diff --git a/ct/openthread-br.sh b/ct/openthread-br.sh
index 08db77a19..e9641e4cc 100644
--- a/ct/openthread-br.sh
+++ b/ct/openthread-br.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/build.func)
 
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
-# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
+# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ) | Co-Author: Tom Frenzel (tomfrenzel)
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://openthread.io/guides/border-router
 
@@ -32,29 +32,23 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
 
-  cd /opt/ot-br-posix
-  LOCAL_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-  $STD git fetch --depth 1 origin main
-  REMOTE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse origin/main)
+  if check_for_gh_release "openthread-br" "openthread/ot-br-posix"; then
+    msg_info "Stopping Services"
+    systemctl stop otbr-web
+    systemctl stop otbr-agent
+    msg_ok "Stopped Services"
 
-  if [[ "${LOCAL_COMMIT}" == "${REMOTE_COMMIT}" ]]; then
-    msg_ok "Already up to date (${LOCAL_COMMIT:0:7})"
-    exit
-  fi
+    msg_info "Backing up Configuration"
+    cp /etc/default/otbr-agent /etc/default/otbr-agent.bak
+    msg_ok "Backed up Configuration"
 
-  msg_info "Stopping Services"
-  systemctl stop otbr-web
-  systemctl stop otbr-agent
-  msg_ok "Stopped Services"
-
-  msg_info "Backing up Configuration"
-  cp /etc/default/otbr-agent /etc/default/otbr-agent.bak
-  msg_ok "Backed up Configuration"
-
-  msg_info "Updating Source"
-  $STD git reset --hard origin/main
-  $STD git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive
-  msg_ok "Updated Source"
+    msg_info "Fetching GitHub release OpenThread-BR (${CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE#v})" 
+    cd /opt/ot-br-posix
+    $STD git fetch --depth 1 origin tag "$CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE"
+    $STD git checkout -f "$CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE"
+    $STD git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive
+    echo "${CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE#v}" > ~/.openthread-br
+    msg_ok "Deployed GitHub release OpenThread-BR (${CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE#v})"
 
   msg_info "Rebuilding OpenThread Border Router (Patience)"
   cd /opt/ot-br-posix/build
@@ -104,6 +98,7 @@ EOF
   systemctl start otbr-web
   msg_ok "Started Services"
   msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
   exit
 }
 
diff --git a/install/openthread-br-install.sh b/install/openthread-br-install.sh
index 779bb3951..8e68e3250 100644
--- a/install/openthread-br-install.sh
+++ b/install/openthread-br-install.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
-# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
+# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ) | Co-Author: Tom Frenzel (tomfrenzel)
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://openthread.io/guides/border-router
 
@@ -39,12 +39,19 @@ msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 setup_nodejs
 
-msg_info "Cloning OpenThread Border Router"
+RELEASE=$(get_latest_gh_tag "openthread/ot-br-posix")
+if [[ -z "$RELEASE" ]]; then
+  msg_error "Failed to fetch latest release tag"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+msg_info "Fetching GitHub release OpenThread-BR (${RELEASE#v})"
 # git clone is needed to fetch submodules, fetch_and_deploy_gh_release doesn't support this. We use --depth 1 to minimize the amount of data cloned, but it still may take a while.
-$STD git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openthread/ot-br-posix /opt/ot-br-posix
+$STD git clone --depth 1 --branch "$RELEASE" https://github.com/openthread/ot-br-posix /opt/ot-br-posix
 cd /opt/ot-br-posix
 $STD git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive
-msg_ok "Cloned OpenThread Border Router"
+echo "${RELEASE#v}" > ~/.openthread-br
+msg_ok "Deployed GitHub release OpenThread-BR (${RELEASE#v})"
 
 msg_info "Building OpenThread Border Router (Patience)"
 mkdir -p build && cd build