diff --git a/packages/nextcloud/test/dashboard_test.dart b/packages/nextcloud/test/dashboard_test.dart
index c1d50e9025a..020fc043dae 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud/test/dashboard_test.dart
+++ b/packages/nextcloud/test/dashboard_test.dart
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void main() {
             final items = response.body.ocs.data['recommendations']!.items;
             expect(items, hasLength(7));
           },
-          skip: preset.version.toVersion() < Version(27, 1, 0),
+          skip: preset.version.getRaw() < Version(27, 1, 0),
         );
       });
     },
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud_test/bin/generate_presets.dart b/packages/nextcloud_test/bin/generate_presets.dart
index 6ee1df5620f..77be1b41f89 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud_test/bin/generate_presets.dart
+++ b/packages/nextcloud_test/bin/generate_presets.dart
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import 'package:nextcloud_test/src/app.dart';
 import 'package:nextcloud_test/src/extended_version.dart';
 import 'package:universal_io/io.dart';
 
-final versionPattern = RegExp(r'^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$');
-
 Future<void> main() async {
   const appIDs = [
     'news',
@@ -38,7 +36,9 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         if (a == app) {
           buffer.writeln(release.url);
         } else {
-          final release = a.findLatestCompatibleRelease(serverVersion) ?? a.findLatestRelease();
+          final release = a.findLatestCompatibleRelease(serverVersion) ??
+              a.findLatestCompatibleRelease(serverVersion, allowUnstable: true) ??
+              a.findLatestRelease();
           buffer.writeln(release.url);
         }
       }
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ Future<void> main() async {
     final buffer = StringBuffer()..writeln('SERVER_VERSION=$serverVersion');
 
     for (final app in apps) {
-      final release = app.findLatestCompatibleRelease(serverVersion) ?? app.findLatestRelease();
+      final release = app.findLatestCompatibleRelease(serverVersion) ??
+          app.findLatestCompatibleRelease(serverVersion, allowUnstable: true) ??
+          app.findLatestRelease();
       buffer.writeln('${app.id.toUpperCase()}_URL=${release.url}');
     }
 
@@ -91,24 +93,26 @@ Future<List<ExtendedVersion>> _getServerVersions(final HttpClient httpClient) as
 
     final results = data['results'] as List;
     for (final result in results) {
-      final tag = result as Map<String, dynamic>;
+      try {
+        final tag = result as Map<String, dynamic>;
 
-      final name = tag['name'] as String;
-      if (!versionPattern.hasMatch(name)) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      final version = ExtendedVersion.parse(name);
-      final normalizedVersion = version.withoutPatch();
+        final version = ExtendedVersion.parse(tag['name'] as String);
+        if (version.minor == null || version.patch == null) {
+          continue;
+        }
 
-      if (version < coreMinVersion || version.major > core.maxMajor) {
-        continue;
-      }
+        final normalizedVersion = version.withoutPatch();
 
-      if (!versions.containsKey(normalizedVersion)) {
-        versions[normalizedVersion] = version;
-      } else if (version > versions[normalizedVersion]) {
-        versions[normalizedVersion] = version;
-      }
+        if (version < coreMinVersion || version.major > core.maxMajor) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        if (!versions.containsKey(normalizedVersion)) {
+          versions[normalizedVersion] = version;
+        } else if (version > versions[normalizedVersion]) {
+          versions[normalizedVersion] = version;
+        }
+      } catch (_) {}
     }
   }
 
@@ -140,11 +144,7 @@ Future<List<App>> _getApps(final List<String> appIDs, final HttpClient httpClien
     for (final releaseItem in releasesItems) {
       final release = releaseItem as Map<String, dynamic>;
 
-      final versionString = release['version'] as String;
-      if (!versionPattern.hasMatch(versionString)) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      final version = ExtendedVersion.parse(versionString);
+      final version = ExtendedVersion.parse(release['version'] as String);
       final normalizedVersion = version.withoutPatch();
 
       final rawPlatformVersionSpec = release['rawPlatformVersionSpec'] as String;
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/Dockerfile b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/Dockerfile
index fb2b594b7ae..778aa3ee10d 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ RUN curl -L "$SPREED_URL" | tar -xz -C /
 FROM nextcloud
 
 COPY --from=news /news /usr/src/nextcloud/apps/news
-RUN ./occ app:enable news --force # TODO remove once news supports server 28
+RUN ./occ app:enable news
 
