diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 899a723e..3068c5d1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN easy-add --var os=${TARGETOS} --var arch=${TARGETARCH}${TARGETVARIANT} \
   --var version=0.1.1 --var app=maven-metadata-release --file {{.app}} \
   --from https://github.com/itzg/{{.app}}/releases/download/{{.version}}/{{.app}}_{{.version}}_{{.os}}_{{.arch}}.tar.gz
 
-ARG MC_HELPER_VERSION=1.28.2
+ARG MC_HELPER_VERSION=1.28.3
 ARG MC_HELPER_BASE_URL=https://github.com/itzg/mc-image-helper/releases/download/${MC_HELPER_VERSION}
 # used for cache busting local copy of mc-image-helper
 ARG MC_HELPER_REV=1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 167de3b3..161a457c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -607,11 +607,15 @@ The desired modpack project is specified with the `MODRINTH_PROJECT` environment
   ![](docs/modrinth-project-id.drawio.png)
 - The project page URL, such as <https://modrinth.com/modpack/cobblemon-fabric>. As described below, this can further be the page URL of a modpack's version page.
   
-By default, the latest available version of the Modrinth modpack is selected based upon the value of `MODRINTH_DEFAULT_VERSION_TYPE`, which defaults to "release". Other valid values are "beta" and "alpha". 
+The automatic modpack version resolving can be narrowed in a few ways:
 
-The selected version can also be narrowed by a few means: If wanting to use a particular mod loader, set `MODRINTH_LOADER` to either "forge" or "fabric" (Quilt support is coming soon). Since the overall `VERSION` gets dictated by the modpack, a specific modpack Minecraft version can be specified by setting `MODRINTH_MC_VERSION` to a valid version, such as "1.19.2".
+The latest release or beta version, respectively, of the Modrinth modpack is selected when `VERSION` is "LATEST" or "SNAPSHOT". That can be overridden by setting `MODRINTH_DEFAULT_VERSION_TYPE` to "release", "beta", or "alpha". 
 
-A specific version of modpack file can be specified by passing the version's page URL to `MODRINTH_PROJECT`, such as <https://modrinth.com/modpack/cobblemon-fabric/version/1.3.2> or by setting `MODRINTH_VERSION_ID` to the version ID located in the Metadata section, as shown here
+Furthermore, the resolved modpack version can be narrowed by setting `VERSION` to a specific Minecraft version, such as "1.19.2". 
+
+The selected version can also be narrowed to a particular mod loader by setting `MODRINTH_LOADER` to either "forge" or "fabric" (Quilt support is coming soon).
+
+Instead of auto resolving, a specific version of modpack file can be specified by passing the version's page URL to `MODRINTH_PROJECT`, such as <https://modrinth.com/modpack/cobblemon-fabric/version/1.3.2> or by setting `MODRINTH_VERSION` to the version ID or number located in the Metadata section, as shown here
 
 ![](docs/modrinth-version-id.drawio.png)
 
diff --git a/docs/modrinth-version-id.drawio.png b/docs/modrinth-version-id.drawio.png
index 7ff96c9f..f0ccbf7f 100644
Binary files a/docs/modrinth-version-id.drawio.png and b/docs/modrinth-version-id.drawio.png differ
diff --git a/examples/docker-compose-modrinth-modpack.yml b/examples/docker-compose-modrinth-modpack.yml
index f6e213cb..f5befada 100644
--- a/examples/docker-compose-modrinth-modpack.yml
+++ b/examples/docker-compose-modrinth-modpack.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@ services:
       EULA: "TRUE"
       TYPE: MODRINTH
       MODRINTH_PROJECT: https://modrinth.com/modpack/cobblemon-fabric/version/1.3.2
-      # or could be https://modrinth.com/modpack/cobblemon-fabric for auto-upgrading to latest
+      # or for auto-upgrading to latest
+      # MODRINTH_PROJECT: https://modrinth.com/modpack/cobblemon-fabric
       # or just cobblemon-fabric or 5FFgwNNP
       # and could replace version URL with
-      # MODRINTH_VERSION_ID: nvrqJg44
+      # MODRINTH_VERSION: nvrqJg44
+      # MODRINTH_VERSION: 1.3.2
+      # MODRINTH_VERSION: "Cobblemon [Fabric] 1.3.2"
+      SETUP_ONLY: "true"
     volumes:
       # attach the relative directory 'data' to the container's /data path
       - ./data:/data
diff --git a/scripts/start-deployModrinth b/scripts/start-deployModrinth
index ae01fa26..1f1bf0a3 100644
--- a/scripts/start-deployModrinth
+++ b/scripts/start-deployModrinth
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ set -eu
 resultsFile=/data/.install-modrinth.env
 
 requireVar MODRINTH_PROJECT
-: "${MODRINTH_MC_VERSION:=}"
 : "${MODRINTH_LOADER:=}"
-: "${MODRINTH_VERSION_ID:=}"
-: "${MODRINTH_DEFAULT_VERSION_TYPE:=release}"
+: "${MODRINTH_VERSION:=${MODRINTH_VERSION_ID:-}}"
 
 isDebugging && set -x
 
@@ -20,6 +18,19 @@ args=(
   --output-directory=/data
 )
 
+case "${VERSION^^}" in
+  LATEST)
+    : "${MODRINTH_DEFAULT_VERSION_TYPE:=release}"
+    ;;
+  SNAPSHOT)
+    : "${MODRINTH_DEFAULT_VERSION_TYPE:=beta}"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    : "${MODRINTH_DEFAULT_VERSION_TYPE:=release}"
+    args+=("--game-version=$VERSION")
+    ;;
+esac
+
 setArg() {
   arg="${1?}"
   var="${2?}"
@@ -28,9 +39,8 @@ setArg() {
       args+=("${arg}=${!var}")
   fi
 }
-setArg --game-version MODRINTH_MC_VERSION
 setArg --loader MODRINTH_LOADER
-setArg --version-id MODRINTH_VERSION_ID
+setArg --version MODRINTH_VERSION
 setArg --default-version-type MODRINTH_DEFAULT_VERSION_TYPE
 
 if ! mc-image-helper install-modrinth-modpack "${args[@]}"; then