diff --git a/app/Console/Kernel.php b/app/Console/Kernel.php
index 7f3e5fb8bf..0dc3b5f35b 100644
--- a/app/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
             ->name('cleanup:ssh-mux')
             ->hourly()
             ->when(fn () => config('constants.ssh.mux_enabled') && ! config('constants.coolify.is_windows_docker_desktop'));
+        // Every cloud node reads its own versions.json, so each node refreshes it (no onOneServer).
+        $this->scheduleInstance->call(fn () => refresh_versions_file())
+            ->name('versions:refresh-local')
+            ->hourly()
+            ->when(fn () => isCloud());
         $this->scheduleInstance->command('cleanup:redis --clear-locks')->daily();
         $this->scheduleInstance->call(fn () => app(ScheduledJobDeliveryService::class)->deleteOldOccurrences())
             ->name('cleanup:scheduled-job-occurrences')
diff --git a/app/Jobs/CheckForUpdatesJob.php b/app/Jobs/CheckForUpdatesJob.php
index b4cb7fe705..01a0e69166 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/CheckForUpdatesJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/CheckForUpdatesJob.php
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
 use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
 use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 class CheckForUpdatesJob implements ShouldBeEncrypted, ShouldQueue
 {
@@ -22,67 +19,16 @@ class CheckForUpdatesJob implements ShouldBeEncrypted, ShouldQueue
             if (isDev() || isCloud()) {
                 return;
             }
-            $settings = instanceSettings();
-            $response = Http::retry(3, 1000)->get(config('constants.coolify.versions_url'));
-            if ($response->successful()) {
-                $versions = $response->json();
-
-                $latest_version = data_get($versions, 'coolify.v4.version');
-                $current_version = config('constants.coolify.version');
-
-                // Read existing cached version
-                $existingVersions = null;
-                $existingCoolifyVersion = null;
-                if (File::exists(base_path('versions.json'))) {
-                    $existingVersions = json_decode(File::get(base_path('versions.json')), true);
-                    $existingCoolifyVersion = data_get($existingVersions, 'coolify.v4.version');
-                }
-
-                // Determine the BEST version to use (CDN, cache, or current)
-                $bestVersion = $latest_version;
-
-                // Check if cache has newer version than CDN
-                if ($existingCoolifyVersion && version_compare($existingCoolifyVersion, $bestVersion, '>')) {
-                    Log::warning('CDN served older Coolify version than cache', [
-                        'cdn_version' => $latest_version,
-                        'cached_version' => $existingCoolifyVersion,
-                        'current_version' => $current_version,
-                    ]);
-                    $bestVersion = $existingCoolifyVersion;
-                }
-
-                // CRITICAL: Never allow bestVersion to be older than currently running version
-                if (version_compare($bestVersion, $current_version, '<')) {
-                    Log::warning('Version downgrade prevented in CheckForUpdatesJob', [
-                        'cdn_version' => $latest_version,
-                        'cached_version' => $existingCoolifyVersion,
-                        'current_version' => $current_version,
-                        'attempted_best' => $bestVersion,
-                        'using' => $current_version,
-                    ]);
-                    $bestVersion = $current_version;
-                }
-
-                // Use data_set() for safe mutation (fixes #3)
-                data_set($versions, 'coolify.v4.version', $bestVersion);
-                $latest_version = $bestVersion;
-
-                // ALWAYS write versions.json (for Sentinel, Helper, Traefik updates)
-                File::put(base_path('versions.json'), json_encode($versions, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));
-
-                // Invalidate cache to ensure fresh data is loaded
-                invalidate_versions_cache();
-
-                CheckTraefikVersionJob::dispatch();
-
-                // Only mark new version available if Coolify version actually increased
-                if (version_compare($latest_version, $current_version, '>')) {
-                    // New version available
-                    $settings->update(['new_version_available' => true]);
-                } else {
-                    $settings->update(['new_version_available' => false]);
-                }
+            $versions = refresh_versions_file();
+            if ($versions === null) {
+                return;
             }
+
+            CheckTraefikVersionJob::dispatch();
+
+            $latestVersion = data_get($versions, 'coolify.v4.version');
+            $newVersionAvailable = version_compare($latestVersion, config('constants.coolify.version'), '>');
+            instanceSettings()->update(['new_version_available' => $newVersionAvailable]);
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             // Consider implementing a notification to administrators
         }
diff --git a/bootstrap/helpers/versions.php b/bootstrap/helpers/versions.php
index bb4694de58..d6a714cc9e 100644
--- a/bootstrap/helpers/versions.php
+++ b/bootstrap/helpers/versions.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 /**
  * Get cached versions data from versions.json.
