diff --git a/qgis-app/plugins/tests/test_plugin_update.py b/qgis-app/plugins/tests/test_plugin_update.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ee6312e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qgis-app/plugins/tests/test_plugin_update.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import os
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from django.urls import reverse
+from django.test import Client, TestCase, override_settings
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
+from plugins.models import Plugin, PluginVersion
+from plugins.forms import PluginVersionForm
+
+def do_nothing(*args, **kwargs):
+    pass
+
+TESTFILE_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "testfiles"))
+
+class PluginUpdateTestCase(TestCase):
+    fixtures = [
+        "fixtures/styles.json",
+        "fixtures/auth.json",
+        "fixtures/simplemenu.json",
+    ]
+
+    @override_settings(MEDIA_ROOT="api/tests")
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = Client()
+        self.url_upload = reverse('plugin_upload')
+
+        # Create a test user
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user(
+            username='testuser',
+            password='testpassword',
+            email='test@example.com'
+        )
+
+        # Log in the test user
+        self.client.login(username='testuser', password='testpassword')
+
+        # Upload a plugin for renaming test. 
+        # This process is already tested in test_plugin_upload
+        valid_plugin = os.path.join(TESTFILE_DIR, "valid_plugin.zip_")
+        with open(valid_plugin, "rb") as file:
+            uploaded_file = SimpleUploadedFile(
+                "valid_plugin.zip_", file.read(),
+                content_type="application/zip")
+
+        self.client.post(self.url_upload, {
+            'package': uploaded_file,
+        })
+
+        self.plugin = Plugin.objects.get(name='Test Plugin')
+
+    @patch("plugins.tasks.generate_plugins_xml.delay", new=do_nothing)
+    @patch("plugins.validator._check_url_link", new=do_nothing)
+    def test_plugin_new_version(self):
+        """
+        Test upload a new plugin version with a modified metadata
+        """
+        package_name = self.plugin.package_name
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.homepage, "https://example.net/")
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.tracker, "https://example.net/")
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.repository, "https://example.net/")
+        self.url_add_version = reverse('version_create', args=[package_name])
+
+        # Test POST request without allowing name from metadata
+        valid_plugin = os.path.join(TESTFILE_DIR, "change_metadata.zip_")
+        with open(valid_plugin, "rb") as file:
+            uploaded_file = SimpleUploadedFile(
+                "change_metadata.zip_", file.read(),
+                content_type="application/zip_")
+
+        response = self.client.post(self.url_add_version, {
+            'package': uploaded_file,
+            'experimental': False,
+            'changelog': ''
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+
+        # The old version should always exist when creating a new version
+        self.assertTrue(PluginVersion.objects.filter(
+            plugin__name='Test Plugin', 
+            version='0.0.1').exists()
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(PluginVersion.objects.filter(
+            plugin__name='Test Plugin', 
+            version='0.0.2').exists()
+        )
+
+        self.plugin = Plugin.objects.get(name='Test Plugin')
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.homepage, "https://github.com/")
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.tracker, "https://github.com/")
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.repository, "https://github.com/")
+
+    @patch("plugins.tasks.generate_plugins_xml.delay", new=do_nothing)
+    @patch("plugins.validator._check_url_link", new=do_nothing)
+    def test_plugin_version_update(self):
+        """
+        Test update a plugin version with a modified metadata
+        """
+        package_name = self.plugin.package_name
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.homepage, "https://example.net/")
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.tracker, "https://example.net/")
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.repository, "https://example.net/")
+        self.url_add_version = reverse('version_update', args=[package_name, '0.0.1'])
+
+        # Test POST request without allowing name from metadata
+        valid_plugin = os.path.join(TESTFILE_DIR, "change_metadata.zip_")
+        with open(valid_plugin, "rb") as file:
+            uploaded_file = SimpleUploadedFile(
+                "change_metadata.zip_", file.read(),
+                content_type="application/zip_")
+
+        response = self.client.post(self.url_add_version, {
+            'package': uploaded_file,
+            'experimental': False,
+            'changelog': ''
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+
+        # The old version should not exist anymore
+        self.assertFalse(PluginVersion.objects.filter(
+            plugin__name='Test Plugin', 
+            version='0.0.1').exists()
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(PluginVersion.objects.filter(
+            plugin__name='Test Plugin', 
+            version='0.0.2').exists()
+        )
+
+        self.plugin = Plugin.objects.get(name='Test Plugin')
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.homepage, "https://github.com/")
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.tracker, "https://github.com/")
+        self.assertEqual(self.plugin.repository, "https://github.com/")   
+
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.client.logout()
diff --git a/qgis-app/plugins/tests/testfiles/change_metadata.zip_ b/qgis-app/plugins/tests/testfiles/change_metadata.zip_
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b4dd6d5
Binary files /dev/null and b/qgis-app/plugins/tests/testfiles/change_metadata.zip_ differ
diff --git a/qgis-app/plugins/views.py b/qgis-app/plugins/views.py
index 956e3409..8cb6adaf 100644
--- a/qgis-app/plugins/views.py
+++ b/qgis-app/plugins/views.py
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ def _main_plugin_update(request, plugin, form):
     Updates the main plugin object from version metadata
     """
     # Check if update name from metadata is allowed
-    metadata_fields = ["author", "email", "description", "about", "homepage", "tracker"]
+    metadata_fields = ["author", "email", "description", "about", "homepage", "tracker", "repository"]
     if plugin.allow_update_name:
         metadata_fields.insert(0, "name")