diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 890f470d94..09074ddadc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       RELEASE_BRANCH: ${{ needs.process-inputs.outputs.RELEASE_BRANCH }}
       WORKING_BRANCH: ${{ needs.process-inputs.outputs.WORKING_BRANCH }}
+      MAJOR_MINOR: ${{ needs.process-inputs.outputs.MAJOR_MINOR }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout working branch
         uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
@@ -150,6 +151,26 @@ jobs:
           git commit -am "docs: release ${{ needs.process-inputs.outputs.MAJOR_MINOR }}"
           # Clean up auxiliary files, so next steps run on a clean tree
           git clean -fx :/
+      - name: Download image replacements artifcat
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@65a9edc5881444af0b9093a5e628f2fe47ea3b2e #v4.1.7
+        with:
+          name: image-replacements.txt
+          path: ./image-replacements.txt
+      - name: Patch latest references in docs
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          while IFS= read -r line; do
+              target=$(echo "$line" | cut -d"=" -f2)
+              source=$(echo "$line" | sed "s/:.*//" | sed "s/\./\\\./g")
+              find ./contrast-main/docs/versioned_docs/version-$MAJOR_MINOR -type f -exec sed -i "s#$source\(:[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]\{1,\}\|@sha256:[a-fA-F0-9]\{64\}\)#$target#g" {} \;
+          done <"./image-replacements.txt"
+
+          find ./contrast-main/docs/versioned_docs/version-$MAJOR_MINOR -type f -exec sed -i "s#github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/releases/latest/download/#github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/releases/download/${{ inputs.version }}/#g" {} \;
+      - name: Commit updated docs
+        working-directory: contrast-main
+        run: |
+          git add docs/versioned_docs/version-$MAJOR_MINOR
+          git commit -m "docs: patch latest references"
       - name: Download updated contrast releases file (from release branch)
         uses: actions/download-artifact@65a9edc5881444af0b9093a5e628f2fe47ea3b2e #v4.1.7
         with:
@@ -242,6 +263,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "ghcr.io/edgelesssys/contrast/initializer:latest=$initializerImgTagged" >> image-replacements.txt
           echo "ghcr.io/edgelesssys/contrast/service-mesh-proxy:latest=$serviceMeshImgTagged" >> image-replacements.txt
           echo "ghcr.io/edgelesssys/contrast/node-installer:latest=$nodeInstallerImgTagged" >> image-replacements.txt
+      - name: Upload image replacements file (for main branch PR)
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@65462800fd760344b1a7b4382951275a0abb4808 # v4.3.3
+        with:
+          name: image-replacements.txt
+          path: ./image-replacements.txt
       - name: Create portable coordinator resource definitions
         run: |
           mkdir -p workspace deployment