diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/CommunityAppDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/CommunityAppDialog.vue
index 3ac512812..fd1d2773d 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/CommunityAppDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/CommunityAppDialog.vue
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const form = useTemplateRef('form');
 const formError = ref({});
 const versionsUrl = ref('');
 const busy = ref(false);
+const unstable = ref(false);
 
 const isFormValid = ref(false);
 function validateForm() {
@@ -34,8 +35,10 @@ async function onSubmit() {
     return console.error(error);
   }
 
+  unstable.value = !!result.unstable;
+
   const packageData = {
-    ...result, // { manifest, publishState, creationDate, ts, versionsUrl }
+    ...result, // { manifest, publishState, creationDate, ts, unstable, versionsUrl }
     versionsUrl: result.versionsUrl,
     iconUrl: result.manifest.iconUrl // compat with app store format
   };
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ defineExpose({
   open() {
     versionsUrl.value = '';
     formError.value = {};
+    unstable.value = false;
     dialog.value.open();
   }
 });
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ defineExpose({
         <input type="submit" style="display: none;" />
 
         <div class="warning-label">{{ $t('communityapp.installwarning') }}</div>
+        <div class="error-label" v-if="unstable">{{ $t('communityapp.unstablewarning') }}</div>
 
         <FormGroup>
           <label for="urlInput">CloudronVersions.json URL</label>
diff --git a/src/community.js b/src/community.js
index 86836e030..db69fb2b9 100644
--- a/src/community.js
+++ b/src/community.js
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ function getVersionData(versionsRoot, version) {
     const manifestError = manifestFormat.checkVersionsRequirements(versionData.manifest);
     if (manifestError) throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, `Invalid manifest: ${manifestError.message}`);
 
-    return versionData; // { manifest, publishState, creationDate, ts }
+    const unstable = !versionsRoot.stable || versionData.publishState !== 'published';
+
+    return { ...versionData, unstable }; // { manifest, publishState, creationDate, ts, unstable }
 }
 
 function _toRawUrl(parsedUrl) {