diff --git a/anda/desktops/noctalia-git/noctalia-git.spec b/anda/desktops/noctalia-git/noctalia-git.spec
index bc024522b9..a263341764 100644
--- a/anda/desktops/noctalia-git/noctalia-git.spec
+++ b/anda/desktops/noctalia-git/noctalia-git.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 %global debug_package   %{nil}
 
+%global ver 5.0.0
+
 %global commit          e18b3699c3fbefe050d3c057e6ea2585e10410d8
 %global shortcommit     %(c=%{commit}; echo ${c:0:7})
+%global commitdate      20260604
 %global upstreamname    noctalia-shell
 
 Name:   	noctalia-git
-Version:	5.0.0
-Release:	0.140.git%{shortcommit}%{?dist}
+Version:	%{ver}^%{commitdate}git.%{shortcommit}
+Release:	1%{?dist}
 Summary:	A lightweight Wayland shell and bar built directly on Wayland + OpenGL ES, with no Qt or GTK dependency
 
 License:	MIT
diff --git a/anda/desktops/noctalia-git/update.rhai b/anda/desktops/noctalia-git/update.rhai
index 3e7dab7a19..41214069d1 100644
--- a/anda/desktops/noctalia-git/update.rhai
+++ b/anda/desktops/noctalia-git/update.rhai
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-rpm.global("commit", gh_commit("noctalia-dev/noctalia-shell"));
+rpm.global("commit", get("https://api.github.com/repos/noctalia-dev/noctalia-shell/commits/v5").json().sha);
+if rpm.changed() {
+        // rpm.global("ver", gh("noctalia-dev/noctalia-shell"));
+        rpm.global("commit_date", date());
+        rpm.release();
+}