diff --git a/.woodpecker/docs.yml b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
index dc8e438b8..2df2241fb 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docs.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ steps:
       - git config --global user.name "woodpecker-bot"
       - git clone --depth 1 --single-branch git@github.com:woodpecker-ci/woodpecker-ci.github.io.git /repo
       # update latest and next version
-      - if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_EVENT" == "tag" ] ; then jq '.latest = ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}' /repo/version.json > /repo/version.json.tmp && mv /repo/version.json.tmp /repo/version.json ; fi
+      - if [[ "$CI_PIPELINE_EVENT" == "tag" && "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" != *"rc"* ]] ; then jq '.latest = "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"' /repo/version.json > /repo/version.json.tmp && mv /repo/version.json.tmp /repo/version.json ; fi
+      - if [[ "$CI_PIPELINE_EVENT" == "tag" ]] ; then jq '.rc = "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"' /repo/version.json > /repo/version.json.tmp && mv /repo/version.json.tmp /repo/version.json ; fi
       - if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_EVENT" == "push" ] ; then jq '.next = "next-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:10}"' /repo/version.json > /repo/version.json.tmp && mv /repo/version.json.tmp /repo/version.json ; fi
       # copy all docs files and delete all old ones, but leave CNAME and index.yaml untouched
       - rsync -r --exclude .git --exclude CNAME --exclude index.yaml --exclude README.md --exclude version.json --delete docs/build/ /repo
diff --git a/web/components.d.ts b/web/components.d.ts
index 778ecc8cf..94980ba6a 100644
--- a/web/components.d.ts
+++ b/web/components.d.ts
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ declare module 'vue' {
     IMdiGestureTap: typeof import('~icons/mdi/gesture-tap')['default']
     IMdiGithub: typeof import('~icons/mdi/github')['default']
     IMdiLoading: typeof import('~icons/mdi/loading')['default']
-    IMdiSync: typeof import('~icons/mdi/sync')['default']
     IMdiSourceBranch: typeof import('~icons/mdi/source-branch')['default']
     IMdisourceCommit: typeof import('~icons/mdi/source-commit')['default']
     IMdiSourcePull: typeof import('~icons/mdi/source-pull')['default']
+    IMdiSync: typeof import('~icons/mdi/sync')['default']
     IMdiTagOutline: typeof import('~icons/mdi/tag-outline')['default']
     InputField: typeof import('./src/components/form/InputField.vue')['default']
     IPhGitlabLogoSimpleFill: typeof import('~icons/ph/gitlab-logo-simple-fill')['default']
diff --git a/web/src/components/admin/settings/AdminInfoTab.vue b/web/src/components/admin/settings/AdminInfoTab.vue
index 22dd6b48b..aaba1ef45 100644
--- a/web/src/components/admin/settings/AdminInfoTab.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/admin/settings/AdminInfoTab.vue
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@
       <Error v-if="version?.needsUpdate">
         <i18n-t keypath="update_woodpecker" tag="span">
           <a
+            v-if="!version.usesNext"
             :href="`https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/${version.latest}`"
             target="_blank"
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
             class="underline"
             >{{ version.latest }}</a
           >
+          <span v-else>
+            {{ version.latest }}
+          </span>
         </i18n-t>
       </Error>
     </div>
diff --git a/web/src/compositions/useVersion.ts b/web/src/compositions/useVersion.ts
index 624396635..a7f3eb2ec 100644
--- a/web/src/compositions/useVersion.ts
+++ b/web/src/compositions/useVersion.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import useConfig from './useConfig';
 
 type VersionInfo = {
   latest: string;
+  rc: string;
   next: string;
 };
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ const version = ref<{
   current: string;
   currentShort: string;
   needsUpdate: boolean;
+  usesNext: boolean;
 }>();
 
 async function fetchVersion(): Promise<VersionInfo | undefined> {
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ export function useVersion() {
 
   const config = useConfig();
   const current = config.version as string;
-  const usesNext = config.version?.startsWith('next');
+  const usesNext = current.startsWith('next');
 
   const { user } = useAuthentication();
   if (!user?.admin) {
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ export function useVersion() {
       current,
       currentShort: usesNext ? 'next' : current,
       needsUpdate: false,
+      usesNext,
     };
     return version;
   }
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ export function useVersion() {
       current,
       currentShort: current,
       needsUpdate: false,
+      usesNext,
     };
     return version;
   }
@@ -63,20 +67,23 @@ export function useVersion() {
   onMounted(async () => {
     const versionInfo = await fetchVersion();
 
-    let needsUpdate = false;
+    let latest;
     if (versionInfo) {
       if (usesNext) {
-        needsUpdate = versionInfo.next !== current;
+        latest = versionInfo.next;
+      } else if (current.includes('rc')) {
+        latest = versionInfo.rc;
       } else {
-        needsUpdate = versionInfo.latest !== current;
+        latest = versionInfo.latest;
       }
     }
 
     version.value = {
-      latest: usesNext ? versionInfo?.next : versionInfo?.latest,
+      latest,
       current,
       currentShort: usesNext ? 'next' : current,
-      needsUpdate,
+      needsUpdate: latest !== undefined && latest !== current,
+      usesNext,
     };
   });