diff --git a/update-fcp-mod-manager.bat b/update-fcp-mod-manager.bat
index 772a8ea..dca3880 100644
--- a/update-fcp-mod-manager.bat
+++ b/update-fcp-mod-manager.bat
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ if /I not "%~1"=="--from-temp" (
 set "APP_NAME=FCPModUpdater.exe"
 set "ARCHIVE=FCPModUpdater-win-x64-selfcontained.zip"
 set "BASE_URL=https://github.com/FalloutCollaborationProject/FCP-Mod-Updater/releases/latest/download"
+set "RELEASES_API=https://api.github.com/repos/FalloutCollaborationProject/FCP-Mod-Updater/releases?per_page=50"
 set "STAGING=%TEMP%\FCPModUpdater-update-%RANDOM%%RANDOM%"
 
 if not exist ".\%APP_NAME%" (
@@ -32,8 +33,24 @@ if not exist "%STAGING%" (
     exit /b 1
 )
 
-echo Downloading latest FCP Mod Manager release...
-powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri '%BASE_URL%/%ARCHIVE%' -OutFile '%STAGING%\%ARCHIVE%'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri '%BASE_URL%/checksums.txt' -OutFile '%STAGING%\checksums.txt'"
+echo Select update channel:
+echo   1^) Latest stable release
+echo   2^) Latest pre-release
+set /P "CHANNEL_CHOICE=Choice [1]: "
+if "%CHANNEL_CHOICE%"=="" set "CHANNEL_CHOICE=1"
+
+if "%CHANNEL_CHOICE%"=="1" (
+    echo Downloading latest stable FCP Mod Manager release...
+    powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri '%BASE_URL%/%ARCHIVE%' -OutFile '%STAGING%\%ARCHIVE%'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri '%BASE_URL%/checksums.txt' -OutFile '%STAGING%\checksums.txt'"
+) else if "%CHANNEL_CHOICE%"=="2" (
+    echo Finding latest FCP Mod Manager pre-release...
+    powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; $headers = @{ 'User-Agent' = 'FCPModUpdater' }; $releases = Invoke-RestMethod -Headers $headers -Uri '%RELEASES_API%'; $release = $releases | Where-Object { $_.prerelease -and -not $_.draft } | Select-Object -First 1; if ($null -eq $release) { throw 'No pre-release was found.' }; $archive = $release.assets | Where-Object { $_.name -eq '%ARCHIVE%' } | Select-Object -First 1; $checksums = $release.assets | Where-Object { $_.name -eq 'checksums.txt' } | Select-Object -First 1; if ($null -eq $archive) { throw ('No asset named %ARCHIVE% was found on ' + $release.tag_name + '.') }; if ($null -eq $checksums) { throw ('No checksums.txt asset was found on ' + $release.tag_name + '.') }; Invoke-WebRequest -Headers $headers -Uri $archive.browser_download_url -OutFile '%STAGING%\%ARCHIVE%'; Invoke-WebRequest -Headers $headers -Uri $checksums.browser_download_url -OutFile '%STAGING%\checksums.txt'"
+) else (
+    echo Invalid selection.
+    rmdir /S /Q "%STAGING%" >nul 2>nul
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
 if not "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" (
     echo Download failed.
     rmdir /S /Q "%STAGING%" >nul 2>nul
diff --git a/update-fcp-mod-manager.sh b/update-fcp-mod-manager.sh
index 446d960..fad0a25 100755
--- a/update-fcp-mod-manager.sh
+++ b/update-fcp-mod-manager.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 APP_NAME="FCPModUpdater"
 ARCHIVE="FCPModUpdater-linux-x64-selfcontained.tar.gz"
 BASE_URL="https://github.com/FalloutCollaborationProject/FCP-Mod-Updater/releases/latest/download"
+RELEASES_API="https://api.github.com/repos/FalloutCollaborationProject/FCP-Mod-Updater/releases?per_page=50"
 
 if [[ "${1:-}" != "--from-temp" ]]; then
     temp_script="$(mktemp)"
@@ -44,9 +45,67 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
-echo "Downloading latest FCP Mod Manager release..."
-curl -fsSL "${BASE_URL}/${ARCHIVE}" -o "${staging}/${ARCHIVE}"
-curl -fsSL "${BASE_URL}/checksums.txt" -o "${staging}/checksums.txt"
+echo "Select update channel:"
+echo "  1) Latest stable release"
+echo "  2) Latest pre-release"
+read -r -p "Choice [1]: " channel_choice
+
+case "${channel_choice:-1}" in
+    1)
+        echo "Downloading latest stable FCP Mod Manager release..."
+        curl -fsSL "${BASE_URL}/${ARCHIVE}" -o "${staging}/${ARCHIVE}"
+        curl -fsSL "${BASE_URL}/checksums.txt" -o "${staging}/checksums.txt"
+        ;;
+    2)
+        if ! command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Missing required tool for pre-release selection: python3"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "Finding latest FCP Mod Manager pre-release..."
+        curl -fsSL "${RELEASES_API}" -o "${staging}/releases.json"
+        mapfile -t asset_urls < <(python3 - "${ARCHIVE}" "${staging}/releases.json" <<'PY'
+import json
+import sys
+
+archive_name = sys.argv[1]
+releases_path = sys.argv[2]
+
+with open(releases_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+    releases = json.load(handle)
+
+release = next((item for item in releases if item.get("prerelease") and not item.get("draft")), None)
+if release is None:
+    sys.exit("No pre-release was found.")
+
+assets = release.get("assets", [])
+archive = next((asset for asset in assets if asset.get("name") == archive_name), None)
+checksums = next((asset for asset in assets if asset.get("name") == "checksums.txt"), None)
+
+if archive is None:
+    sys.exit(f"No asset named {archive_name} was found on {release.get('tag_name', 'the pre-release')}.")
+if checksums is None:
+    sys.exit(f"No checksums.txt asset was found on {release.get('tag_name', 'the pre-release')}.")
+
+print(archive["browser_download_url"])
+print(checksums["browser_download_url"])
+PY
+)
+
+        if [[ "${#asset_urls[@]}" -ne 2 ]]; then
+            echo "Could not resolve pre-release download URLs."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "Downloading latest pre-release FCP Mod Manager release..."
+        curl -fsSL "${asset_urls[0]}" -o "${staging}/${ARCHIVE}"
+        curl -fsSL "${asset_urls[1]}" -o "${staging}/checksums.txt"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Invalid selection."
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
 
 cd "${staging}"
 if ! grep " ${ARCHIVE}$" checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -; then