diff --git a/sample.xo-install.cfg b/sample.xo-install.cfg
index b4f8459..16195c3 100644
--- a/sample.xo-install.cfg
+++ b/sample.xo-install.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ PORT="80"
 # Base dir for installation and future updates
 INSTALLDIR="/etc/xo"
 
-# Git branch or tag (append tags/ before the tag name) where xen-orchestra sources are fetched
+# Git branch or tag (append tags/ before the tag name) where xen-orchestra sources are fetched.
+# Also, you can set this to "release" to use the latest tagged branch.
 BRANCH="master"
 
 # Log path for possible errors
diff --git a/xo-install.sh b/xo-install.sh
index 2ee01bb..be2b8df 100755
--- a/xo-install.sh
+++ b/xo-install.sh
@@ -266,7 +266,16 @@ function InstallXO {
 	rm -rf "$INSTALLDIR/xo-builds/xen-orchestra-$TIME"
 	cp -r "$XO_SRC_DIR" "$INSTALLDIR/xo-builds/xen-orchestra-$TIME"
 
-	if [[ "$BRANCH" != "master" ]]; then
+	if [[ "$BRANCH" == "release" ]]; then
+		cd $INSTALLDIR/xo-builds/xen-orchestra-$TIME
+		TAG=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))
+
+		echo
+		echo "Checking out latest tagged release '$TAG'"
+
+		git checkout $TAG 2> /dev/null  # Suppress the detached-head message.
+		cd $(dirname $0)
+	elif [[ "$BRANCH" != "master" ]]; then
 		echo
 		echo "Checking out source code from branch '$BRANCH'"