diff --git a/bin/dependencies/currency/update-currencies.js b/bin/dependencies/currency/update-currencies.js
index 3993ba01a3..0b8ff61137 100644
--- a/bin/dependencies/currency/update-currencies.js
+++ b/bin/dependencies/currency/update-currencies.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ currencies.forEach(originalCurrency => {
     return;
   }
 
-  const latestVersion = utils.getLatestVersion({
+  let latestVersion = utils.getLatestVersion({
     pkgName: currency.name,
     installedVersion,
     isBeta: currency.isBeta
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ currencies.forEach(originalCurrency => {
     return;
   }
 
+  latestVersion = utils.getDelayedLatestVersion({
+    pkgName: currency.name,
+    installedVersion,
+    upperBoundVersion: latestVersion,
+    isBeta: currency.isBeta
+  });
+
+  if (latestVersion === installedVersion) {
+    console.log(`[SKIP] ${currency.name}: no version older than ${utils.MIN_VERSION_AGE_DAYS} days available.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
   const isMajorUpdate = semver.major(latestVersion) !== semver.major(installedVersion);
 
   console.log(`[UPDATE] ${currency.name}: ${installedVersion} → ${latestVersion}`);
diff --git a/bin/dependencies/production/update-prod-dependencies.js b/bin/dependencies/production/update-prod-dependencies.js
index 1558f55544..88d863cdab 100644
--- a/bin/dependencies/production/update-prod-dependencies.js
+++ b/bin/dependencies/production/update-prod-dependencies.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Object.entries(dependencyMap).some(([dep, usageList]) => {
   }
 
   const currentVersion = utils.cleanVersionString(usageList[0].version);
-  const latestVersion = utils.getLatestVersion({
+  let latestVersion = utils.getLatestVersion({
     pkgName: dep,
     installedVersion: currentVersion,
     isBeta: false
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ Object.entries(dependencyMap).some(([dep, usageList]) => {
 
   if (!latestVersion || latestVersion === currentVersion) return false;
 
+  latestVersion = utils.getDelayedLatestVersion({
+    pkgName: dep,
+    installedVersion: currentVersion,
+    upperBoundVersion: latestVersion,
+    isBeta: false
+  });
+
+  if (latestVersion === currentVersion) {
+    console.log(`Skipping ${dep}. No version older than ${utils.MIN_VERSION_AGE_DAYS} days available.`);
+    return false;
+  }
+
   const branchName = utils.createBranchName(BRANCH, dep, latestVersion);
   console.log(`Preparing PR for ${dep} (${currentVersion} -> ${latestVersion})`);
 
diff --git a/bin/dependencies/test/utils.test.js b/bin/dependencies/test/utils.test.js
index 6c48247b87..78e333dd69 100644
--- a/bin/dependencies/test/utils.test.js
+++ b/bin/dependencies/test/utils.test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const path = require('path');
-const { getDaysBehind, installPackage } = require('../utils');
+const { getDaysBehind, getDelayedLatestVersion, installPackage } = require('../utils');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const today = '2024-07-23T00:00:00.000Z';
@@ -122,6 +122,79 @@ try {
   assert.strictEqual(daysBehind6, 136);
   console.log('Test 6 passed: Integration version is 136 days behind the latest version');
 
