diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/deploy-mokogitea.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/deploy-mokogitea.yml
index 188266406b..2a6fcfacd3 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/deploy-mokogitea.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/deploy-mokogitea.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,78 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           "
 
+      - name: Update updates.xml
+        if: success()
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
+          TAG: ${{ steps.config.outputs.tag }}
+          INSTANCE_URL: ${{ steps.config.outputs.instance_url }}
+          DEPLOY_ENV: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment }}
+        run: |
+          # Only update updates.xml for production stable releases
+          if [ "$DEPLOY_ENV" != "production" ]; then
+            echo "Skipping updates.xml — dev deployments don't update stable channel"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          # Extract moko version from tag (e.g. v1.26.1-moko.05.01.01 -> 05.01.01)
+          MOKO_VER=$(echo "$TAG" | sed -n 's/.*-moko\.\(.*\)/\1/p')
+          if [ -z "$MOKO_VER" ]; then
+            echo "Could not extract moko version from tag: $TAG"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          RELEASE_URL="https://${REGISTRY}/MokoConsulting/MokoGitea/releases/tag/${TAG}"
+          DOCKER_IMG="${REGISTRY}/${IMAGE}:${TAG}"
+
+          python3 << PYEOF
+          import json, os, re, base64, urllib.request
+
+          token = os.environ["GITEA_TOKEN"]
+          registry = os.environ["REGISTRY"]
+          tag = os.environ["TAG"]
+          moko_ver = os.environ["MOKO_VER"]
+          release_url = os.environ["RELEASE_URL"]
+          docker_img = os.environ["DOCKER_IMG"]
+          api = f"https://{registry}/api/v1/repos/MokoConsulting/MokoGitea"
+
+          # Fetch current updates.xml
+          req = urllib.request.Request(f"{api}/contents/updates.xml?ref=main",
+              headers={"Authorization": f"token {token}"})
+          with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as resp:
+              data = json.loads(resp.read())
+          sha = data["sha"]
+          content = base64.b64decode(data["content"]).decode("utf-8")
+
+          # Update stable channel version, infourl, and docker tag
+          content = re.sub(
+              r"(<tags><tag>stable</tag></tags>[\s\S]*?<version>)[^<]*(</version>)",
+              rf"\g<1>{moko_ver}\2", content)
+          content = re.sub(
+              r"(<tags><tag>stable</tag></tags>[\s\S]*?<infourl[^>]*>)[^<]*(</infourl>)",
+              rf"\g<1>{release_url}\2", content)
+          content = re.sub(
+              r"(<tags><tag>stable</tag></tags>[\s\S]*?<downloadurl[^>]*>)[^<]*(</downloadurl>)",
+              rf"\g<1>{docker_img}\2", content)
+
+          # Also update VERSION comment at top
+          content = re.sub(r"VERSION: [^\n]*", f"VERSION: {moko_ver}", content)
+
+          # Push updated file
+          encoded = base64.b64encode(content.encode()).decode()
+          payload = json.dumps({
+              "message": f"chore(ci): update updates.xml to {moko_ver}",
+              "content": encoded,
+              "sha": sha,
+              "branch": "main",
+          }).encode()
+          req = urllib.request.Request(f"{api}/contents/updates.xml",
+              data=payload, method="PUT",
+              headers={"Authorization": f"token {token}", "Content-Type": "application/json"})
+          with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as resp:
+              print(f"updates.xml updated to {moko_ver}")
+          PYEOF
+
       - name: Disable maintenance mode
         if: always()
         env: