diff --git a/bootstrap/helpers/shared.php b/bootstrap/helpers/shared.php
index d1f5e4016b..f40c51a335 100644
--- a/bootstrap/helpers/shared.php
+++ b/bootstrap/helpers/shared.php
@@ -4234,6 +4234,8 @@ function coolifyHelperImage(): string
 
 function getHelperVersion(): string
 {
+    $configuredHelperVersion = config('constants.coolify.helper_version');
+
     if (isDev()) {
         $devHelperVersion = InstanceSettings::query()->whereKey(0)->value('dev_helper_version');
 
@@ -4242,7 +4244,13 @@ function getHelperVersion(): string
         }
     }
 
-    return config('constants.coolify.helper_version');
+    $fetchedHelperVersion = InstanceSettings::query()->whereKey(0)->value('helper_version');
+
+    if (! empty($fetchedHelperVersion) && version_compare($fetchedHelperVersion, $configuredHelperVersion, '>')) {
+        return $fetchedHelperVersion;
+    }
+
+    return $configuredHelperVersion;
 }
 
 function loggy($message = null, array $context = [])
diff --git a/tests/Feature/HelperVersionTest.php b/tests/Feature/HelperVersionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64ef8466a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/HelperVersionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Jobs\CheckHelperImageJob;
+use App\Models\InstanceSettings;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    InstanceSettings::forceCreate(['id' => 0]);
+
+    config([
+        'app.env' => 'production',
+        'constants.coolify.helper_version' => '1.0.17',
+        'constants.coolify.versions_url' => 'https://cdn.example.com/coolify/versions.json',
+    ]);
+});
+
+it('uses a newer helper version after fetching it from the CDN', function () {
+    Http::preventStrayRequests();
+    Http::fake([
+        'https://cdn.example.com/coolify/versions.json' => Http::response([
+            'coolify' => ['helper' => ['version' => '1.0.18']],
+        ]),
+    ]);
+
+    (new CheckHelperImageJob)->handle();
+
+    expect(InstanceSettings::findOrFail(0)->helper_version)->toBe('1.0.18')
+        ->and(getHelperVersion())->toBe('1.0.18');
+});
+
+it('does not use a stored helper version older than the bundled version', function () {
+    InstanceSettings::findOrFail(0)->update(['helper_version' => '1.0.16']);
+
+    expect(getHelperVersion())->toBe('1.0.17');
+});