diff --git a/.woodpecker/docker-combine.yaml b/.woodpecker/docker-combine.yaml
index be8583763..161987d64 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docker-combine.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docker-combine.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 when:
   - event: push
     branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-    path: [ "*.ex", "*.eex", "*.exs", "mix.lock", ".woodpecker/**", "Dockerfile" ]
+    path: [ "**/*.ex", "**/*.eex", "**/*.exs", "mix.lock", ".woodpecker/**", "Dockerfile" ]
   - event: tag
   - event: manual
     branch: stable
diff --git a/.woodpecker/docker.yaml b/.woodpecker/docker.yaml
index 317cb5fbb..4053be91d 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docker.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docker.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 when:
   - event: push
     branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-    path: [ "*.ex", "*.eex", "*.exs", "mix.lock", ".woodpecker/**", "Dockerfile" ]
+    path: [ "**/*.ex", "**/*.eex", "**/*.exs", "mix.lock", ".woodpecker/**", "Dockerfile" ]
   - event: tag
   - event: manual
     branch: stable
diff --git a/.woodpecker/otp-musl.yaml b/.woodpecker/otp-musl.yaml
index c58eee66b..e0fb0fb99 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/otp-musl.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/otp-musl.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 when:
   - event: push
     branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-    path: [ "*.ex", "*.eex", "*.exs", "mix.lock", ".woodpecker/**" ]
+    path: [ "**/*.ex", "**/*.eex", "**/*.exs", "mix.lock", ".woodpecker/**" ]
   - event: tag
   - event: manual
     branch: stable
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ when:
 matrix:
   platform:
     - linux/amd64
+    - linux/arm
     - linux/arm64
 
 # This is needed for the when clauses below.
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ variables:
     - export PLEROMA_BUILD_BRANCH=${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}
     - mix release --path release
   build_image_amd64: &build_image_amd64 docker.io/hexpm/elixir-amd64:1.17.3-erlang-27.3.4.2-alpine-3.22.1
+  build_image_arm: &build_image_arm docker.io/arm32v7/elixir:1.17.3-alpine
   build_image_arm64: &build_image_arm64 docker.io/hexpm/elixir-arm64:1.17.3-erlang-27.3.4.2-alpine-3.22.1
   artifacts_uploader_image: &artifacts_uploader_image docker.io/woodpeckercommunity/plugin-gitea-package:0.5.0
   artifacts_uploader_settings: &artifacts_uploader_settings
@@ -66,6 +68,32 @@ steps:
       - <<: *build_cmds
       - zip -9rq stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64-musl.zip release
 
+  otp-develop-arm-musl:
+    image: *build_image_arm
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"'
+    environment: *env
+    commands: &arm_build
+      - <<: *build_cmds
+      - zip -9rq ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm-musl.zip release
+
+  otp-stable-arm-musl:
+    image: *build_image_arm
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "stable"'
+    environment: *env
+    commands: *arm_build
+
+  # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
+  otp-stable-tag-arm-musl:
+    image: *build_image_arm
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "tag"'
+    environment: *env
+    commands:
+      - <<: *build_cmds
+      - zip -9rq stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm-musl.zip release
+
   otp-develop-arm64-musl:
     image: *build_image_arm64
     when:
@@ -102,7 +130,20 @@ steps:
       package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-amd64-musl
       package_version: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64-musl
       file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64-musl.zip
-      file_name: ./pleroma-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64-musl.zip
+
+  upload-latest-amd64-musl:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/amd64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "push" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"'
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/amd64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-amd64-musl
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
 
   # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
   upload-artifacts-tag-amd64-musl:
@@ -114,7 +155,70 @@ steps:
       package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-amd64-musl
       package_version: stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64-musl
       file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64-musl.zip
-      file_name: ./pleroma-stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64-musl.zip
+
+  # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
+  upload-latest-tag-amd64-musl:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/amd64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "tag"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-amd64-musl
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
+
+  upload-artifacts-arm-musl:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "push" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"'
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-arm-musl
+      package_version: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm-musl
+      file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm-musl.zip
+
+  upload-latest-arm-musl:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "push" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"'
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-arm-musl
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
+
+  # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
+  upload-artifacts-tag-arm-musl:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "tag"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-arm-musl
+      package_version: stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm-musl
+      file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm-musl.zip
+
+  # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
+  upload-latest-tag-arm-musl:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "tag"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-arm-musl
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
 
   upload-artifacts-arm64-musl:
     image: *artifacts_uploader_image
@@ -126,7 +230,20 @@ steps:
       package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-arm64-musl
       package_version: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64-musl
       file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64-musl.zip
-      file_name: ./pleroma-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64-musl.zip
+
+  upload-latest-arm64-musl:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "push" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"'
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-arm64-musl
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
 
   # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
   upload-artifacts-tag-arm64-musl:
@@ -138,4 +255,17 @@ steps:
       package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-arm64-musl
       package_version: stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64-musl
       file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64-musl.zip
-      file_name: ./pleroma-stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64-musl.zip
+
+  # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
+  upload-latest-tag-arm64-musl:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "tag"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-arm64-musl
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64-musl.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
diff --git a/.woodpecker/otp.yaml b/.woodpecker/otp.yaml
index c01c2e557..3c8b71814 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/otp.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/otp.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 when:
   - event: push
     branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-    path: [ "*.ex", "*.eex", "*.exs", "mix.lock", ".woodpecker/**" ]
+    path: [ "**/*.ex", "**/*.eex", "**/*.exs", "mix.lock", ".woodpecker/**" ]
   - event: tag
   - event: manual
     branch: stable
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ when:
 matrix:
   platform:
     - linux/amd64
+    - linux/arm
     - linux/arm64
 
 # This is needed for the when clauses below.
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ variables:
     - export PLEROMA_BUILD_BRANCH=${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}
     - mix release --path release
   build_image_amd64: &build_image_amd64 docker.io/hexpm/elixir-amd64:1.17.3-erlang-27.3.4.2-ubuntu-noble-20250716
+  build_image_arm: &build_image_arm docker.io/arm32v7/elixir:1.17.3
   build_image_arm64: &build_image_arm64 docker.io/hexpm/elixir-arm64:1.17.3-erlang-27.3.4.2-ubuntu-noble-20250716
   artifacts_uploader_image: &artifacts_uploader_image docker.io/woodpeckercommunity/plugin-gitea-package:0.5.0
   artifacts_uploader_settings: &artifacts_uploader_settings
@@ -67,6 +69,32 @@ steps:
       - <<: *build_cmds
       - zip -9rq stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64.zip release
 
+  otp-develop-arm:
+    image: *build_image_arm
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"'
+    environment: *env
+    commands: &arm_build
+      - <<: *build_cmds
+      - zip -9rq ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm.zip release
+
+  otp-stable-arm:
+    image: *build_image_arm
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "stable"'
+    environment: *env
+    commands: *arm_build
+
+  # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
+  otp-stable-tag-arm:
+    image: *build_image_arm
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "tag"'
+    environment: *env
+    commands:
+      - <<: *build_cmds
+      - zip -9rq stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm.zip release
+
   otp-develop-arm64:
     image: *build_image_arm64
     when:
@@ -103,7 +131,20 @@ steps:
       package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-amd64
       package_version: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64
       file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64.zip
-      file_name: ./pleroma-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64.zip
+
+  upload-latest-amd64:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/amd64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "push" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"'
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/amd64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-amd64
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
 
   # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
   upload-artifacts-tag-amd64:
@@ -115,7 +156,70 @@ steps:
       package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-amd64
       package_version: stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64
       file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64.zip
-      file_name: ./pleroma-stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64.zip
+
+  # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
+  upload-latest-tag-amd64:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/amd64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "tag"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-amd64
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-amd64.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
+
+  upload-artifacts-arm:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "push" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"'
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-arm
+      package_version: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm
+      file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm.zip
+
+  upload-latest-arm:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "push" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"'
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-arm
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
+
+  # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
+  upload-artifacts-tag-arm:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "tag"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-arm
+      package_version: stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm
+      file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm.zip
+
+  # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
+  upload-latest-tag-arm:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "tag"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-arm
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
 
   upload-artifacts-arm64:
     image: *artifacts_uploader_image
@@ -127,7 +231,20 @@ steps:
       package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-arm64
       package_version: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64
       file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64.zip
-      file_name: ./pleroma-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64.zip
+
+  upload-latest-arm64:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "push" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"'
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-arm64
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
 
   # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
   upload-artifacts-tag-arm64:
@@ -139,4 +256,17 @@ steps:
       package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-arm64
       package_version: stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64
       file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64.zip
-      file_name: ./pleroma-stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64.zip
+      file_name: pleroma-stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64.zip
+
+  # Tag events don't have CI_COMMIT_BRANCH set, hardcode stable
+  upload-latest-tag-arm64:
+    image: *artifacts_uploader_image
+    when:
+      - evaluate: 'platform == "linux/arm64" && CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "tag"'
+    settings:
+      <<: *artifacts_uploader_settings
+      package_name: pleroma-otp-stable-arm64
+      package_version: latest
+      file_source: ./stable-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}-arm64.zip
+      file_name: pleroma.zip
+      update: 'true'
diff --git a/rel/files/bin/pleroma_ctl b/rel/files/bin/pleroma_ctl
index 2e114ff50..f5d3f321b 100755
--- a/rel/files/bin/pleroma_ctl
+++ b/rel/files/bin/pleroma_ctl
@@ -79,18 +79,18 @@ update() {
 	RELEASE_ROOT=$(dirname "$SCRIPTPATH")
 	uri="https://git.pleroma.social"
 	project_name="pleroma"
-	api_base="${uri}/api/v1/packages/${project_name}/generic"
 	package_base="${uri}/api/packages/${project_name}/generic"
-	project_branch="${BRANCH:-$(detect_branch)}"
-	flavour="${FLAVOUR:-$(detect_flavour)}"
-	# API responds in JSON, optimistically try to make it one object per line
-	ver=$(curl -s "${api_base}"/pleroma-otp-"${project_branch}"-"${flavour}"/-/latest | tr ',' '\n' | grep '"version":' | cut -d':' -f2 | tr -d '"')
-	file=$(curl -s "${api_base}"/pleroma-otp-"${project_branch}"-"${flavour}"/"${ver}"/files | tr ',' '\n' | grep '"name":' | cut -d':' -f2 | tr -d '"')
-	full_uri=${FULL_URI:-"${package_base}"/pleroma-otp-"${project_branch}"-"${flavour}"/"${ver}"/"${file}"}
+	if [ -n "$FULL_URI" ]; then
+		full_uri="$FULL_URI"
+	else
+		project_branch="${BRANCH:-$(detect_branch)}"
+		flavour="${FLAVOUR:-$(detect_flavour)}"
+		full_uri="${package_base}"/pleroma-otp-"${project_branch}"-"${flavour}"/latest/pleroma.zip
+	fi
 	tmp="${TMP_DIR:-/tmp}"
 	artifact="$tmp/pleroma.zip"
 	echo "Downloading the artifact from ${full_uri} to ${artifact}"
-	curl "$full_uri" -o "${artifact}"
+	curl -fL "$full_uri" -o "${artifact}"
 	echo "Unpacking ${artifact} to ${tmp}"
 	unzip -q "$artifact" -d "$tmp"
 	echo "Copying files over to $RELEASE_ROOT"
@@ -144,9 +144,12 @@ else
 
 	# HACK: Script arguments need to be sent as an array to Mix tasks, otherwise they will break (quoted) arguments with whitespace.
 	# Previously it was sent as string, which would get split on whitespace on the task side.
-	# Escaping does not help including non-POSIX printf %q
+	# Encode as Elixir binary literals to avoid string escaping and interpolation issues.
 	PREPARED_ARGS=""
-	for arg in "$@"; do PREPARED_ARGS="$PREPARED_ARGS \"$arg\","; done
+	for arg in "$@"; do
+		bytes=$(printf '%s' "$arg" | od -An -v -tu1 | tr -s '[:space:]' ',' | sed 's/^,//; s/,$//')
+		PREPARED_ARGS="$PREPARED_ARGS <<$bytes>>,"
+	done
 
