diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
index f48a1d5f2..415d1cee2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ jobs:
           cd docs
           make fallback-videos
 
+      - name: Update version switcher (on new tag)
+        if: ((github.event_name == 'release' && !contains(github.event.release.tag_name, 'rc')) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.target_directory != 'dev'))
+        run: |
+          python docs/_scripts/update_switcher.py ${{ github.event.inputs.target_directory || github.event.release.tag_name }}
+
       - name: Build Docs
         uses: aganders3/headless-gui@v2
         env:
diff --git a/docs/_scripts/update_switcher.py b/docs/_scripts/update_switcher.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7d934ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_scripts/update_switcher.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import sys
+import json
+
+
+def update_version_switcher(new_version):
+    """Update version_switcher.json after a new release."""
+    with open("docs/_static/version_switcher.json", "r") as f:
+        switcher = json.load(f)
+    oldstable = switcher[1]
+
+    newstable = oldstable.copy()
+    newstable["version"] = new_version
+    newstable["name"] = f"stable ({new_version})"
+
+    oldstable["name"] = f"{oldstable['version']}"
+    del oldstable["preferred"]
+    oldstable["url"] = oldstable["url"].replace("stable", oldstable["version"])
+
+    switcher[1] = oldstable
+    switcher.insert(1, newstable)
+    with open("docs/_static/version_switcher.json", "w") as f:
+        json.dump(switcher, f, indent=4)
+
+    print(f"Version switcher updated to {new_version}")
+    print(f"Old stable version: {switcher[2]}")
+    print(f"New stable version: {switcher[1]}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print("Usage: python update_switcher.py <new_version>")
+        sys.exit()
+    new_version = sys.argv[1]
+    update_version_switcher(new_version)