diff --git a/src/distro_info.rs b/src/distro_info.rs
index 8ba44fc..65dd029 100644
--- a/src/distro_info.rs
+++ b/src/distro_info.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::path::Path;
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+/// Information about a specific distribution series
+pub struct SeriesInformation {
+    /// Distribution series
+    pub series: String,
+    /// Codename, i.e. full name of series
+    pub codename: String,
+    /// Series version as numbers
+    pub version: Option<String>,
+    /// Series creation date
+    pub created: NaiveDate,
+    /// Series release date
+    pub release: Option<NaiveDate>,
+    /// Series end-of-life date
+    pub eol: Option<NaiveDate>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 struct SeriesInfo {
     local: String,
@@ -28,7 +45,7 @@ lazy_static! {
     static ref DATA: Data = serde_yaml::from_str(DATA_YAML).unwrap();
 }
 
-fn parse_series_csv(content: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+fn parse_series_csv(content: &str) -> Result<Vec<SeriesInformation>, Box<dyn Error>> {
     let mut rdr = csv::ReaderBuilder::new()
         .flexible(true)
         .from_reader(content.as_bytes());
@@ -38,29 +55,63 @@ fn parse_series_csv(content: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, Box<dyn Error>> {
         .iter()
         .position(|h| h == "series")
         .ok_or("Column 'series' not found")?;
+    let codename_idx = headers
+        .iter()
+        .position(|h| h == "codename")
+        .ok_or("Column 'codename' not found")?;
+    let version_idx = headers
+        .iter()
+        .position(|h| h == "version")
+        .ok_or("Column 'version' not found")?;
     let created_idx = headers
         .iter()
         .position(|h| h == "created")
         .ok_or("Column 'created' not found")?;
+    let release_idx = headers
+        .iter()
+        .position(|h| h == "release")
+        .ok_or("Column 'release' not found")?;
+    let eol_idx = headers
+        .iter()
+        .position(|h| h == "eol")
+        .ok_or("Column 'eol' not found")?;
+
+    let mut series_info_list = Vec::new();
 
-    let mut entries = Vec::new();
     for result in rdr.records() {
         let record = result?;
-        if let (Some(s), Some(c)) = (record.get(series_idx), record.get(created_idx))
-            && let Ok(date) = NaiveDate::parse_from_str(c, "%Y-%m-%d")
-        {
-            entries.push((s.to_string(), date));
-        }
+        let series = record.get(series_idx).unwrap().to_string();
+        let codename = record.get(codename_idx).unwrap().to_string();
+        let version = record.get(version_idx).map(|s| s.to_string());
+        let created = record
+            .get(created_idx)
+            .map(|date_str| NaiveDate::parse_from_str(date_str, "%Y-%m-%d").unwrap())
+            .unwrap();
+        let release = record
+            .get(release_idx)
+            .map(|date_str| NaiveDate::parse_from_str(date_str, "%Y-%m-%d").unwrap());
+        let eol = record
+            .get(eol_idx)
+            .map(|date_str| NaiveDate::parse_from_str(date_str, "%Y-%m-%d").unwrap());
+
+        series_info_list.push(SeriesInformation {
+            series,
+            codename,
+            version,
+            created,
+            release,
+            eol,
+        });
     }
 
-    // Sort by date descending (newest first)
-    entries.sort_by(|a, b| b.1.cmp(&a.1));
+    // Revert to sort by most recent
+    series_info_list.reverse();
 
-    Ok(entries.into_iter().map(|(s, _)| s).collect())
+    Ok(series_info_list)
 }
 
-/// Get time-ordered list of series for a distribution, development series first
-pub async fn get_ordered_series(dist: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+/// Get time-ordered list of series information for a distribution, development series first
+pub async fn get_ordered_series(dist: &str) -> Result<Vec<SeriesInformation>, Box<dyn Error>> {
     let series_info = &DATA.dist.get(dist).unwrap().series;
     let content = if Path::new(series_info.local.as_str()).exists() {
         std::fs::read_to_string(format!("/usr/share/distro-info/{dist}.csv"))?
@@ -71,22 +122,48 @@ pub async fn get_ordered_series(dist: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, Box<dyn Error
             .await?
     };
 
-    let mut series = parse_series_csv(&content)?;
+    let series_info_list = parse_series_csv(&content)?;
+    Ok(series_info_list)
+}
 
-    // For Debian, ensure 'sid' is first if it's not
-    // We want to try 'sid' (unstable) first for Debian.
-    if dist == "debian" {
-        series.retain(|s| s != "sid");
-        series.insert(0, "sid".to_string());
+/// Get time-ordered list of series names for a distribution, development series first
+pub async fn get_ordered_series_name(dist: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let series = get_ordered_series(dist).await?;
+    Ok(series.iter().map(|info| info.series.clone()).collect())
+}
+
+/// Get the latest released series for a dist (excluding future releases and special cases like sid)
+pub async fn get_latest_released_series(dist: &str) -> Result<String, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let series_info_list = get_ordered_series(dist).await?;
+
+    let today = chrono::Local::now().date_naive();
+    let mut released_series = Vec::new();
+
+    for series_info in series_info_list {
+        // Skip 'sid' and series without release dates or with future release dates
+        if series_info.series != "sid"
+            && series_info.series != "experimental"
+            && series_info.release.is_some()
+            && series_info.release.unwrap() <= today
+        {
+            released_series.push(series_info);
+        }
     }
 
