diff --git a/dependency_updater/dependency_updater.go b/dependency_updater/dependency_updater.go
index e2c547a3..56204d77 100644
--- a/dependency_updater/dependency_updater.go
+++ b/dependency_updater/dependency_updater.go
@@ -185,9 +185,10 @@ func getVersionAndCommit(ctx context.Context, client *github.Client, dependencie
 	currentTag := dependencies[dependencyType].Tag
 	tagPrefix := dependencies[dependencyType].TagPrefix
 
-	if dependencies[dependencyType].Tracking == "tag" {
+	if dependencies[dependencyType].Tracking == "tag" || dependencies[dependencyType].Tracking == "release" {
 		// Collect all valid tags across all pages, then find the max version
 		var validTags []*github.RepositoryTag
+		trackingMode := dependencies[dependencyType].Tracking
 
 		for {
 			tags, resp, err := client.Repositories.ListTags(
@@ -206,6 +207,19 @@ func getVersionAndCommit(ctx context.Context, client *github.Client, dependencie
 					continue
 				}
 
+				// Filter based on tracking mode:
+				// - "release": only stable releases (no prerelease suffix)
+				// - "tag": releases and RC versions only (exclude -synctest, -alpha, etc.)
+				if trackingMode == "release" {
+					if !IsReleaseVersion(*tag.Name, tagPrefix) {
+						continue
+					}
+				} else if trackingMode == "tag" {
+					if !IsReleaseOrRCVersion(*tag.Name, tagPrefix) {
+						continue
+					}
+				}
+
 				// Check if this is a valid upgrade (not a downgrade)
 				if err := ValidateVersionUpgrade(currentTag, *tag.Name, tagPrefix); err != nil {
 					continue
diff --git a/dependency_updater/version.go b/dependency_updater/version.go
index 0c1dbbe2..31a0a56e 100644
--- a/dependency_updater/version.go
+++ b/dependency_updater/version.go
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import (
 // rcPattern matches various RC formats: -rc1, -rc.1, -rc-1, -RC1, etc.
 var rcPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)-rc[.-]?(\d+)`)
 
