diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3602665..f47da0d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zen-browser/surfer",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.8.2",
   "description": "Simplifying building firefox forks!",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/src/commands/download/firefox.ts b/src/commands/download/firefox.ts
index fdc4de6..eabdbe6 100644
--- a/src/commands/download/firefox.ts
+++ b/src/commands/download/firefox.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   resolveAddonDownloadUrl,
   unpackAddon,
 } from './addon'
-import { configPath } from '../../utils'
+import { configPath, shouldUseCandidate } from '../../utils'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 
 export function shouldSetupFirefoxSource() {
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ export function shouldSetupFirefoxSource() {
   )
 }
 
-export async function setupFirefoxSource(version: string) {
-  const firefoxSourceTar = await downloadFirefoxSource(version)
+export async function setupFirefoxSource(version: string, isCandidate = false) {
+  const firefoxSourceTar = await downloadFirefoxSource(version, isCandidate)
 
   await unpackFirefoxSource(firefoxSourceTar)
 
@@ -108,8 +108,12 @@ async function unpackFirefoxSource(name: string): Promise<void> {
   log.info(`Unpacked Firefox source to ${ENGINE_DIR}`)
 }
 
-async function downloadFirefoxSource(version: string) {
-  const base = `https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/${version}/source/`
+async function downloadFirefoxSource(version: string, isCandidate = false) {
+  let base = `https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/${version}/source/`;
+  if (isCandidate) {
+    console.log('Using candidate build')
+    base = `https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/candidates/${version}-candidates/build1/source/`;
+  }
   const filename = `firefox-${version}.source.tar.xz`
 
   const url = base + filename
@@ -141,9 +145,11 @@ async function downloadFirefoxSource(version: string) {
 export async function downloadInternals({
   version,
   force,
+  isCandidate = shouldUseCandidate()
 }: {
   version: string
-  force?: boolean
+  force?: boolean,
+  isCandidate?: boolean
 }) {
   // Provide a legible error if there is no version specified
   if (!version) {
@@ -153,6 +159,10 @@ export async function downloadInternals({
     process.exit(1)
   }
 
+  if (isCandidate) {
+    version = config.version.candidate as string;
+  }
+
   if (force && existsSync(ENGINE_DIR)) {
     log.info('Removing existing workspace')
     rmSync(ENGINE_DIR, { recursive: true })
@@ -168,7 +178,7 @@ export async function downloadInternals({
   }
 
   if (!existsSync(ENGINE_DIR)) {
-    await setupFirefoxSource(version)
+    await setupFirefoxSource(version, isCandidate)
   }
 
   for (const addon of getAddons()) {
diff --git a/src/commands/patches/branding-patch.ts b/src/commands/patches/branding-patch.ts
index 4560728..55e699d 100644
--- a/src/commands/patches/branding-patch.ts
+++ b/src/commands/patches/branding-patch.ts
@@ -297,15 +297,15 @@ function configureBrandingNsis(
 !define HelpLink              "https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues"
 
 ; The OFFICIAL define is a workaround to support different urls for Release and
-; Beta since they share the same branding when building with other branches that
-; set the update channel to beta.
+; Stable since they share the same branding when building with other branches that
+; set the update channel to stable.
 !define OFFICIAL
 !define URLStubDownloadX86 "https://download.mozilla.org/?os=win&lang=\${AB_CD}&product=firefox-latest"
 !define URLStubDownloadAMD64 "https://download.mozilla.org/?os=win64&lang=\${AB_CD}&product=firefox-latest"
 !define URLStubDownloadAArch64 "https://download.mozilla.org/?os=win64-aarch64&lang=\${AB_CD}&product=firefox-latest"
 !define URLManualDownload "https://zen-browser.app/download"
 !define URLSystemRequirements "https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/system-requirements/"
-!define Channel "release"
+!define Channel "stable"
 
 # The installer's certificate name and issuer expected by the stub installer
 !define CertNameDownload   "${brandingConfig.brandFullName}"
diff --git a/src/utils/config.ts b/src/utils/config.ts
index 3812b06..0b5eefe 100644
--- a/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ export interface Config {
      * The version of the selected product you are forking
      */
     version?: string
+    /*
+     * Release candidate version
+     */
+    candidate?: string
   }
   buildOptions: {
     windowsUseSymbolicLinks: boolean
diff --git a/src/utils/version.ts b/src/utils/version.ts
index 076c9bd..33e09d8 100644
--- a/src/utils/version.ts
+++ b/src/utils/version.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import axios from 'axios'
 import { log } from '../log'
 import { SupportedProducts } from './config'
+import { config } from '..'
+import { dynamicConfig } from '.'
 
 const firefoxTargets = JSON.parse(`{
   "${SupportedProducts.Firefox}": "LATEST_FIREFOX_VERSION",
@@ -13,6 +15,11 @@ const firefoxTargets = JSON.parse(`{
   "${SupportedProducts.FirefoxNightly}": "FIREFOX_NIGHTLY"
 }`)
 
+export const shouldUseCandidate = (): boolean => {
+  const brandingKey = dynamicConfig.get('brand')
+  return brandingKey !== 'stable' && (config.version.version !== config.version.candidate);
+}
+
 export const getLatestFF = async (
   product: SupportedProducts = SupportedProducts.Firefox
 ): Promise<string> => {