diff --git a/get-xpipe.sh b/get-xpipe.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 161a4b227..5d4780a30
--- a/get-xpipe.sh
+++ b/get-xpipe.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 release_url() {
-  if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] ; then
-    echo "https://github.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/releases/latest/download"
+  local repo="$1"
+  local version="$2"
+  if [[ -z "$version" ]] ; then
+    echo "$repo/releases/latest/download"
   else
-    local version="$1"
-    echo "https://github.com/xpipe-io/xpipe/releases/download/$version"
+    echo "$repo/releases/download/$version"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -31,15 +32,12 @@ get_file_ending() {
 download_release_from_repo() {
   local os_info="$1"
   local tmpdir="$2"
+  local repo="$3"
+  local version="$4"
+
   local ending=$(get_file_ending)
   local arch="$(uname -m)"
-  local release_url
-
-  if [[ $# -eq 3 ]] ; then
-    release_url=$(release_url "$3")
-  else
-    release_url=$(release_url)
-  fi
+  local release_url=$(release_url "$repo" "$version")
 
   local filename="xpipe-installer-$os_info-$arch.$ending"
   local download_file="$tmpdir/$filename"
@@ -158,11 +156,9 @@ download_release() {
 
   # store the downloaded archive in a temporary directory
   local download_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
-  if [[ $# -eq 1 ]] ; then
-    download_release_from_repo "$os_info" "$download_dir" "$1"
-  else
-    download_release_from_repo "$os_info" "$download_dir"
-  fi
+  local repo="$1"
+  local version="$2"
+  download_release_from_repo "$os_info" "$download_dir" "$repo" "$version"
 }
 
 check_architecture() {
@@ -190,12 +186,27 @@ return 0 2>/dev/null
 
 check_architecture "$(uname -m)" || exit 1
 
+repo="https://github.com/xpipe-io/xpipe"
+version=
+while getopts 'sv:' OPTION; do
+  case "$OPTION" in
+    s)
+      repo="https://github.com/xpipe-io/xpipe_staging"
+      ;;
+
+    v)
+      version="$OPTARG"
+      ;;
+
+    ?)
+      echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [-s] [-v <version>]"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
 download_archive="$(
-  if [[ $# -eq 1 ]] ; then
-    download_release "$1"
-  else
-    download_release
-  fi
+  download_release "$repo" "$version"
   exit "$?"
 )"
 exit_status="$?"