-    Ok(series)
+    // Sort by release date descending (newest first)
+    released_series.sort_by(|a, b| b.release.cmp(&a.release));
+
+    if let Some(latest) = released_series.first() {
+        Ok(latest.series.clone())
+    } else {
+        Err("No released series found".into())
+    }
 }
 
 /// Obtain the distribution (eg. debian, ubuntu) from a distribution series (eg. noble, bookworm)
 pub async fn get_dist_from_series(series: &str) -> Result<String, Box<dyn Error>> {
     for dist in DATA.dist.keys() {
-        if get_ordered_series(dist)
+        if get_ordered_series_name(dist)
             .await?
             .contains(&series.to_string())
         {
@@ -135,13 +212,11 @@ pub async fn get_keyring_url(series: &str) -> Result<String, Box<dyn Error>> {
 
     // For Debian, we need the series number to form the keyring URL
     if dist == "debian" {
-        // Special case for 'sid' - use the latest version
-        if series == "sid" {
-            let latest_series = get_ordered_series("debian").await?;
-            // Get the first non-sid series (which should be the latest stable)
-            let latest_stable = latest_series.iter().find(|&s| s != "sid").unwrap();
-            let series_num = get_debian_series_number(latest_stable).await?.unwrap();
-            // Replace {series_num} placeholder with the latest stable series number
+        // Special case for 'sid' - use the latest released version
+        if series == "sid" || series == "experimental" {
+            let latest_released = get_latest_released_series("debian").await?;
+            let series_num = get_debian_series_number(&latest_released).await?.unwrap();
+            // Replace {series_num} placeholder with the latest released series number
             Ok(dist_data
                 .archive_keyring
                 .replace("{series_num}", &series_num))
@@ -237,14 +312,14 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_get_debian_series() {
-        let series = get_ordered_series("debian").await.unwrap();
+        let series = get_ordered_series_name("debian").await.unwrap();
         assert!(series.contains(&"sid".to_string()));
         assert!(series.contains(&"bookworm".to_string()));
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_get_ubuntu_series() {
-        let series = get_ordered_series("ubuntu").await.unwrap();
+        let series = get_ordered_series_name("ubuntu").await.unwrap();
         assert!(series.contains(&"noble".to_string()));
         assert!(series.contains(&"jammy".to_string()));
     }
@@ -273,13 +348,26 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_get_keyring_url_sid() {
-        // Test that 'sid' uses the latest stable version for keyring URL
+        // Test that 'sid' uses the latest released version for keyring URL
         let sid_keyring = get_keyring_url("sid").await.unwrap();
-        let latest_series = get_ordered_series("debian").await.unwrap();
-        let latest_stable = latest_series.iter().find(|&s| s != "sid").unwrap();
-        let latest_keyring = get_keyring_url(latest_stable).await.unwrap();
+        let latest_released = get_latest_released_series("debian").await.unwrap();
+        let latest_keyring = get_keyring_url(&latest_released).await.unwrap();
 
-        // The keyring URL for 'sid' should be the same as the latest stable version
+        // The keyring URL for 'sid' should be the same as the latest released version
         assert_eq!(sid_keyring, latest_keyring);
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_get_latest_released_debian_series() {
+        // Test that we get a valid released series
+        let latest_released = get_latest_released_series("debian").await.unwrap();
+
+        // Should not be 'sid' or 'experimental'
+        assert_ne!(latest_released, "sid");
+        assert_ne!(latest_released, "experimental");
+
+        // Should have a version number
+        let version = get_debian_series_number(&latest_released).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(version.is_some());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/package_info.rs b/src/package_info.rs
index 9980176..8843876 100644
--- a/src/package_info.rs
+++ b/src/package_info.rs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ async fn find_package(
     version: Option<&str>,
     progress: ProgressCallback<'_>,
 ) -> Result<PackageInfo, Box<dyn Error>> {
-    let series_list = crate::distro_info::get_ordered_series(dist).await?;
+    let series_list = crate::distro_info::get_ordered_series_name(dist).await?;
 
     for (i, series) in series_list.iter().enumerate() {
         if let Some(cb) = progress {
diff --git a/src/pull.rs b/src/pull.rs
index f035b21..604e0b2 100644
--- a/src/pull.rs
+++ b/src/pull.rs
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ pub async fn pull(
 
         // Depending on target series, we pick target branch; if latest series is specified,
         // we target the development branch, i.e. the default branch
-        let branch_name = if crate::distro_info::get_ordered_series(package_info.dist.as_str())
+        let branch_name = if crate::distro_info::get_ordered_series_name(package_info.dist.as_str())
             .await?[0]
             != *series
         {