diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 24b037d..a003883 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ for details of each.
   * `retention`: string, retention policy
 * `targets`: target configurations, each of which can be reference by other sections. Key is the name of the target that is referenced elsewhere. Each one has the following structure:
   * `type`: string, the type of target, one of: file, s3, smb
-  * `url`: string, the URL of the target
+  * `url`: string, the URL of the target; include `?latest` if the URL is a directory and you want to use the latest file in that directory. If the URL is a file, it should not include `?latest`.
   * `spec`: access details for the target, depends on target type:
     * Type s3:
       * `region`: string, the region
diff --git a/pkg/core/restore.go b/pkg/core/restore.go
index 2515c0f..076c634 100644
--- a/pkg/core/restore.go
+++ b/pkg/core/restore.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (e *Executor) Restore(ctx context.Context, opts RestoreOptions) error {
 		attribute.String("targetfile", opts.TargetFile),
 		attribute.String("tmpfile", tmpRestoreFile),
 	)
-	copied, err := opts.Target.Pull(ctx, opts.TargetFile, tmpRestoreFile, logger)
+	copied, err := opts.Target.Pull(ctx, opts.Target.URL(), tmpRestoreFile, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		pullSpan.RecordError(err)
 		pullSpan.End()
diff --git a/pkg/storage/file/file.go b/pkg/storage/file/file.go
index 84d0cdf..d227ae0 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/file/file.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/file/file.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -23,13 +22,60 @@ func New(u url.URL) *File {
 }
 
 func (f *File) Pull(ctx context.Context, source, target string, logger *log.Entry) (int64, error) {
-	return copyFile(path.Join(f.path, source), target)
+	// see if the target has `?latest` set, if so, we need to find the latest file
+	sourceFile := filepath.Join(f.path, source)
+	u, err := url.Parse(sourceFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse target URL %s: %v", source, err)
+	}
+	q := u.Query()
+	if q.Has("latest") {
+		latestFilename, err := f.Latest(ctx, u.Path, logger)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to find latest file for source %s: %v", u.Path, err)
+		}
+		logger.Debugf("latest file for target %s is %s", u.Path, latestFilename)
+		sourceFile = filepath.Join(u.Path, latestFilename)
+	}
+
+	return copyFile(sourceFile, target)
 }
 
 func (f *File) Push(ctx context.Context, target, source string, logger *log.Entry) (int64, error) {
 	return copyFile(source, filepath.Join(f.path, target))
 }
 
+func (f *File) Latest(ctx context.Context, target string, logger *log.Entry) (string, error) {
+	fullTarget := filepath.Join(f.path, target)
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(fullTarget)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read directory %s: %w", f.path, err)
+	}
+
+	var latest string
+	var latestModTime int64
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		if entry.IsDir() || !entry.Type().IsRegular() {
+			continue
+		}
+		info, err := entry.Info()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get info for file %s: %w", entry.Name(), err)
+		}
+		if info.ModTime().Unix() > latestModTime {
+			latest = entry.Name()
+			latestModTime = info.ModTime().Unix()
+		}
+	}
+
+	if latest == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("no files found for target %s", target)
+	}
+
+	return latest, nil
+}
+
 func (f *File) Clean(filename string) string {
 	return filename
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storage/s3/s3.go b/pkg/storage/s3/s3.go
index ab1c236..60b4840 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/s3/s3.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/s3/s3.go
@@ -66,6 +66,37 @@ func New(u url.URL, opts ...Option) *S3 {
 	return s
 }
 
