diff --git a/src/scripts/extensions/phalcon.ps1 b/src/scripts/extensions/phalcon.ps1
index 2b549af0..d8954760 100644
--- a/src/scripts/extensions/phalcon.ps1
+++ b/src/scripts/extensions/phalcon.ps1
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ Function Add-PhalconFromGitHub() {
 }
 # Function to install phalcon
 Function Add-PhalconHelper() {
-  if ($extension_version -eq '5') {
-    Add-PhalconFromGitHub -Semver (Get-PeclPackageVersion phalcon 5 snapshot stable | Select-Object -First 1)
-  } elseif ($extension_version -eq '4') {
-    Install-Phpextension -Extension phalcon -MinimumStability stable -Path $php_dir
+  if (($extension_version -eq '4') -or ($extension_version -eq '5')) {
+    $extension_semver=Get-PeclPackageVersion phalcon $extension_version stable stable | Select-Object -First 1
+    Add-Extension -Extension phalcon -Stability stable -Extension_version $extension_semver
   } elseif ($extension_version -eq '3') {
     Add-PhalconFromGitHub -Semver 3.4.5
   }
diff --git a/src/scripts/extensions/phalcon.sh b/src/scripts/extensions/phalcon.sh
index 4f2109be..d17d12a6 100644
--- a/src/scripts/extensions/phalcon.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/extensions/phalcon.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Helper function to get phalcon version
 get_phalcon_version() {
   if [ "$extension" = "phalcon5" ]; then
-    semver="$(get_pecl_version phalcon stable 5)"
-    ([ -n "$semver" ] && echo "$semver") || get_pecl_version phalcon rc 5
+    get_pecl_version phalcon stable 5
   elif [ "$extension" = "phalcon4" ]; then
     echo '4.1.3'
   elif [ "$extension" = "phalcon3" ]; then