diff --git a/features/src/gitlab-cli/devcontainer-feature.json b/features/src/gitlab-cli/devcontainer-feature.json
index 4286d820..4b4a2b35 100644
--- a/features/src/gitlab-cli/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/features/src/gitlab-cli/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "gitlab-cli",
-  "version": "24.12.0",
+  "version": "24.12.1",
   "name": "GitLab CLI",
   "documentationURL": "https://github.com/rapidsai/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/gitlab-cli",
   "description": "Installs the GitLab CLI. Auto-detects latest version and installs needed dependencies.",
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
     "version": {
       "type": "string",
       "proposals": [
-        "latest",
-        "none"
+        "latest"
       ],
       "default": "latest",
       "description": "Select version of the GitLab CLI, if not latest."
diff --git a/features/src/gitlab-cli/install.sh b/features/src/gitlab-cli/install.sh
index d5550483..e13122e4 100755
--- a/features/src/gitlab-cli/install.sh
+++ b/features/src/gitlab-cli/install.sh
@@ -13,48 +13,62 @@ cd "$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )";
 # install global/common scripts
 . ./common/install.sh;
 
+gitlab_cli_file_name() {
+    local -;
+    set -euo pipefail;
+
+    local os="$(uname -s)";
+    local arch="${TARGETARCH:-}";
+
+    if [[ "${CLI_VERSION}" < "1.47.0" ]]; then
+        arch="${arch:-$(uname -m)}";
+    else
+        arch="${arch:-$(dpkg --print-architecture | awk -F'-' '{print $NF}')}";
+        os="${os,,}";
+    fi
+
+    echo "glab_${CLI_VERSION}_${os}_${arch}.deb";
+}
+
+download_gitlab_cli_deb() {
+    local -;
+    set -euo pipefail;
+    wget --no-hsts -q -O /tmp/gitlab-cli.deb \
+        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/-/releases/v${CLI_VERSION}/downloads/$(gitlab_cli_file_name)";
+}
+
 # Fall back on direct download if no apt package exists
 # Fetches .deb file to be installed with dpkg
 install_deb_using_gitlab() {
+    local -;
+    set -euo pipefail;
+
     check_packages wget;
-    arch="${TARGETARCH:-$(dpkg --print-architecture | awk -F'-' '{print $NF}')}";
-    if [[ "$arch" == amd64 ]]; then
-        arch=x86_64;
-    fi
 
-    find_version_from_git_tags CLI_VERSION https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli;
-    cli_filename="glab_${CLI_VERSION}_Linux_${arch}.deb";
-
-    mkdir -p /tmp/glabcli;
-    pushd /tmp/glabcli;
-    wget https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/-/releases/v${CLI_VERSION}/downloads/${cli_filename};
-    exit_code=$?;
-    set -e;
-    if [ "$exit_code" != "0" ]; then
-        # Handle situation where git tags are ahead of what was is available to actually download
-        echo "(!) gitlab-cli version ${CLI_VERSION} failed to download. Attempting to fall back one version to retry...";
-        find_prev_version_from_git_tags CLI_VERSION https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli;
-        wget https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/-/releases/v${CLI_VERSION}/downloads/${cli_filename};
+    # Soft version matching
+    if test "${CLI_VERSION}" = latest || test "${CLI_VERSION}" = stable || test "${CLI_VERSION}" = lts; then
+        find_version_from_git_tags CLI_VERSION https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli;
+        while ! download_gitlab_cli_deb; do
+            # Handle situation where git tags are ahead of what was is available to actually download
+            echo "(!) gitlab-cli version ${CLI_VERSION} failed to download. Attempting to fall back one version to retry...";
+            find_prev_version_from_git_tags CLI_VERSION https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli;
+        done
+    else
+        download_gitlab_cli_deb;
     fi
 
-    dpkg -i /tmp/glabcli/${cli_filename};
-    popd;
-    rm -rf /tmp/glabcli;
+    dpkg -i /tmp/gitlab-cli.deb;
+    rm /tmp/gitlab-cli.deb;
 }
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive;
 
-# Install curl, apt-transport-https, curl, or git if missing
+# Install curl, ca-certificates, apt-transport-https, and git (if missing)
 check_packages curl ca-certificates apt-transport-https;
 if ! type git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     check_packages git;
 fi
 
-# Soft version matching
-if [ "${CLI_VERSION}" != "latest" ] && [ "${CLI_VERSION}" != "lts" ] && [ "${CLI_VERSION}" != "stable" ]; then
-    find_version_from_git_tags CLI_VERSION "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli";
-fi
-
 # Install the GitHub CLI
 echo "Downloading gitlab CLI...";