diff --git a/dietpi/dietpi-software b/dietpi/dietpi-software
index 6c5596dd75..8ebfb5e8fe 100755
--- a/dietpi/dietpi-software
+++ b/dietpi/dietpi-software
@@ -8558,6 +8558,7 @@ _EOF_
 			# - Grab current version
 			local version=$(curl -sSfL 'https://api.github.com/repos/Novik/ruTorrent/releases/latest' | mawk -F\" '/^ *"tag_name": "[^"]*",$/{print $4}')
 			[[ $version ]] || { version='v5.0.0'; G_DIETPI-NOTIFY 1 "Automatic latest ruTorrent version detection failed. Version \"$version\" will be installed as fallback, but a newer version might be available. Please report this at: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/issues"; }
+			[[ $version == 'v5.'* ]] || version='v5.0.0'
 			Download_Install "https://github.com/Novik/ruTorrent/archive/$version.tar.gz"
 
 			# - Reinstall freshly with preserved configs and 3rd party plugins