+// rcOnlyPattern is used to check if a version contains ONLY an RC prerelease (not -synctest, -alpha, etc.)
+var rcOnlyPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^-rc[.-]?\d+$`)
+
 // ParseVersion extracts and normalizes a semantic version from a tag string.
 // It handles tagPrefix stripping, v-prefix normalization, and RC format normalization.
 func ParseVersion(tag string, tagPrefix string) (*semver.Version, error) {
@@ -90,3 +93,44 @@ func CompareVersions(v1Tag, v2Tag, tagPrefix string) (int, error) {
 	}
 	return v1.Compare(v2), nil
 }
+
+// IsReleaseVersion returns true if the tag is a stable release (no prerelease suffix).
+// Examples:
+//   - "v1.0.0" -> true
+//   - "v1.0.0-rc1" -> false
+//   - "v1.0.0-synctest.0" -> false
+func IsReleaseVersion(tag string, tagPrefix string) bool {
+	v, err := ParseVersion(tag, tagPrefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return v.Prerelease() == ""
+}
+
+// IsRCVersion returns true if the tag is a release candidate version.
+// This matches versions with -rc, -rc.N, -rc-N, -rcN suffixes.
+// Examples:
+//   - "v1.0.0-rc1" -> true
+//   - "v1.0.0-rc.2" -> true
+//   - "v1.0.0" -> false (stable release, not RC)
+//   - "v1.0.0-synctest.0" -> false (not an RC)
+//   - "v1.0.0-alpha" -> false (not an RC)
+func IsRCVersion(tag string, tagPrefix string) bool {
+	v, err := ParseVersion(tag, tagPrefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	prerelease := v.Prerelease()
+	if prerelease == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	// Check if the prerelease is ONLY an RC format (e.g., "rc.1", "rc1", "rc-1")
+	// We need to check the original format before normalization
+	return rcOnlyPattern.MatchString("-" + prerelease)
+}
+
+// IsReleaseOrRCVersion returns true if the tag is either a stable release or an RC version.
+// This excludes other prereleases like -alpha, -beta, -synctest, etc.
+func IsReleaseOrRCVersion(tag string, tagPrefix string) bool {
+	return IsReleaseVersion(tag, tagPrefix) || IsRCVersion(tag, tagPrefix)
+}
diff --git a/dependency_updater/version_test.go b/dependency_updater/version_test.go
index bc1944f4..3413cb4a 100644
--- a/dependency_updater/version_test.go
+++ b/dependency_updater/version_test.go
@@ -152,6 +152,124 @@ func TestCompareVersions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIsReleaseVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		tag       string
+		tagPrefix string
+		want      bool
+	}{
+		// Stable releases
+		{"v1.0.0", "", true},
+		{"v0.2.2", "", true},
+		{"1.35.3", "", true}, // nethermind style
+		{"v1.101603.5", "", true}, // op-geth style
+
+		// With prefix
+		{"op-node/v1.16.2", "op-node", true},
+
+		// Pre-release versions (should return false)
+		{"v1.0.0-rc1", "", false},
+		{"v1.0.0-rc.1", "", false},
+		{"v1.0.0-rc-1", "", false},
+		{"v1.0.0-synctest.0", "", false},
+		{"v1.0.0-alpha", "", false},
+		{"v1.0.0-beta.1", "", false},
+		{"op-node/v1.16.6-synctest.0", "op-node", false},
+		{"op-node/v1.16.3-rc1", "op-node", false},
+
+		// Invalid versions (should return false)
+		{"not-a-version", "", false},
+		{"", "", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.tag, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := IsReleaseVersion(tt.tag, tt.tagPrefix)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("IsReleaseVersion(%q, %q) = %v, want %v", tt.tag, tt.tagPrefix, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsRCVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		tag       string
+		tagPrefix string
+		want      bool
+	}{
+		// RC versions
+		{"v1.0.0-rc1", "", true},
+		{"v1.0.0-rc.1", "", true},
+		{"v1.0.0-rc-1", "", true},
+		{"v1.0.0-RC1", "", true},
+		{"v1.0.0-rc12", "", true},
+		{"op-node/v1.16.3-rc1", "op-node", true},
+		{"op-node/v1.16.3-rc.2", "op-node", true},
+
+		// Stable releases (not RC)
+		{"v1.0.0", "", false},
+		{"v0.2.2", "", false},
+		{"op-node/v1.16.2", "op-node", false},
+
+		// Other pre-release versions (not RC)
+		{"v1.0.0-synctest.0", "", false},
+		{"op-node/v1.16.6-synctest.0", "op-node", false},
+		{"v1.0.0-alpha", "", false},
+		{"v1.0.0-beta.1", "", false},
+		{"v1.0.0-alpha.rc1", "", false}, // rc is part of another prerelease
+
+		// Invalid versions
+		{"not-a-version", "", false},
+		{"", "", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.tag, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := IsRCVersion(tt.tag, tt.tagPrefix)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("IsRCVersion(%q, %q) = %v, want %v", tt.tag, tt.tagPrefix, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsReleaseOrRCVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		tag       string
+		tagPrefix string
+		want      bool
+	}{
+		// Stable releases - should pass
+		{"v1.0.0", "", true},
+		{"v0.2.2", "", true},
+		{"op-node/v1.16.2", "op-node", true},
+
+		// RC versions - should pass
+		{"v1.0.0-rc1", "", true},
+		{"v1.0.0-rc.1", "", true},
+		{"op-node/v1.16.3-rc1", "op-node", true},
+
+		// Other pre-release versions - should NOT pass
+		{"v1.0.0-synctest.0", "", false},
+		{"op-node/v1.16.6-synctest.0", "op-node", false},
+		{"v1.0.0-alpha", "", false},
+		{"v1.0.0-beta.1", "", false},
+
+		// Invalid versions
+		{"not-a-version", "", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.tag, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := IsReleaseOrRCVersion(tt.tag, tt.tagPrefix)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("IsReleaseOrRCVersion(%q, %q) = %v, want %v", tt.tag, tt.tagPrefix, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRCVersionOrdering(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify that RC versions are ordered correctly
 	versions := []string{
diff --git a/versions.env b/versions.env
index 966dcc08..535b158e 100644
--- a/versions.env
+++ b/versions.env
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-export BASE_RETH_NODE_COMMIT=4a580faec0b560eb65d6ee2f620efb7b044a649d
+export BASE_RETH_NODE_COMMIT=bb1b4571bebb8a9cd8ff1ec8758001fdc32758e8
 export BASE_RETH_NODE_REPO=https://github.com/base/base.git
-export BASE_RETH_NODE_TAG=v0.2.2
+export BASE_RETH_NODE_TAG=v0.3.0
 export NETHERMIND_COMMIT=d9febbce240491e8f918d41a4ffd06385a746b6c
 export NETHERMIND_REPO=https://github.com/NethermindEth/nethermind.git
 export NETHERMIND_TAG=1.35.3
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 555afa2d..82698cbf 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 {
 	  "base_reth_node": {
-	  	  "tag": "v0.2.2",
-	  	  "commit": "4a580faec0b560eb65d6ee2f620efb7b044a649d",
+	  	  "tag": "v0.3.0",
+	  	  "commit": "bb1b4571bebb8a9cd8ff1ec8758001fdc32758e8",
 	  	  "owner": "base",
 	  	  "repo": "base",
-	  	  "tracking": "tag"
+	  	  "tracking": "release"
 	  },
 	  "nethermind": {
 	  	  "tag": "1.35.3",
 	  	  "commit": "d9febbce240491e8f918d41a4ffd06385a746b6c",
 	  	  "owner": "NethermindEth",
 	  	  "repo": "nethermind",
-	  	  "tracking": "tag"
+	  	  "tracking": "release"
 	  },
 	  "op_geth": {
 	  	  "tag": "v1.101603.5",
 	  	  "commit": "904a088c5cc1eeec21a1ffa47327dc20a809e642",
 	  	  "owner": "ethereum-optimism",
 	  	  "repo": "op-geth",
-	  	  "tracking": "tag"
+	  	  "tracking": "release"
 	  },
 	  "op_node": {
 	  	  "tag": "op-node/v1.16.2",
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
 	  	  "tagPrefix": "op-node",
 	  	  "owner": "ethereum-optimism",
 	  	  "repo": "optimism",
-	  	  "tracking": "tag"
+	  	  "tracking": "release"
 	  },
 	  "op_reth": {
 	  	  "tag": "v1.9.3",
 	  	  "commit": "27a8c0f5a6dfb27dea84c5751776ecabdd069646",
 	  	  "owner": "paradigmxyz",
 	  	  "repo": "reth",
-	  	  "tracking": "tag"
+	  	  "tracking": "release"
 	  }
 }
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