diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index c13b7f89..6af12830 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2882,7 +2882,7 @@ async function addExtensionDarwin(extension_csv, version) {
                 add_script += await utils.customPackage(ext_name, 'ext', extension, 'darwin');
                 return;
             // match pre-release versions. For example - xdebug-beta
-            case /.*-(beta|alpha|devel|snapshot)/.test(version_extension):
+            case /.*-(stable|beta|alpha|devel|snapshot|rc|preview)/.test(version_extension):
                 add_script += await utils.joins('\nadd_unstable_extension', ext_name, ext_version, ext_prefix);
                 return;
             // match semver
@@ -2948,8 +2948,8 @@ async function addExtensionWindows(extension_csv, version) {
                 add_script += await utils.customPackage(ext_name, 'ext', extension, 'win32');
                 return;
             // match pre-release versions. For example - xdebug-beta
-            case /.*-(beta|alpha|devel|snapshot)/.test(version_extension):
-                add_script += await utils.joins('\nAdd-Extension', ext_name, ext_version);
+            case /.*-(stable|beta|alpha|devel|snapshot)/.test(version_extension):
+                add_script += await utils.joins('\nAdd-Extension', ext_name, ext_version.replace('stable', ''));
                 break;
             // match semver without state
             case /.*-\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(version_extension):
@@ -3029,7 +3029,7 @@ async function addExtensionLinux(extension_csv, version) {
                 add_script += await utils.customPackage(ext_name, 'ext', extension, 'linux');
                 return;
             // match pre-release versions. For example - xdebug-beta
-            case /.*-(beta|alpha|devel|snapshot)/.test(version_extension):
+            case /.*-(stable|beta|alpha|devel|snapshot|rc|preview)/.test(version_extension):
                 add_script += await utils.joins('\nadd_unstable_extension', ext_name, ext_version, ext_prefix);
                 return;
             // match semver versions
diff --git a/src/extensions.ts b/src/extensions.ts
index 17cdb847..47321727 100644
--- a/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/src/extensions.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ export async function addExtensionDarwin(
         );
         return;
       // match pre-release versions. For example - xdebug-beta
-      case /.*-(beta|alpha|devel|snapshot)/.test(version_extension):
+      case /.*-(stable|beta|alpha|devel|snapshot|rc|preview)/.test(
+        version_extension
+      ):
         add_script += await utils.joins(
           '\nadd_unstable_extension',
           ext_name,
@@ -135,11 +137,11 @@ export async function addExtensionWindows(
         );
         return;
       // match pre-release versions. For example - xdebug-beta
-      case /.*-(beta|alpha|devel|snapshot)/.test(version_extension):
+      case /.*-(stable|beta|alpha|devel|snapshot)/.test(version_extension):
         add_script += await utils.joins(
           '\nAdd-Extension',
           ext_name,
-          ext_version
+          ext_version.replace('stable', '')
         );
         break;
       // match semver without state
@@ -246,7 +248,9 @@ export async function addExtensionLinux(
         );
         return;
       // match pre-release versions. For example - xdebug-beta
-      case /.*-(beta|alpha|devel|snapshot)/.test(version_extension):
+      case /.*-(stable|beta|alpha|devel|snapshot|rc|preview)/.test(
+        version_extension
+      ):
         add_script += await utils.joins(
           '\nadd_unstable_extension',
           ext_name,
diff --git a/src/scripts/common.sh b/src/scripts/common.sh
index f1da5f83..e29e550a 100644
--- a/src/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/common.sh
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ enable_extension() {
 
 # Function to configure PECL.
 configure_pecl() {
-  if ! [ -e /tmp/pecl_config ] && command -v pecl >/dev/null; then
+  if ! [ -e /tmp/pecl_config ] && command -v pecl >/dev/null && command -v pear >/dev/null; then
     for script in pear pecl; do
       sudo "$script" config-set php_ini "${pecl_file:-$ini_file}"
       sudo "$script" channel-update "$script".php.net
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ configure_pecl() {
 # Function to get the PECL version of an extension.
 get_pecl_version() {
   extension=$1
-  stability="$(echo "$2" | grep -m 1 -Eio "(alpha|beta|rc|snapshot|preview)")"
+  stability="$(echo "$2" | grep -m 1 -Eio "(stable|alpha|beta|rc|snapshot|preview)")"
   pecl_rest='https://pecl.php.net/rest/r/'
   response=$(get -s -n "" "$pecl_rest$extension"/allreleases.xml)
   pecl_version=$(echo "$response" | grep -m 1 -Eio "([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+${stability}[0-9]+)")
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ get_pecl_version() {
 # Function to install PECL extensions and accept default options
 pecl_install() {
   local extension=$1
+  configure_pecl >/dev/null 2>&1
   yes '' 2>/dev/null | sudo pecl install -f "$extension" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/darwin.sh b/src/scripts/darwin.sh
index 847343ee..7ad0438e 100644
--- a/src/scripts/darwin.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/darwin.sh
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ setup_php() {
   scan_dir=$(php --ini | grep additional | sed -e "s|.*: s*||")
   sudo mkdir -m 777 -p "$ext_dir" "$HOME/.composer"
   semver=$(php -v | head -n 1 | cut -f 2 -d ' ')
-  if [[ ! "$version" =~ $old_versions ]]; then configure_pecl >/dev/null 2>&1; fi
   sudo cp "$dist"/../src/configs/*.json "$RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/"
   add_log "$tick" "PHP" "$status PHP $semver"
 }
diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.sh b/src/scripts/linux.sh
index 5fa2bc88..bd64e47d 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linux.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.sh
@@ -160,9 +160,7 @@ add_devtools() {
   fi
   sudo update-alternatives --set php-config /usr/bin/php-config"$version" >/dev/null 2>&1
   sudo update-alternatives --set phpize /usr/bin/phpize"$version" >/dev/null 2>&1
-  if command -v pecl >/dev/null; then
-    configure_pecl >/dev/null 2>&1
-  fi
+  configure_pecl >/dev/null 2>&1
   add_log "${tick:?}" "$tool" "Added $tool $semver"
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +172,6 @@ setup_nightly() {
 # Function to setup PHP 5.3, PHP 5.4 and PHP 5.5.
 setup_old_versions() {
   run_script "php5-ubuntu" "$version"
-  configure_pecl
   release_version=$(php -v | head -n 1 | cut -d' ' -f 2)
 }