 COPY --from=notes /notes /usr/src/nextcloud/apps/notes
 RUN ./occ app:enable notes
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/news/25.0 b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/news/25.0
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93b066299c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/news/25.0
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+SERVER_VERSION=28.0.0
+NEWS_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud/news/releases/download/25.0.0-alpha2/news.tar.gz
+NOTES_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/notes/releases/download/v4.9.1/notes-v4.9.1.tar.gz
+SPREED_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/releases/download/v18.0.1/spreed-v18.0.1.tar.gz
+UPPUSH_URL=https://codeberg.org/NextPush/uppush/archive/1.4.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/notes/4.8 b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/notes/4.8
index 25eee6bbde2..3a05a354288 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/notes/4.8
+++ b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/notes/4.8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SERVER_VERSION=28.0.0
-NEWS_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud/news/releases/download/24.0.0/news.tar.gz
+NEWS_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud/news/releases/download/25.0.0-alpha2/news.tar.gz
 NOTES_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/notes/releases/download/v4.8.1/notes.tar.gz
 SPREED_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/releases/download/v18.0.1/spreed-v18.0.1.tar.gz
 UPPUSH_URL=https://codeberg.org/NextPush/uppush/archive/1.4.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/notes/4.9 b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/notes/4.9
index 7c6420f5e54..93b066299c6 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/notes/4.9
+++ b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/notes/4.9
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SERVER_VERSION=28.0.0
-NEWS_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud/news/releases/download/24.0.0/news.tar.gz
+NEWS_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud/news/releases/download/25.0.0-alpha2/news.tar.gz
 NOTES_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/notes/releases/download/v4.9.1/notes-v4.9.1.tar.gz
 SPREED_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/releases/download/v18.0.1/spreed-v18.0.1.tar.gz
 UPPUSH_URL=https://codeberg.org/NextPush/uppush/archive/1.4.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/server/28.0 b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/server/28.0
index 7c6420f5e54..93b066299c6 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/server/28.0
+++ b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/server/28.0
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SERVER_VERSION=28.0.0
-NEWS_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud/news/releases/download/24.0.0/news.tar.gz
+NEWS_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud/news/releases/download/25.0.0-alpha2/news.tar.gz
 NOTES_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/notes/releases/download/v4.9.1/notes-v4.9.1.tar.gz
 SPREED_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/releases/download/v18.0.1/spreed-v18.0.1.tar.gz
 UPPUSH_URL=https://codeberg.org/NextPush/uppush/archive/1.4.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/spreed/18.0 b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/spreed/18.0
index 7c6420f5e54..93b066299c6 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/spreed/18.0
+++ b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/spreed/18.0
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SERVER_VERSION=28.0.0
-NEWS_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud/news/releases/download/24.0.0/news.tar.gz
+NEWS_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud/news/releases/download/25.0.0-alpha2/news.tar.gz
 NOTES_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/notes/releases/download/v4.9.1/notes-v4.9.1.tar.gz
 SPREED_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/releases/download/v18.0.1/spreed-v18.0.1.tar.gz
 UPPUSH_URL=https://codeberg.org/NextPush/uppush/archive/1.4.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/uppush/1.4 b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/uppush/1.4
index 7c6420f5e54..93b066299c6 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/uppush/1.4
+++ b/packages/nextcloud_test/docker/presets/uppush/1.4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SERVER_VERSION=28.0.0
-NEWS_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud/news/releases/download/24.0.0/news.tar.gz
+NEWS_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud/news/releases/download/25.0.0-alpha2/news.tar.gz
 NOTES_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/notes/releases/download/v4.9.1/notes-v4.9.1.tar.gz
 SPREED_URL=https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/spreed/releases/download/v18.0.1/spreed-v18.0.1.tar.gz
 UPPUSH_URL=https://codeberg.org/NextPush/uppush/archive/1.4.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud_test/lib/src/app.dart b/packages/nextcloud_test/lib/src/app.dart
index d9823f153cc..cd7d41f172b 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud_test/lib/src/app.dart
+++ b/packages/nextcloud_test/lib/src/app.dart
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ typedef App = ({
 
 @internal
 extension AppFindLatestRelease on App {
-  AppRelease? findLatestCompatibleRelease(final ExtendedVersion serverVersion) {
+  AppRelease? findLatestCompatibleRelease(final ExtendedVersion serverVersion, {final bool allowUnstable = false}) {
     final compatibleReleases = releases
         .where(
           (final release) =>
-              serverVersion >= release.minimumServerVersion && serverVersion <= release.maximumServerVersion,
+              serverVersion >= release.minimumServerVersion &&
+              serverVersion <= release.maximumServerVersion &&
+              (allowUnstable || !release.version.getRaw().isPreRelease),
         )
         .toList()
       ..sort((final a, final b) => b.version.compareTo(a.version));
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud_test/lib/src/extended_version.dart b/packages/nextcloud_test/lib/src/extended_version.dart
index ae3e20d0c17..1a749dfacea 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud_test/lib/src/extended_version.dart
+++ b/packages/nextcloud_test/lib/src/extended_version.dart
@@ -11,16 +11,18 @@ final coreMinVersion = ExtendedVersion.fromVersion(core.minVersion);
 @internal
 class ExtendedVersion implements Comparable<ExtendedVersion> {
   const ExtendedVersion(
+    final Version raw,
     this.major,
     this.minor,
     this.patch,
-  );
+  ) : _raw = raw;
 
   factory ExtendedVersion.parse(final String versionString) {
     final version = Version.parse(versionString);
     final dotCount = versionString.split('').where((final char) => char == '.').length;
 
     return ExtendedVersion(
+      version,
       version.major,
       dotCount >= 1 ? version.minor : null,
       dotCount >= 2 ? version.patch : null,
@@ -28,20 +30,28 @@ class ExtendedVersion implements Comparable<ExtendedVersion> {
   }
 
   factory ExtendedVersion.fromVersion(final Version version) => ExtendedVersion(
+        version,
         version.major,
         version.minor,
         version.patch,
       );
 
+  final Version _raw;
+
   final int major;
 
   final int? minor;
 
   final int? patch;
 
-  ExtendedVersion withoutPatch() => ExtendedVersion(major, minor, null);
+  ExtendedVersion withoutPatch() => ExtendedVersion(
+        _raw,
+        major,
+        minor,
+        null,
+      );
 
-  Version toVersion() => Version(major, minor ?? 0, patch ?? 0);
+  Version getRaw() => _raw;
 
   @override
   String toString() {