diff --git a/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs b/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
index 13a7dd4..c6478fa 100644
--- a/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar.Configuration
 
         public string VersionString { get; set; } = EmbeddedVersion;
 
+        public static bool UsesEmbeddedAssets(string? version)
+        {
+            version = version?.Trim();
+
+            // main/latest predate the embedded assets; configs that saved them meant
+            // "newest", which is now the embedded copy
+            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(version) ||
+                   string.Equals(version, EmbeddedVersion, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                   string.Equals(version, "main", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                   string.Equals(version, "latest", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
         public bool UseAvatarsFile { get; set; } = true;
 
         public string AvatarsPlaylist { get; set; } = string.Empty;
diff --git a/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Configuration/config.html b/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Configuration/config.html
index 5bff541..ca8bb43 100644
--- a/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Configuration/config.html
+++ b/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Configuration/config.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                         <label class="inputLabel inputLabelUnfocused" for="txtVersionString">Version</label>
                         <label class="inputLabel inputLabel-float inputLabelUnfocused" for="txtVersionString"></label>
                         <input id="txtVersionString" type="text" is="emby-input" class="emby-input" data-id="txtVersionString" />
-                        <div class="fieldDescription">Where the web assets are loaded from. Leave as <code>embedded</code> to serve the copies shipped inside this plugin, which always match the installed version and need no internet access. Set a git ref (branch, tag or commit) to load that version from jsDelivr instead.</div>
+                        <div class="fieldDescription">Where the web assets are loaded from. <code>embedded</code> (also <code>main</code>, <code>latest</code>, or blank) serves the copies shipped inside this plugin, which always match the installed version and need no internet access. Set a tag or commit to load that exact version from jsDelivr instead.</div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="checkboxContainer checkboxContainer-withDescription">
                         <label class="emby-checkbox-label">
@@ -230,10 +230,6 @@
                             document.querySelector("[data-id=chkUseAvatarsFile]").checked = config.UseAvatarsFile;
                             document.querySelector("[data-id=txtAvatarsPlaylist]").value = config.AvatarsPlaylist;
                             
-                            if (config.VersionString === 'latest') {
-                                config.VersionString = 'main';
-                            }
-                            
                             document.querySelector("[data-id=txtVersionString]").value = config.VersionString;
                             
                             document.querySelector("[data-id=numShuffleInterval]").value = config.WebConfig.ShuffleInterval;
diff --git a/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Helpers/TransformationPatches.cs b/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Helpers/TransformationPatches.cs
index a32ba1c..d021c08 100644
--- a/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Helpers/TransformationPatches.cs
+++ b/src/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar/Helpers/TransformationPatches.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Jellyfin.Extensions;
-using Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar.Attributes;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar.Configuration;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar.JellyfinVersionSpecific;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar.Model;
@@ -107,26 +106,14 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBar.Helpers
 
         private static string ResolveAssetBaseUrl()
         {
-            string version = MediaBarPlugin.Instance.Configuration.VersionString;
+            string version = MediaBarPlugin.Instance.Configuration.VersionString.Trim();
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(version) ||
-                string.Equals(version, PluginConfiguration.EmbeddedVersion, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            if (PluginConfiguration.UsesEmbeddedAssets(version))
             {
                 // Relative to /web/ so it resolves when Jellyfin is hosted under a base path
                 return "../MediaBar";
             }
 
-            if (version == "latest")
-            {
-                version = "main";
-            }
-
-            if (version == "main" && JellyfinVersionAttribute.GetVersion() == "10.11")
-            {
-                // Force 10.11 branch instead of main for now
-                version = "10.11";
-            }
-
             return $"https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/IAmParadox27/jellyfin-plugin-media-bar@{version}";
         }