diff --git a/src/main/java/me/itzg/helpers/curseforge/CurseForgeInstaller.java b/src/main/java/me/itzg/helpers/curseforge/CurseForgeInstaller.java
index c0b14024..b51a85bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/itzg/helpers/curseforge/CurseForgeInstaller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/itzg/helpers/curseforge/CurseForgeInstaller.java
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ private static CurseForgeFile resolveModpackFile(SharedFetch preparedFetch, UriB
     ) {
         // NOTE latestFiles in mod is only one or two files, so retrieve the full list instead
         final GetModFilesResponse resp = preparedFetch.fetch(
-                uriBuilder.resolve("/mods/{modId}/files", mod.getId())
+                // 'latest' parameter is not recognized by the API but rather used to force it not to return
+                // a cached listing
+                uriBuilder.resolve("/mods/{modId}/files?latest={ts}", mod.getId(), System.currentTimeMillis())
             )
             .toObject(GetModFilesResponse.class)
             .execute();