+func (s *S3) Latest(ctx context.Context, target string, logger *log.Entry) (string, error) {
+	// get the s3 client
+	client, err := s.getClient(logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get AWS client: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// ensure that there is no leading /
+	p := strings.TrimPrefix(filepath.Join(s.url.Path, target), "/")
+	result, err := client.ListObjectsV2(context.TODO(), &s3.ListObjectsV2Input{Bucket: aws.String(s.url.Hostname()), Prefix: aws.String(p)})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to list objects, %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var latest string
+	var latestModTime time.Time
+
+	for _, item := range result.Contents {
+		if item.LastModified.After(latestModTime) {
+			latest = *item.Key
+			latestModTime = *item.LastModified
+		}
+	}
+
+	if latest == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("no files found for target %s", target)
+	}
+
+	return latest, nil
+}
+
 func (s *S3) Pull(ctx context.Context, source, target string, logger *log.Entry) (int64, error) {
 	// get the s3 client
 	client, err := s.getClient(logger)
@@ -73,7 +104,22 @@ func (s *S3) Pull(ctx context.Context, source, target string, logger *log.Entry)
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to get AWS client: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	bucket, path := s.url.Hostname(), path.Join(s.url.Path, source)
+	sourceFile := filepath.Join(s.url.Path, source)
+	u, err := url.Parse(sourceFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse target URL %s: %v", source, err)
+	}
+	q := u.Query()
+	if q.Has("latest") {
+		latestFilename, err := s.Latest(ctx, u.Path, logger)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to find latest file for source %s: %v", u.Path, err)
+		}
+		logger.Debugf("latest file for target %s is %s", u.Path, latestFilename)
+		sourceFile = filepath.Join(u.Path, latestFilename)
+	}
+
+	bucket, path := s.url.Hostname(), sourceFile
 
 	// Create a downloader with the session and default options
 	downloader := manager.NewDownloader(client)
diff --git a/pkg/storage/smb/smb.go b/pkg/storage/smb/smb.go
index c3f76e2..6065d6f 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/smb/smb.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/smb/smb.go
@@ -60,12 +60,27 @@ func (s *SMB) Pull(ctx context.Context, source, target string, logger *log.Entry
 		smbFilename := fmt.Sprintf("%s%c%s", sharepath, smb2.PathSeparator, filepath.Base(strings.ReplaceAll(target, ":", "-")))
 		smbFilename = strings.TrimPrefix(smbFilename, fmt.Sprintf("%c", smb2.PathSeparator))
 
+		sourceFile := smbFilename
+		u, err := url.Parse(smbFilename)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse target URL %s: %v", source, err)
+		}
+		q := u.Query()
+		if q.Has("latest") {
+			latestFilename, err := s.Latest(ctx, u.Path, logger)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to find latest file for target %s: %v", u.Path, err)
+			}
+			logger.Debugf("latest file for target %s is %s", u.Path, latestFilename)
+			sourceFile = filepath.Join(u.Path, latestFilename)
+		}
+
 		to, err := os.Create(target)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		defer func() { _ = to.Close() }()
-		from, err := fs.Open(smbFilename)
+		from, err := fs.Open(sourceFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -76,6 +91,43 @@ func (s *SMB) Pull(ctx context.Context, source, target string, logger *log.Entry
 	return copied, err
 }
 
+func (s *SMB) Latest(ctx context.Context, target string, logger *log.Entry) (string, error) {
+	var (
+		latest string
+		err    error
+	)
+	err = s.exec(s.url, func(fs *smb2.Share, sharepath string) error {
+		smbDirname := fmt.Sprintf("%s%c%s", sharepath, smb2.PathSeparator, target)
+		smbDirname = strings.TrimPrefix(smbDirname, fmt.Sprintf("%c", smb2.PathSeparator))
+		entries, err := fs.ReadDir(smbDirname)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read directory %s: %w", smbDirname, err)
+		}
+
+		var latestModTime int64
+
+		for _, entry := range entries {
+			if entry.IsDir() || !entry.Mode().IsRegular() {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if entry.ModTime().Unix() > latestModTime {
+				latest = entry.Name()
+				latestModTime = entry.ModTime().Unix()
+			}
+		}
+
+		if latest == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("no files found for target %s", target)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return latest, nil
+}
+
 func (s *SMB) Push(ctx context.Context, target, source string, logger *log.Entry) (int64, error) {
 	var (
 		copied int64
diff --git a/pkg/storage/storage.go b/pkg/storage/storage.go
index 86d5147..79a7ef6 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/storage.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ type Storage interface {
 	Clean(filename string) string
 	Push(ctx context.Context, target, source string, logger *log.Entry) (int64, error)
 	Pull(ctx context.Context, source, target string, logger *log.Entry) (int64, error)
+	// Latest returns the latest, or most recent, file for a given target. Should return just the filename, relative to `target`, not the path.
+	Latest(ctx context.Context, target string, logger *log.Entry) (string, error)
 	ReadDir(ctx context.Context, dirname string, logger *log.Entry) ([]fs.FileInfo, error)
 	// Remove remove a particular file
 	Remove(ctx context.Context, target string, logger *log.Entry) error