.[] | select(.draft==false and .prerelease==false) | .tag_name' <<<"$releases_json")
+  if [[ -n "$tag_prefix" ]]; then
+    mapfile -t raw_tags < <(jq -r --arg p "$tag_prefix" \
+      '.[] | select(.draft==false and .prerelease==false) | select(.tag_name | startswith($p)) | .tag_name' <<<"$releases_json")
+  else
+    mapfile -t raw_tags < <(jq -r '.[] | select(.draft==false and .prerelease==false) | .tag_name' <<<"$releases_json")
+  fi
   if ((${#raw_tags[@]} == 0)); then
-    msg_error "No stable releases found for ${app}"
+    if [[ -n "$tag_prefix" ]]; then
+      msg_error "No stable releases matching prefix '${tag_prefix}' found for ${app}"
+    else
+      msg_error "No stable releases found for ${app}"
+    fi
     return 250
   fi
 
@@ -3960,6 +3970,7 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
   local version="${var_appversion:-${4:-latest}}"
   local target="${5:-/opt/$app}"
   local asset_pattern="${6:-}"
+  local tag_prefix="${7:-}"
 
   # Validate app name to prevent /root/. directory issues
   if [[ -z "$app" ]]; then
@@ -3989,7 +4000,13 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
   TOOLS_GH_REL_JSON="$gh_rel_json"
 
   local api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases"
-  [[ "$version" != "latest" ]] && api_url="$api_url/tags/$version" || api_url="$api_url/latest"
+  if [[ "$version" != "latest" ]]; then
+    api_url="$api_url/tags/$version"
+  elif [[ -n "$tag_prefix" ]]; then
+    api_url="$api_url?per_page=100"
+  else
+    api_url="$api_url/latest"
+  fi
   local header=()
   [[ -n "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]] && header=(-H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN")
 
@@ -4052,6 +4069,14 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
 
   local json tag_name
   json=$(<"$gh_rel_json")
+  if [[ "$version" == "latest" && -n "$tag_prefix" ]]; then
+    json=$(echo "$json" | jq --arg p "$tag_prefix" \
+      '[.[] | select(.draft==false and .prerelease==false) | select(.tag_name | startswith($p))][0] // empty')
+    if [[ -z "$json" || "$json" == "null" ]]; then
+      msg_error "No stable release matching prefix '${tag_prefix}' found for $repo on GitHub"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
   tag_name=$(echo "$json" | jq -r '.tag_name // .name // empty')
   # Only strip leading 'v' when followed by a digit (e.g. v1.2.3), not words like "version/..."
   [[ "$tag_name" =~ ^v[0-9] ]] && version="${tag_name:1}" || version="$tag_name"
@@ -9484,6 +9509,7 @@ check_for_gl_release() {
   local source="$2"
   local pinned_version_in="${3:-}" # optional
   local pin_reason="${4:-}"        # optional reason shown to user
+  local tag_prefix="${5:-}"        # optional tag prefix filter (e.g. web-v2)
   local app_lc="${app,,}"
   local current_file="$HOME/.${app_lc}"
 
@@ -9560,9 +9586,18 @@ check_for_gl_release() {
     rm -f "$gl_check_json"
   fi
 
-  mapfile -t raw_tags < <(jq -r '.[] | .tag_name' <<<"$releases_json")
+  if [[ -n "$tag_prefix" ]]; then
+    mapfile -t raw_tags < <(jq -r --arg p "$tag_prefix" \
+      '.[] | select(.tag_name | startswith($p)) | .tag_name' <<<"$releases_json")
+  else
+    mapfile -t raw_tags < <(jq -r '.[] | .tag_name' <<<"$releases_json")
+  fi
   if ((${#raw_tags[@]} == 0)); then
-    msg_error "No releases found for ${app} on GitLab"
+    if [[ -n "$tag_prefix" ]]; then
+      msg_error "No releases matching prefix '${tag_prefix}' found for ${app} on GitLab"
+    else
+      msg_error "No releases found for ${app} on GitLab"
+    fi
     return 250
   fi
 
@@ -9757,6 +9792,7 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
   local version="${var_appversion:-${4:-latest}}"
   local target="${5:-/opt/$app}"
   local asset_pattern="${6:-}"
+  local tag_prefix="${7:-}"
 
   if [[ -z "$app" ]]; then
     app="${repo##*/}"
@@ -9788,6 +9824,8 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
   local api_url
   if [[ "$version" != "latest" ]]; then
     api_url="$api_base/$version"
+  elif [[ -n "$tag_prefix" ]]; then
+    api_url="$api_base?per_page=100&order_by=released_at&sort=desc"
   else
     api_url="$api_base?per_page=1&order_by=released_at&sort=desc"
   fi
@@ -9842,9 +9880,18 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
   json=$(<"$gl_rel_json")
 
   if [[ "$version" == "latest" ]]; then
-    json=$(echo "$json" | jq '.[0] // empty')
+    if [[ -n "$tag_prefix" ]]; then
+      json=$(echo "$json" | jq --arg p "$tag_prefix" \
+        '[.[] | select(.tag_name | startswith($p))][0] // empty')
+    else
+      json=$(echo "$json" | jq '.[0] // empty')
+    fi
     if [[ -z "$json" || "$json" == "null" ]]; then
-      msg_error "No releases found for $repo on GitLab"
+      if [[ -n "$tag_prefix" ]]; then
+        msg_error "No release matching prefix '${tag_prefix}' found for $repo on GitLab"
+      else
+        msg_error "No releases found for $repo on GitLab"
+      fi
       return 1
     fi
   fi