diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 01eb363..73e80e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ jobs:
                     }
                     includes.push({ os: os, test: test, test_name: 'root', docker_install_type: 'archive', docker_install_version: 'v26.1.4' });
                     includes.push({ os: os, test: test, test_name: 'root', docker_install_type: 'archive', docker_install_version: 'latest' });
+                    includes.push({ os: os, test: test, test_name: 'root', docker_install_type: 'archive', docker_install_version: 'v29.0.0-rc.1', docker_install_channel: 'test' });
                     if (os === 'ubuntu-latest') {
                       includes.push({ os: os, test: test, test_name: 'rootless', docker_install_type: 'image', docker_install_version: 'latest' });
                       includes.push({ os: os, test: test, test_name: 'rootless', docker_install_type: 'archive', docker_install_version: 'latest' });
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ jobs:
           TEST_FOR_SUMMARY: ${{ secrets.TEST_FOR_SUMMARY }}
           DOCKER_INSTALL_TYPE: ${{ matrix.docker_install_type }}
           DOCKER_INSTALL_VERSION: ${{ matrix.docker_install_version }}
+          DOCKER_INSTALL_CHANNEL: ${{ matrix.docker_install_channel }}
       -
         name: Check coverage
         run: |
diff --git a/__tests__/docker/install.test.itg.ts b/__tests__/docker/install.test.itg.ts
index e55353e..f724926 100644
--- a/__tests__/docker/install.test.itg.ts
+++ b/__tests__/docker/install.test.itg.ts
@@ -153,11 +153,12 @@ async function ensureNoSystemContainerd() {
 function getSources(root: boolean): Array<InstallSource> {
   const dockerInstallType = process.env.DOCKER_INSTALL_TYPE;
   const dockerInstallVersion = process.env.DOCKER_INSTALL_VERSION;
+  const dockerInstallChannel = process.env.DOCKER_INSTALL_CHANNEL || 'stable';
   if (dockerInstallType && dockerInstallVersion) {
     if (dockerInstallType === 'archive') {
       // prettier-ignore
       return [
-        { type: dockerInstallType, version: dockerInstallVersion, channel: 'stable'} as InstallSourceArchive
+        { type: dockerInstallType, version: dockerInstallVersion, channel: dockerInstallChannel} as InstallSourceArchive
       ];
     } else {
       // prettier-ignore
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ function getSources(root: boolean): Array<InstallSource> {
       {type: 'image', tag: 'master'} as InstallSourceImage,
       {type: 'image', tag: 'latest'} as InstallSourceImage,
       {type: 'archive', version: 'v26.1.4', channel: 'stable'} as InstallSourceArchive,
-      {type: 'archive', version: 'latest', channel: 'stable'} as InstallSourceArchive
+      {type: 'archive', version: 'latest', channel: 'stable'} as InstallSourceArchive,
+      {type: 'archive', version: 'v29.0.0-rc.1', channel: 'test'} as InstallSourceArchive
     ];
   } else {
     // prettier-ignore
diff --git a/__tests__/docker/install.test.ts b/__tests__/docker/install.test.ts
index 3f14983..1f4e7de 100644
--- a/__tests__/docker/install.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/docker/install.test.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ describe('download', () => {
     [archive('v20.10.22', 'stable'), 'linux'],
     [archive('v20.10.22', 'stable'), 'darwin'],
     [archive('v20.10.22', 'stable'), 'win32'],
+    [archive('v29.0.0-rc.1', 'test'), 'linux'],
 
     [image('master'), 'linux'],
     [image('master'), 'win32'],
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ describe('getRelease', () => {
     expect(release?.tag_name).not.toEqual('');
   });
 
-  it('returns v23.0.0 buildx GitHub release', async () => {
+  it('returns v23.0.0 docker GitHub release', async () => {
     const release = await Install.getRelease('v23.0.0');
     expect(release).not.toBeNull();
     expect(release?.id).toEqual(91109643);
@@ -89,6 +90,14 @@ describe('getRelease', () => {
     expect(release?.html_url).toEqual('https://github.com/moby/moby/releases/tag/v23.0.0');
   });
 
+  it('returns v29.0.0-rc.1 docker GitHub release', async () => {
+    const release = await Install.getRelease('v29.0.0-rc.1');
+    expect(release).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(release?.id).toEqual(252020476);
+    expect(release?.tag_name).toEqual('docker-v29.0.0-rc.1');
+    expect(release?.html_url).toEqual('https://github.com/moby/moby/releases/tag/docker-v29.0.0-rc.1');
+  });
+
   it('unknown release', async () => {
     await expect(Install.getRelease('foo')).rejects.toThrow(new Error('Cannot find Docker release foo in https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/actions-toolkit/main/.github/docker-releases.json'));
   });
diff --git a/src/docker/install.ts b/src/docker/install.ts
index e97c33d..9d7bfce 100644
--- a/src/docker/install.ts
+++ b/src/docker/install.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export class Install {
 
   private async downloadSourceArchive(component: 'docker' | 'docker-rootless-extras', src: InstallSourceArchive): Promise<string> {
     const release: GitHubRelease = await Install.getRelease(src.version);
-    this._version = release.tag_name.replace(/^v+|v+$/g, '');
+    this._version = release.tag_name.replace(/^(docker-)?v+/, '');
     core.debug(`docker.Install.downloadSourceArchive version: ${this._version}`);
 
     const downloadURL = this.downloadURL(component, this._version, src.channel);