diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index adf8e1a..80c36c0 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -368,6 +368,14 @@ echo "${INFO} Installing ${SKY_BLUE}necessary fonts...${RESET}" | tee -a "$LOG"
 sleep 1
 execute_script "fonts.sh"
 
+# Auto-refresh tags before building the Hyprland stack (can be disabled with NO_FETCH_LATEST=1)
+if [ -z "${NO_FETCH_LATEST:-}" ] || [ "${NO_FETCH_LATEST:-0}" = "0" ]; then
+  if [ -f ./refresh-hypr-tags.sh ]; then
+    chmod +x ./refresh-hypr-tags.sh || true
+    ./refresh-hypr-tags.sh
+  fi
+fi
+
 echo "${INFO} Installing ${SKY_BLUE}KooL Hyprland packages...${RESET}" | tee -a "$LOG"
 sleep 1
 execute_script "01-hypr-pkgs.sh"
diff --git a/refresh-hypr-tags.sh b/refresh-hypr-tags.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4616569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/refresh-hypr-tags.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Refresh hypr-tags.env with latest release tags from upstream
+# Safe to run multiple times; creates timestamped backups
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT=$(pwd)
+TAGS_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/hypr-tags.env"
+LOG_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/Install-Logs"
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
+TS=$(date +%F-%H%M%S)
+SUMMARY_LOG="$LOG_DIR/refresh-tags-$TS.log"
+
+# Ensure tags file exists
+if [[ ! -f "$TAGS_FILE" ]]; then
+  cat > "$TAGS_FILE" <<'EOF'
+HYPRLAND_TAG=v0.51.1
+AQUAMARINE_TAG=v0.9.3
+HYPRUTILS_TAG=v0.8.2
+HYPRLANG_TAG=v0.6.4
+HYPRGRAPHICS_TAG=v0.1.5
+HYPRWAYLAND_SCANNER_TAG=v0.4.5
+HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG=v0.6.4
+HYPRLAND_QT_SUPPORT_TAG=v0.1.0
+HYPRLAND_QTUTILS_TAG=v0.1.4
+WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG=1.45
+EOF
+fi
+
+# Backup
+cp "$TAGS_FILE" "$TAGS_FILE.bak-$TS"
+echo "[INFO] Backed up $TAGS_FILE to $TAGS_FILE.bak-$TS" | tee -a "$SUMMARY_LOG"
+
+if ! command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[ERROR] curl is required to refresh tags" | tee -a "$SUMMARY_LOG"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Map of env var -> repo
+declare -A repos=(
+  [HYPRLAND_TAG]="hyprwm/Hyprland"
+  [AQUAMARINE_TAG]="hyprwm/aquamarine"
+  [HYPRUTILS_TAG]="hyprwm/hyprutils"
+  [HYPRLANG_TAG]="hyprwm/hyprlang"
+  [HYPRGRAPHICS_TAG]="hyprwm/hyprgraphics"
+  [HYPRWAYLAND_SCANNER_TAG]="hyprwm/hyprwayland-scanner"
+  [HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG]="hyprwm/hyprland-protocols"
+  [HYPRLAND_QT_SUPPORT_TAG]="hyprwm/hyprland-qt-support"
+  [HYPRLAND_QTUTILS_TAG]="hyprwm/hyprland-qtutils"
+)
+
+# Read existing
+declare -A cur
+while IFS='=' read -r k v; do
+  [[ -z "${k:-}" || "$k" =~ ^# ]] && continue
+  cur[$k]="$v"
+edone < "$TAGS_FILE"
+
+# Fetch latest
+for key in "${!repos[@]}"; do
+  repo="${repos[$key]}"
+  url="https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest"
+  echo "[INFO] Fetching latest tag for $repo" | tee -a "$SUMMARY_LOG"
+  body=$(curl -fsSL "$url" || true)
+  [[ -z "$body" ]] && { echo "[WARN] Empty response for $repo" | tee -a "$SUMMARY_LOG"; continue; }
+  if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    tag=$(printf '%s' "$body" | jq -r '.tag_name // empty')
+  else
+    tag=$(printf '%s' "$body" | grep -m1 '"tag_name"' | sed -E 's/.*"tag_name"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
+  fi
+  [[ -n "$tag" ]] && cur[$key]="$tag" || echo "[WARN] Could not parse tag for $repo" | tee -a "$SUMMARY_LOG"
+
+done
+
+# Write back
+{
+  for k in "${!cur[@]}"; do
+    echo "$k=${cur[$k]}"
+  done | sort
+} > "$TAGS_FILE"
+
+echo "[OK] Refreshed tags written to $TAGS_FILE" | tee -a "$SUMMARY_LOG"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/update-hyprland.sh b/update-hyprland.sh
index 92f0485..8c57d0d 100755
--- a/update-hyprland.sh
+++ b/update-hyprland.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ DO_DRY_RUN=0
 FETCH_LATEST=0
 RESTORE=0
 VIA_HELPER=0
+NO_FETCH=0
 ONLY_LIST=""
 SKIP_LIST=""
 SET_ARGS=()
@@ -230,6 +231,18 @@ export HYPRLAND_TAG AQUAMARINE_TAG HYPRUTILS_TAG HYPRLANG_TAG HYPRGRAPHICS_TAG H
   # Ensure core prerequisites are installed before hyprland on install runs
   # Order: wayland-protocols-src, hyprland-protocols, hyprutils, hyprlang, aquamarine, hyprland
   if [[ $DO_INSTALL -eq 1 ]]; then
+    # Auto-fetch latest tags for Hyprland stack unless disabled
+    if [[ $NO_FETCH -eq 0 ]]; then
+      # Detect whether hyprland is part of the run
+      need_fetch=0
+      for m in "${modules[@]}"; do
+        [[ "$m" == "hyprland" ]] && need_fetch=1
+      done
+      if [[ $need_fetch -eq 1 ]]; then
+        echo "[INFO] Auto-fetching latest tags for Hyprland stack" | tee -a "$SUMMARY_LOG"
+        fetch_latest_tags
+      fi
+    fi
     local has_hl=0 has_aqua=0 has_wp=0 has_utils=0 has_lang=0 has_hlprot=0
     for m in "${modules[@]}"; do
       [[ "$m" == "hyprland" ]] && has_hl=1
@@ -346,6 +359,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     --fetch-latest) FETCH_LATEST=1; shift ;;
     --restore) RESTORE=1; shift ;;
     --via-helper) VIA_HELPER=1; shift ;;
+    --no-fetch) NO_FETCH=1; shift ;;
     --only) ONLY_LIST=${2:-}; shift 2 ;;
     --skip) SKIP_LIST=${2:-}; shift 2 ;;
     --set)