 	ACTION="$1"
 	if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
diff --git a/test/pleroma/pleroma_ctl_test.exs b/test/pleroma/pleroma_ctl_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d96396399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pleroma/pleroma_ctl_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2022 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.PleromaCtlTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: false
+
+  @pleroma_ctl Path.expand("../../rel/files/bin/pleroma_ctl", __DIR__)
+
+  setup do
+    tmp_dir =
+      Path.join(System.tmp_dir!(), "pleroma_ctl_test_#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}")
+
+    release_root = Path.join(tmp_dir, "release")
+    bin_dir = Path.join(release_root, "bin")
+
+    File.mkdir_p!(bin_dir)
+    File.cp!(@pleroma_ctl, Path.join(bin_dir, "pleroma_ctl"))
+    File.chmod!(Path.join(bin_dir, "pleroma_ctl"), 0o755)
+
+    on_exit(fn -> File.rm_rf!(tmp_dir) end)
+
+    {:ok, tmp_dir: tmp_dir, release_root: release_root, bin_dir: bin_dir}
+  end
+
+  test "update downloads branch-scoped latest OTP package", %{
+    tmp_dir: tmp_dir,
+    bin_dir: bin_dir,
+    release_root: release_root
+  } do
+    stubs_dir = Path.join(tmp_dir, "stubs")
+    curl_args_path = Path.join(tmp_dir, "curl.args")
+    File.mkdir_p!(stubs_dir)
+    write_update_stubs(stubs_dir, curl_args_path, "unused", "glibc")
+
+    update_tmp_dir = Path.join(tmp_dir, "update_tmp")
+    File.mkdir_p!(update_tmp_dir)
+
+    {output, status} =
+      System.cmd(
+        Path.join(bin_dir, "pleroma_ctl"),
+        [
+          "update",
+          "--branch",
+          "develop",
+          "--flavour",
+          "amd64",
+          "--tmp-dir",
+          update_tmp_dir,
+          "--no-rm"
+        ],
+        env: [{"PATH", stubs_dir <> ":" <> System.get_env("PATH", "")}],
+        stderr_to_stdout: true
+      )
+
+    assert status == 0, output
+    assert File.exists?(Path.join(release_root, "bin/marker"))
+
+    assert ["-fL", url, "-o", artifact_path] =
+             curl_args_path
+             |> File.read!()
+             |> String.split("\n", trim: true)
+
+    assert url ==
+             "https://git.pleroma.social/api/packages/pleroma/generic/pleroma-otp-develop-amd64/latest/pleroma.zip"
+
+    assert artifact_path == Path.join(update_tmp_dir, "pleroma.zip")
+  end
+
+  test "update detects stable branch and local flavour", %{
+    tmp_dir: tmp_dir,
+    bin_dir: bin_dir,
+    release_root: release_root
+  } do
+    stubs_dir = Path.join(tmp_dir, "stubs")
+    curl_args_path = Path.join(tmp_dir, "curl.args")
+    File.mkdir_p!(stubs_dir)
+    write_update_stubs(stubs_dir, curl_args_path, "x86_64", "glibc")
+    write_start_erl_data(release_root, "2.10.0")
+
+    {output, status} =
+      System.cmd(
+        Path.join(bin_dir, "pleroma_ctl"),
+        ["update", "--tmp-dir", create_update_tmp_dir(tmp_dir), "--no-rm"],
+        env: [{"PATH", stubs_dir <> ":" <> System.get_env("PATH", "")}],
+        stderr_to_stdout: true
+      )
+
+    assert status == 0, output
+
+    assert curl_url(curl_args_path) ==
+             "https://git.pleroma.social/api/packages/pleroma/generic/pleroma-otp-stable-amd64/latest/pleroma.zip"
+  end
+
+  test "update detects develop branch and musl arm flavour", %{
+    tmp_dir: tmp_dir,
+    bin_dir: bin_dir,
+    release_root: release_root
+  } do
+    stubs_dir = Path.join(tmp_dir, "stubs")
+    curl_args_path = Path.join(tmp_dir, "curl.args")
+    File.mkdir_p!(stubs_dir)
+    write_update_stubs(stubs_dir, curl_args_path, "armv7l", "musl")
+    write_start_erl_data(release_root, "2.10.0.develop")
+
+    {output, status} =
+      System.cmd(
+        Path.join(bin_dir, "pleroma_ctl"),
+        ["update", "--tmp-dir", create_update_tmp_dir(tmp_dir), "--no-rm"],
+        env: [{"PATH", stubs_dir <> ":" <> System.get_env("PATH", "")}],
+        stderr_to_stdout: true
+      )
+
+    assert status == 0, output
+
+    assert curl_url(curl_args_path) ==
+             "https://git.pleroma.social/api/packages/pleroma/generic/pleroma-otp-develop-arm-musl/latest/pleroma.zip"
+  end
+
+  test "update with zip URL bypasses branch and flavour detection", %{
+    tmp_dir: tmp_dir,
+    bin_dir: bin_dir,
+    release_root: release_root
+  } do
+    stubs_dir = Path.join(tmp_dir, "stubs")
+    curl_args_path = Path.join(tmp_dir, "curl.args")
+    File.mkdir_p!(stubs_dir)
+    write_update_stubs(stubs_dir, curl_args_path, "unsupported-arch", "unsupported-libc")
+    write_start_erl_data(release_root, "2.10.0.custombranch")
+
+    custom_url = "https://example.test/custom.zip"
+
+    {output, status} =
+      System.cmd(
+        Path.join(bin_dir, "pleroma_ctl"),
+        [
+          "update",
+          "--zip-url",
+          custom_url,
+          "--tmp-dir",
+          create_update_tmp_dir(tmp_dir),
+          "--no-rm"
+        ],
+        env: [{"PATH", stubs_dir <> ":" <> System.get_env("PATH", "")}],
+        stderr_to_stdout: true
+      )
+
+    assert status == 0, output
+    assert curl_url(curl_args_path) == custom_url
+  end
+
+  test "passes arguments with spaces and Elixir string metacharacters", %{
+    tmp_dir: tmp_dir,
+    bin_dir: bin_dir
+  } do
+    capture_path = Path.join(tmp_dir, "captured_args")
+    eval_path = Path.join(tmp_dir, "pleroma_ctl_eval.exs")
+
+    write_executable(Path.join(bin_dir, "pleroma"), """
+    #!/bin/sh
+    {
+      printf '%s\n' 'defmodule Pleroma.ReleaseTasks do'
+      printf '%s\n' '  def run(args), do: File.write!(System.fetch_env!("PLEROMA_CTL_CAPTURE"), :erlang.term_to_binary(args))'
+      printf '%s\n' 'end'
+      printf '%s\n' "$2"
+    } > "$PLEROMA_CTL_EVAL_FILE"
+
+    exec elixir "$PLEROMA_CTL_EVAL_FILE"
+    """)
+
+    {output, status} =
+      System.cmd(
+        Path.join(bin_dir, "pleroma_ctl"),
+        [
+          "user",
+          "",
+          "has space",
+          ~s(has "quote"),
+          ~s(has \\ backslash),
+          ~S(#{:not_interpolated})
+        ],
+        env: [
+          {"PLEROMA_CTL_CAPTURE", capture_path},
+          {"PLEROMA_CTL_EVAL_FILE", eval_path}
+        ],
+        stderr_to_stdout: true
+      )
+
+    assert status == 0, output
+
+    assert capture_path
+           |> File.read!()
+           |> :erlang.binary_to_term() == [
+             "user",
+             "",
+             "has space",
+             ~s(has "quote"),
+             ~s(has \\ backslash),
+             ~S(#{:not_interpolated})
+           ]
+  end
+
+  defp write_executable(path, contents) do
+    File.write!(path, contents)
+    File.chmod!(path, 0o755)
+  end
+
+  defp write_start_erl_data(release_root, version) do
+    releases_dir = Path.join(release_root, "releases")
+    File.mkdir_p!(releases_dir)
+    File.write!(Path.join(releases_dir, "start_erl.data"), "erts-15.0 #{version}\n")
+  end
+
+  defp create_update_tmp_dir(tmp_dir) do
+    update_tmp_dir = Path.join(tmp_dir, "update_tmp")
+    File.mkdir_p!(update_tmp_dir)
+    update_tmp_dir
+  end
+
+  defp write_update_stubs(stubs_dir, curl_args_path, arch, libc) do
+    write_executable(Path.join(stubs_dir, "curl"), """
+    #!/bin/sh
+    printf '%s\n' "$@" > "#{curl_args_path}"
+
+    while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+      case "$1" in
+        -o)
+          artifact="$2"
+          shift 2
+          ;;
+        *)
+          shift
+          ;;
+      esac
+    done
+
+    : > "$artifact"
+    """)
+
+    write_executable(Path.join(stubs_dir, "unzip"), """
+    #!/bin/sh
+    while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+      case "$1" in
+        -d)
+          dest="$2"
+          shift 2
+          ;;
+        *)
+          shift
+          ;;
+      esac
+    done
+
+    mkdir -p "$dest/release/bin"
+    printf 'marker' > "$dest/release/bin/marker"
+    """)
+
+    write_executable(Path.join(stubs_dir, "uname"), """
+    #!/bin/sh
+    printf '%s\n' '#{arch}'
+    """)
+
+    write_executable(Path.join(stubs_dir, "getconf"), getconf_stub(libc))
+
+    write_executable(Path.join(stubs_dir, "ldd"), """
+    #!/bin/sh
+    printf '%s\n' 'musl libc (mock)'
+    """)
+  end
+
+  defp getconf_stub("glibc") do
+    """
+    #!/bin/sh
+    printf '%s\n' 'glibc 2.40'
+    """
+  end
+
+  defp getconf_stub(_libc) do
+    """
+    #!/bin/sh
+    exit 1
+    """
+  end
+
+  defp curl_url(curl_args_path) do
+    ["-fL", url, "-o", _artifact_path] =
+      curl_args_path
+      |> File.read!()
+      |> String.split("\n", trim: true)
+
+    url
+  end
+end