diff --git a/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml b/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml
index 5a24754f03..3ab3d59547 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conan-recipe-version.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ jobs:
                             user = "_"
                             channel = "_"
                     else:
+                        if not latest_branch_version.prerelease.contains("."):
+                            # The prerealese did not contain a version number, default it to 1
+                            latest_branch_version.prerelease.append(".1")
                         if event_name == "pull_request":
                             actual_version = f"{latest_branch_version.major}.{latest_branch_version.minor}.{latest_branch_version.patch}-{latest_branch_version.prerelease.lower()}+{buildmetadata}pr_{issue_number}_{no_commits}"
                         else:
diff --git a/CuraVersion.py.jinja b/CuraVersion.py.jinja
index 1c30a0b5af..1c8ff0551c 100644
--- a/CuraVersion.py.jinja
+++ b/CuraVersion.py.jinja
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ CuraCloudAPIVersion = "{{ cura_cloud_api_version }}"
 CuraCloudAccountAPIRoot = "{{ cura_cloud_account_api_root }}"
 CuraMarketplaceRoot = "{{ cura_marketplace_root }}"
 CuraDigitalFactoryURL = "{{ cura_digital_factory_url }}"
+CuraLatestURL = "{{ cura_latest_url }}"
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 1250683926..bcdaeda5d9 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ class CuraConan(ConanFile):
     def _digital_factory_url(self):
         return "https://digitalfactory-staging.ultimaker.com" if self._staging else "https://digitalfactory.ultimaker.com"
 
+    @property
+    def _cura_latest_url(self):
+        return "https://software.ultimaker.com/latest.json"
+
     @property
     def requirements_txts(self):
         if self.options.devtools:
@@ -161,7 +165,8 @@ class CuraConan(ConanFile):
                 cura_cloud_api_version = self.options.cloud_api_version,
                 cura_cloud_account_api_root = self._cloud_account_api_root,
                 cura_marketplace_root = self._marketplace_root,
-                cura_digital_factory_url = self._digital_factory_url))
+                cura_digital_factory_url = self._digital_factory_url,
+                cura_latest_url = self._cura_latest_url))
 
     def _generate_pyinstaller_spec(self, location, entrypoint_location, icon_path, entitlements_file):
         pyinstaller_metadata = self._um_data()["pyinstaller"]
diff --git a/cura/ApplicationMetadata.py b/cura/ApplicationMetadata.py
index 60d9201d8e..4938d569e7 100644
--- a/cura/ApplicationMetadata.py
+++ b/cura/ApplicationMetadata.py
@@ -9,12 +9,20 @@ DEFAULT_CURA_DISPLAY_NAME = "Ultimaker Cura"
 DEFAULT_CURA_VERSION = "dev"
 DEFAULT_CURA_BUILD_TYPE = ""
 DEFAULT_CURA_DEBUG_MODE = False
+DEFAULT_CURA_LATEST_URL = "https://software.ultimaker.com/latest.json"
 
 # Each release has a fixed SDK version coupled with it. It doesn't make sense to make it configurable because, for
 # example Cura 3.2 with SDK version 6.1 will not work. So the SDK version is hard-coded here and left out of the
 # CuraVersion.py.in template.
 CuraSDKVersion = "8.1.0"
 
+try:
+    from cura.CuraVersion import CuraLatestURL
+    if CuraLatestURL == "":
+        CuraLatestURL = DEFAULT_CURA_LATEST_URL
+except ImportError:
+    CuraLatestURL = DEFAULT_CURA_LATEST_URL
+
 try:
     from cura.CuraVersion import CuraAppName  # type: ignore
     if CuraAppName == "":
diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index eeaead4f71..94492d22c8 100755
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
         super().__init__(name = ApplicationMetadata.CuraAppName,
                          app_display_name = ApplicationMetadata.CuraAppDisplayName,
                          version = ApplicationMetadata.CuraVersion if not ApplicationMetadata.IsAlternateVersion else ApplicationMetadata.CuraBuildType,
+                         latest_url = ApplicationMetadata.CuraLatestURL,
                          api_version = ApplicationMetadata.CuraSDKVersion,
                          build_type = ApplicationMetadata.CuraBuildType,
                          is_debug_mode = ApplicationMetadata.CuraDebugMode,