diff --git a/CHANGELOGS.md b/CHANGELOGS.md
index 55176f7..90925ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOGS.md
+++ b/CHANGELOGS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ## Changelogs
 
+## 19-Nov-2023
+- Adjust dotfiles script to download from releases instead of from upstream
+
 ## 14-Oct-2023
 - initial release. Added swappy for screenshots
 
diff --git a/install-scripts/00-hypr-pkgs.sh b/install-scripts/00-hypr-pkgs.sh
index 9782447..fcfa441 100644
--- a/install-scripts/00-hypr-pkgs.sh
+++ b/install-scripts/00-hypr-pkgs.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Extra=(
 # packages neeeded
 hypr_package=( 
   cliphist
-  curl
   dunst
   grim
   gvfs
diff --git a/install-scripts/dotfiles.sh b/install-scripts/dotfiles.sh
index 28663d8..06e5716 100644
--- a/install-scripts/dotfiles.sh
+++ b/install-scripts/dotfiles.sh
@@ -10,25 +10,88 @@ ORANGE=$(tput setaf 166)
 YELLOW=$(tput setaf 3)
 RESET=$(tput sgr0)
 
-# Set the name of the log file to include the current date and time
-LOG="install-$(date +'%d-%H%M%S')_dots.log"
+printf "${NOTE} Downloading / Checking for existing Hyprland-Dots.tar.gz...\n"
 
-printf "${NOTE} Downloading Hyprland dots...\n"
+# Check if Hyprland-Dots.tar.gz exists
+if [ -f Hyprland-Dots.tar.gz ]; then
+  printf "${NOTE} Hyprland-Dots.tar.gz found.\n"
 
-if [ -d Hyprland-Dots ]; then
-  cd Hyprland-Dots
-  git stash
-  git pull
-  git stash apply
-  chmod +x copy.sh
-  ./copy.sh 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG"
-else
-  if git clone https://github.com/JaKooLit/Hyprland-Dots; then
-    cd Hyprland-Dots || exit 1
-    chmod +x copy.sh
-    ./copy.sh 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG"
+  # Get the version from the existing tarball filename
+  existing_version=$(echo Hyprland-Dots.tar.gz | grep -oP 'v\d+\.\d+\.\d+' | sed 's/v//')
+
+  # Fetch the tag_name for the latest release using the GitHub API
+  latest_version=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/JaKooLit/Hyprland-Dots/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | cut -d '"' -f 4 | sed 's/v//')
+
+  # Check if versions match
+  if [ "$existing_version" = "$latest_version" ]; then
+    echo -e "${OK} Hyprland-Dots.tar.gz is up-to-date with the latest release ($latest_version)."
+    
+    # Sleep for 10 seconds before exiting
+    printf "${NOTE} No update found. Sleeping for 10 seconds...\n"
+    sleep 10
+    exit 0
   else
-    echo -e "${ERROR} Can't download Hyprland-Dots" 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG"
+    echo -e "${WARN} Hyprland-Dots.tar.gz is outdated (Existing version: $existing_version, Latest version: $latest_version)."
+    read -p "Do you want to upgrade to the latest version? (y/n): " upgrade_choice
+    if [ "$upgrade_choice" = "y" ]; then
+		echo -e "${NOTE} Proceeding to download the latest release."
+		
+		# Delete existing directories starting with JaKooLit-Hyprland-Dots
+      find . -type d -name 'JaKooLit-Hyprland-Dots*' -exec rm -rf {} +
+      rm -f Hyprland-Dots.tar.gz
+      printf "${WARN} Removed existing Hyprland-Dots.tar.gz.\n"
+    else
+      echo -e "${NOTE} User chose not to upgrade. Exiting..."
+      exit 0
+    fi
   fi
 fi
 
+printf "${NOTE} Downloading the latest Hyprland source code release...\n"
+
+# Fetch the tag name for the latest release using the GitHub API
+latest_tag=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/JaKooLit/Hyprland-Dots/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | cut -d '"' -f 4)
+
+# Check if the tag is obtained successfully
+if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
+  echo -e "${ERROR} Unable to fetch the latest tag information."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Fetch the tarball URL for the latest release using the GitHub API
+latest_tarball_url=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/JaKooLit/Hyprland-Dots/releases/latest | grep "tarball_url" | cut -d '"' -f 4)
+
+# Check if the URL is obtained successfully
+if [ -z "$latest_tarball_url" ]; then
+  echo -e "${ERROR} Unable to fetch the tarball URL for the latest release."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get the filename from the URL and include the tag name in the file name
+file_name="Hyprland-Dots-${latest_tag}.tar.gz"
+
+# Download the latest release source code tarball to the current directory
+if curl -L "$latest_tarball_url" -o "$file_name"; then
+  # Extract the contents of the tarball
+  tar -xzf "$file_name" || exit 1
+
+  # delete existing Hyprland-Dots
+  rm -rf JaKooLit-Hyprland-Dots
+
+  # Identify the extracted directory
+  extracted_directory=$(tar -tf "$file_name" | grep -o '^[^/]\+' | uniq)
+
+  # Rename the extracted directory to JaKooLit-Hyprland-Dots
+  mv "$extracted_directory" JaKooLit-Hyprland-Dots || exit 1
+
+  cd "JaKooLit-Hyprland-Dots" || exit 1
+
+  # Set execute permission for copy.sh and execute it
+  chmod +x copy.sh
+  ./copy.sh 2>&1 | tee -a "../install-$(date +'%d-%H%M%S')_dots.log"
+
+  echo -e "${OK} Latest source code release downloaded, extracted, and processed successfully."
+else
+  echo -e "${ERROR} Failed to download the latest source code release."
+  exit 1
+fi