+  const npmTimeOutput = {
+    created: '2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+    modified: '2024-07-22T00:00:00.000Z',
+    '1.0.0': '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+    '1.1.0': '2024-05-10T00:00:00.000Z',
+    '1.2.0': '2024-07-15T00:00:00.000Z',
+    '1.2.1': '2024-07-20T00:00:00.000Z',
+    '1.2.2': '2024-07-22T00:00:00.000Z',
+    '2.0.0-beta.1': '2024-07-10T00:00:00.000Z'
+  };
+  const mockNpmView = () => Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(npmTimeOutput));
+  const delayedToday = new Date('2024-07-23T00:00:00.000Z');
+
+  const delayed1 = getDelayedLatestVersion({
+    pkgName: 'some-pkg',
+    installedVersion: '1.1.0',
+    upperBoundVersion: '1.2.2',
+    isBeta: false,
+    minAgeDays: 5,
+    today: delayedToday,
+    execSyncFn: mockNpmView
+  });
+  assert.strictEqual(delayed1, '1.2.0');
+  console.log('Test passed: Picks the highest version that is at least 5 days old.');
+
+  const delayed2 = getDelayedLatestVersion({
+    pkgName: 'some-pkg',
+    installedVersion: '1.2.0',
+    upperBoundVersion: '1.2.2',
+    isBeta: false,
+    minAgeDays: 5,
+    today: delayedToday,
+    execSyncFn: mockNpmView
+  });
+  assert.strictEqual(delayed2, '1.2.0');
+  console.log('Test passed: Returns installed version when no candidate is old enough.');
+
+  const delayed3 = getDelayedLatestVersion({
+    pkgName: 'some-pkg',
+    installedVersion: '1.1.0',
+    upperBoundVersion: '1.2.2',
+    isBeta: false,
+    minAgeDays: 5,
+    today: delayedToday,
+    execSyncFn: mockNpmView
+  });
+  assert.strictEqual(delayed3, '1.2.0');
+  console.log('Test passed: Excludes prerelease versions when isBeta is false.');
+
+  const delayed4 = getDelayedLatestVersion({
+    pkgName: 'some-pkg',
+    installedVersion: '1.1.0',
+    upperBoundVersion: '2.0.0-beta.1',
+    isBeta: true,
+    minAgeDays: 5,
+    today: delayedToday,
+    execSyncFn: mockNpmView
+  });
+  assert.strictEqual(delayed4, '2.0.0-beta.1');
+  console.log('Test passed: Includes prerelease versions when isBeta is true.');
+
+  const delayed5 = getDelayedLatestVersion({
+    pkgName: 'some-pkg',
+    installedVersion: '1.0.0',
+    upperBoundVersion: '1.2.0',
+    isBeta: false,
+    minAgeDays: 5,
+    today: delayedToday,
+    execSyncFn: mockNpmView
+  });
+  assert.strictEqual(delayed5, '1.2.0');
+  console.log('Test passed: Respects upper bound (does not jump beyond it).');
+
   let cmd;
   installPackage({
     cwd: path.join(__dirname, 'assets'),
diff --git a/bin/dependencies/utils.js b/bin/dependencies/utils.js
index f81320049d..3dbdd4d6ca 100644
--- a/bin/dependencies/utils.js
+++ b/bin/dependencies/utils.js
@@ -13,6 +13,35 @@ const moment = require('moment');
 const { execSync } = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
+const MIN_VERSION_AGE_DAYS = 5;
+exports.MIN_VERSION_AGE_DAYS = MIN_VERSION_AGE_DAYS;
+
+exports.getDelayedLatestVersion = ({
+  pkgName,
+  installedVersion,
+  upperBoundVersion,
+  isBeta,
+  minAgeDays = MIN_VERSION_AGE_DAYS,
+  today = new Date(),
+  execSyncFn = execSync
+}) => {
+  const time = JSON.parse(execSyncFn(`npm view ${pkgName} time --json`).toString());
+  const cutoff = moment(today).subtract(minAgeDays, 'days');
+
+  const candidates = Object.entries(time)
+    .filter(([version, publishedAt]) => {
+      if (!semver.valid(version)) return false;
+      if (!isBeta && semver.prerelease(version)) return false;
+      if (!semver.gt(version, installedVersion)) return false;
+      if (semver.gt(version, upperBoundVersion)) return false;
+      return !moment(publishedAt).isAfter(cutoff);
+    })
+    .map(([version]) => version);
+
+  if (candidates.length === 0) return installedVersion;
+  return candidates.sort(semver.rcompare)[0];
+};
+
 exports.getRootDependencyVersion = name => {
   const pkgjson = require(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'package.json'));
   return pkgjson.devDependencies[name] || pkgjson.optionalDependencies[name];