@@ -51,3 +53,59 @@ function invalidate_versions_cache(): void
 {
     Cache::forget('coolify:versions:all');
 }
+
+/**
+ * Fetch versions.json from the CDN and write it to the local file of this node.
+ * The Coolify version never goes below the cached or the running version.
+ * When the CDN fails, the local file stays as it is.
+ *
+ * @return array|null The written versions data, or null if the CDN fetch failed
+ */
+function refresh_versions_file(): ?array
+{
+    $response = Http::timeout(10)->retry(3, 1000, throw: false)->get(config('constants.coolify.versions_url'));
+    $versions = $response->json();
+    if ($response->failed() || ! is_array($versions)) {
+        Log::warning('Could not fetch versions.json from the CDN, using the local file', ['status' => $response->status()]);
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $latestVersion = data_get($versions, 'coolify.v4.version');
+    $currentVersion = config('constants.coolify.version');
+
+    $existingCoolifyVersion = null;
+    if (File::exists(base_path('versions.json'))) {
+        $existingVersions = json_decode(File::get(base_path('versions.json')), true);
+        $existingCoolifyVersion = data_get($existingVersions, 'coolify.v4.version');
+    }
+
+    $bestVersion = $latestVersion;
+
+    if ($existingCoolifyVersion && version_compare($existingCoolifyVersion, $bestVersion, '>')) {
+        Log::warning('CDN served older Coolify version than cache', [
+            'cdn_version' => $latestVersion,
+            'cached_version' => $existingCoolifyVersion,
+            'current_version' => $currentVersion,
+        ]);
+        $bestVersion = $existingCoolifyVersion;
+    }
+
+    if (version_compare($bestVersion, $currentVersion, '<')) {
+        Log::warning('Version downgrade prevented in CheckForUpdatesJob', [
+            'cdn_version' => $latestVersion,
+            'cached_version' => $existingCoolifyVersion,
+            'current_version' => $currentVersion,
+            'attempted_best' => $bestVersion,
+            'using' => $currentVersion,
+        ]);
+        $bestVersion = $currentVersion;
+    }
+
+    data_set($versions, 'coolify.v4.version', $bestVersion);
+
+    File::put(base_path('versions.json'), json_encode($versions, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));
+    invalidate_versions_cache();
+
+    return $versions;
+}
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ScheduleOnOneServerTest.php b/tests/Feature/ScheduleOnOneServerTest.php
index 19edd2af41..c195d831ba 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ScheduleOnOneServerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ScheduleOnOneServerTest.php
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ it('schedules ssh mux cleanup locally on every scheduler host', function () {
     expect($event->getSummaryForDisplay())->toBe('cleanup:ssh-mux');
 });
 
+it('refreshes the local versions.json hourly on every cloud node', function (bool $cloud) {
+    config(['constants.coolify.self_hosted' => ! $cloud]);
+    $schedule = app(Schedule::class);
+
+    $event = collect($schedule->events())->first(
+        fn ($e) => (string) $e->description === 'versions:refresh-local'
+    );
+
+    expect($event)->not->toBeNull();
+    expect($event->onOneServer)->toBeFalse();
+    expect($event->expression)->toBe('0 * * * *');
+    expect($event->filtersPass(app()))->toBe($cloud);
+})->with(['cloud' => true, 'self-hosted' => false]);
+
 it('schedules every production job with onOneServer', function () {
     $schedule = app(Schedule::class);
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/CheckForUpdatesJobTest.php b/tests/Unit/CheckForUpdatesJobTest.php
index 0b04224c5e..6b9706e4c4 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/CheckForUpdatesJobTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/CheckForUpdatesJobTest.php
@@ -163,3 +163,11 @@ it('preserves other component versions when preventing Coolify downgrade', funct
     $job = new CheckForUpdatesJob;
     $job->handle();
 });
+
+it('keeps the local versions.json when the CDN fetch fails', function () {
+    Http::fake(['*' => Http::response('', 500)]);
+    File::shouldReceive('put')->never();
+    Cache::shouldReceive('forget')->never();
+
+    expect(refresh_versions_file())->toBeNull();
+});