diff --git a/src/headless-chrome/install.sh b/src/headless-chrome/install.sh
index c45edc8..9612d58 100644
--- a/src/headless-chrome/install.sh
+++ b/src/headless-chrome/install.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ apt-get update
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   ca-certificates \
   curl \
-  unzip \
   fonts-liberation \
   libasound2t64 \
   libatk-bridge2.0-0t64 \
@@ -36,7 +35,8 @@ apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   libxext6 \
   libxfixes3 \
   libxkbcommon0 \
-  libxrandr2
+  libxrandr2 \
+  unzip
 rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Resolve: the channel keyword to a concrete version (exact versions pass through).
diff --git a/src/latex/install.sh b/src/latex/install.sh
index 93ccd11..a7a4f24 100644
--- a/src/latex/install.sh
+++ b/src/latex/install.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 apt-get update
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   ca-certificates \
-  wget \
+  fontconfig \
   perl \
-  fontconfig
+  wget
 rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Fetch: the year-matched installer bootstrap, persisted so the hook can reuse it at runtime.
diff --git a/test/claude-code/channel_stable.sh b/test/claude-code/channel_stable.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d156a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/claude-code/channel_stable.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Import the test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# The stable channel picks the current release, so assert claude installs and runs.
+check "claude on PATH" bash -lc "command -v claude"
+check "claude version" bash -lc "claude --version"
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
diff --git a/test/claude-code/scenarios.json b/test/claude-code/scenarios.json
index 2f351dd..8a4a6be 100644
--- a/test/claude-code/scenarios.json
+++ b/test/claude-code/scenarios.json
@@ -6,5 +6,13 @@
         "settingsJson": "{\\\"env\\\":{\\\"IS_DEMO\\\":\\\"1\\\"}}"
       }
     }
+  },
+  "channel_stable": {
+    "image": "ubuntu:24.04",
+    "features": {
+      "claude-code": {
+        "version": "stable"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }