diff --git a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
index 8683ed3..ee25f9d 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "**** External trigger running off of previous branch. To disable this trigger, set a Github secret named \"PAUSE_EXTERNAL_TRIGGER_NEXTCLOUD_PREVIOUS\". ****"
           echo "External trigger running off of previous branch. To disable this trigger, set a Github secret named \`PAUSE_EXTERNAL_TRIGGER_NEXTCLOUD_PREVIOUS\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "**** Retrieving external version ****"
-          EXT_RELEASE=$(curl -u ${{ secrets.CR_USER }}:${{ secrets.CR_PAT }} -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases | jq -r "first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains($(( $(curl -u ${{ secrets.CR_USER }}:${{ secrets.CR_PAT }} -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's|^v||g' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}') -1 ))|tostring )) | .tag_name)" | sed 's|^v||g')
+          EXT_RELEASE=$(curl -u ${{ secrets.CR_USER }}:${{ secrets.CR_PAT }} -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases | jq -r "first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains($(( $(curl -u ${{ secrets.CR_USER }}:${{ secrets.CR_PAT }} -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's|^v||g' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}') -1 ))|tostring ) and (contains( \"rc\" )|not)) | .tag_name)" | sed 's|^v||g')
           if [ -z "${EXT_RELEASE}" ] || [ "${EXT_RELEASE}" == "null" ]; then
             echo "**** Can't retrieve external version, exiting ****"
             FAILURE_REASON="Can't retrieve external version for nextcloud branch previous"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b9755c7..80909ab 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ RUN \
   if [ -z ${NEXTCLOUD_RELEASE+x} ]; then \
     NEXTCLOUD_RELEASE=$(curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases \
       | jq -r "first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains($(( $(curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases/latest \
-      | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's|^v||g' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}') -1 ))|tostring )) | .tag_name)" \
+      | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's|^v||g' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}') -1 ))|tostring ) and (contains( \"rc\" )|not)) | .tag_name)" \
       | sed 's|^v||g'); \
   fi && \
   curl -o \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 2bf554b..fece989 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ RUN \
   if [ -z ${NEXTCLOUD_RELEASE+x} ]; then \
     NEXTCLOUD_RELEASE=$(curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases \
       | jq -r "first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains($(( $(curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases/latest \
-      | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's|^v||g' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}') -1 ))|tostring )) | .tag_name)" \
+      | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's|^v||g' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}') -1 ))|tostring ) and (contains( \"rc\" )|not)) | .tag_name)" \
       | sed 's|^v||g'); \
   fi && \
   curl -o \
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index c1d3379..3888e79 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ pipeline {
       steps{
         script{
           env.EXT_RELEASE = sh(
-            script: ''' curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases | jq -r "first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains($(( $(curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's|^v||g' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}') -1 ))|tostring )) | .tag_name)" | sed 's|^v||g' ''',
+            script: ''' curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases | jq -r "first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains($(( $(curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's|^v||g' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}') -1 ))|tostring ) and (contains( \"rc\" )|not)) | .tag_name)" | sed 's|^v||g' ''',
             returnStdout: true).trim()
             env.RELEASE_LINK = 'custom_command'
         }
diff --git a/jenkins-vars.yml b/jenkins-vars.yml
index d9a72b5..36b6d28 100644
--- a/jenkins-vars.yml
+++ b/jenkins-vars.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # jenkins variables
 project_name: docker-nextcloud
 external_type: na
-custom_version_command: "curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases | jq -r \"first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains($(( $(curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's|^v||g' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}') -1 ))|tostring )) | .tag_name)\" | sed 's|^v||g'"
+custom_version_command: "curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases | jq -r \"first(.[] | select(.tag_name | contains($(( $(curl -sX GET https://api.github.com/repos/nextcloud/server/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's|^v||g' | awk -F '.' '{print $1}') -1 ))|tostring ) and (contains( \\\"rc\\\" )|not)) | .tag_name)\" | sed 's|^v||g'"
 release_type: prerelease
 release_tag: previous
 ls_branch: previous