diff --git a/update-service/src/main/java/com/xuqm/update/service/StoreSubmissionService.java b/update-service/src/main/java/com/xuqm/update/service/StoreSubmissionService.java
index 321c7b9..f4967a7 100644
--- a/update-service/src/main/java/com/xuqm/update/service/StoreSubmissionService.java
+++ b/update-service/src/main/java/com/xuqm/update/service/StoreSubmissionService.java
@@ -840,6 +840,28 @@ public class StoreSubmissionService {
                 boolean isUnderReview = "UNDER_REVIEW".equals(existingState);
                 boolean isRejected = "REJECTED".equals(existingState);
                 boolean isApproved = "APPROVED".equals(existingState);
+
+                // Stale-state cleanup: previous buggy code wrote nonCurrentRelease/preExisting
+                // whenever an online version existed, regardless of whether it was newer or older.
+                // If the online version is OLDER than the submitted version, clear any stale marks
+                // so the user can submit this newer version.
+                if (!polled.getOnlineVersionCode().isBlank()) {
+                    int cmp = compareVersionCodes(polled.getOnlineVersionCode(), String.valueOf(v.getVersionCode()));
+                    if (cmp < 0 && entry instanceof Map<?, ?> m) {
+                        Object nonCurrentRelease = m.get("nonCurrentRelease");
+                        Object preExisting = m.get("preExisting");
+                        if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(nonCurrentRelease) || Boolean.TRUE.equals(preExisting)) {
+                            log.info("Manual refresh: {}/{} clearing stale nonCurrentRelease/preExisting — online {} < submitted {}",
+                                    v.getId(), storeType, polled.getOnlineVersionCode(), v.getVersionCode());
+                            storeService.clearStoreReview(v.getId(), storeType);
+                            isApproved = false;
+                            isUnderReview = false;
+                            isRejected = false;
+                            existingState = "";
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 AppVersionEntity.StoreReviewState mappedState = mapToStoreReviewState(polled.getReviewState());
                 if (mappedState == AppVersionEntity.StoreReviewState.APPROVED) {
                     if (polled.isCurrentSubmissionLive()) {