diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 517a0af..94ee84a 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -98,5 +98,5 @@
     "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "version": "26.0.2",
-    "build": "54"
+    "build": "55"
 }
diff --git a/git_update.sh b/git_update.sh
index 3a57da9..ffca419 100755
--- a/git_update.sh
+++ b/git_update.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ git checkout stable
 echo "Pulling latest stable..."
 git pull --ff-only
 
-echo "Installing PHP dependencies..."
-composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
-
 resolve_php_bin() {
   if [[ -n "${PHP_BIN:-}" ]]; then
     echo "$PHP_BIN"
@@ -45,6 +42,14 @@ else
   echo "PHP binary '$PHP_BIN' not found in PATH."
 fi
 
+echo "Installing PHP dependencies..."
+COMPOSER_BIN="$(command -v composer || true)"
+if [[ -z "$COMPOSER_BIN" ]]; then
+  echo "Composer not found in PATH."
+  exit 1
+fi
+$PHP_BIN "$COMPOSER_BIN" install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
+
 if [[ -x "artisan" ]]; then
   CONFIGURED_PHP="$($PHP_BIN artisan tinker --execute="echo \\App\\Models\\Setting::where('key','system.php_binary')->value('value') ?? '';" 2>/dev/null || true)"
   if [[ -n "$CONFIGURED_PHP" ]]; then