diff --git a/include/version.mk b/include/version.mk
index f39e35cd0..aa7f2195b 100644
--- a/include/version.mk
+++ b/include/version.mk
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS += \
 sanitize = $(call tolower,$(subst _,-,$(subst $(space),-,$(1))))
 
 VERSION_NUMBER:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_NUMBER))
-VERSION_NUMBER:=$(if $(VERSION_NUMBER),$(VERSION_NUMBER),SNAPSHOT)
+VERSION_NUMBER:=$(if $(VERSION_NUMBER),$(VERSION_NUMBER),24.10-SNAPSHOT)
 
 VERSION_CODE:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_CODE))
 VERSION_CODE:=$(if $(VERSION_CODE),$(VERSION_CODE),$(REVISION))
 
 VERSION_REPO:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_REPO))
-VERSION_REPO:=$(if $(VERSION_REPO),$(VERSION_REPO),https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots)
+VERSION_REPO:=$(if $(VERSION_REPO),$(VERSION_REPO),https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10-SNAPSHOT)
 
 VERSION_DIST:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_DIST))
 VERSION_DIST:=$(if $(VERSION_DIST),$(VERSION_DIST),OpenWrt)
diff --git a/package/base-files/image-config.in b/package/base-files/image-config.in
index 2882cee1b..f52138471 100644
--- a/package/base-files/image-config.in
+++ b/package/base-files/image-config.in
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ if VERSIONOPT
 	config VERSION_REPO
 		string
 		prompt "Release repository"
-		default "https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots"
+		default "https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/24.10-SNAPSHOT"
 		help
 			This is the repository address embedded in the image, it defaults
 			to the trunk snapshot repo; the url may contain the following placeholders: