diff --git a/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml
index 9b68824..a76789b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version_branch.yml
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ jobs:
           header_re = re.compile(r'(?im)(VERSION[ 	]*:[ 	]*)([0-9]{2}[.][0-9]{2}[.][0-9]{2})')
 
           manifest_marker_re = re.compile(r'(?is)<extension\b')
+          # Joomla update server feeds commonly use <updates> root
+          updates_marker_re = re.compile(r'(?is)<updates\b|<update\b')
           xml_version_re = re.compile(r'(?is)(<version[ 	]*>)([^<]*?)(</version[ 	]*>)')
           xml_date_res = [
             re.compile(r'(?is)(<creationDate[ 	]*>)([^<]*?)(</creationDate[ 	]*>)'),
@@ -399,6 +401,7 @@ jobs:
               counters['header_replacements'] += n1
 
             if p.suffix.lower() == '.xml':
+              # Joomla manifest files
               if manifest_marker_re.search(text):
                 text2, n2 = xml_version_re.subn(lambda m: m.group(1) + new_version + m.group(3), text)
                 text = text2
@@ -414,7 +417,23 @@ jobs:
                 if text != original:
                   updated_manifests.append(str(p))
               else:
-                counters['xml_skipped_non_manifest'] += 1
+                # Special case: update server feeds (updates.xml, update.xml, or any XML containing <updates>/<update>)
+                if p.name.lower() in {'updates.xml', 'update.xml'} or updates_marker_re.search(text):
+                  text2, n2 = xml_version_re.subn(lambda m: m.group(1) + new_version + m.group(3), text)
+                  text = text2
+                  if n2:
+                    counters['xml_version_replacements'] += n2
+
+                  for rx in xml_date_res:
+                    text3, n3 = rx.subn(lambda m: m.group(1) + stamp + m.group(3), text)
+                    text = text3
+                    if n3:
+                      counters['xml_date_replacements'] += n3
+
+                  if text != original:
+                    updated_manifests.append(str(p))
+                else:
+                  counters['xml_skipped_non_manifest'] += 1
 
             if text != original:
               p.write_text(text, encoding='utf-8')