diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b494fde..e5fb7d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ For open issues and known bugs, please see the [Issues](https://github.com/graha
 
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+## [34.0]
+
+19.04.2024
+
+### Updates in 34.0
+
+- Added Japanese localization (#496, thanks to @teddi for this contribution).
+- Enforce the required version of mist-cli to prevent reported issues of older versions downloading incompatible macOS installers (#500, thanks @cchsadmin).
+- Use the GitHub API to obtain swiftDialog and mist-cli download URL (#494, thanks @bartreardon).
+- Fix comparison check of this script with latest available version.
+
 ## [33.1]
 
 14.03.2024
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e196861..8121613 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,24 +24,28 @@ build:
 	mkdir -p "$(PKG_SCRIPTS)"
 
 	@echo
-	swiftdialog_version=$$(awk -F '=' '/swiftdialog_version_required=/ {print $$NF}' $(CURDIR)/erase-install.sh | tr -d '"') ;\
-	swiftdialog_tag=$$(cut -d"-" -f1 <<< "$$swiftdialog_version") ;\
-	echo "## Downloading swiftDialog v$$swiftdialog_version" ;\
-	swiftdialog_url="https://github.com/swiftDialog/swiftDialog/releases/download/v$$swiftdialog_tag/dialog-$$swiftdialog_version.pkg" ;\
-	curl -L "$$swiftdialog_url" -o "$(PKG_SCRIPTS)/dialog.pkg"
+	swiftdialog_tag=$$(awk -F '=' '/swiftdialog_tag_required=/ {print $$NF}' $(CURDIR)/erase-install.sh | tr -d '"') ;\
+	echo "## Downloading swiftDialog $$swiftdialog_tag" ;\
+	swiftdialog_api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/swiftDialog/swiftDialog/releases" ;\
+	swiftdialog_url=$$(/usr/bin/curl -sL -H "Accept: application/json" "$$swiftdialog_api_url/tags/$$swiftdialog_tag" | awk -F '"' '/browser_download_url/ { print $$4; exit }') ;\
+	curl -L "$$swiftdialog_url" -o "$(PKG_SCRIPTS)/dialog.pkg" ;\
+	echo "## Downloaded swiftDialog $$swiftdialog_tag"
 
 	@echo
-	swiftdialog_bigsur_version=$$(awk -F '=' '/swiftdialog_bigsur_version_required=/ {print $$NF}' $(CURDIR)/erase-install.sh | tr -d '"') ;\
-	swiftdialog_bigsur_tag=$$(cut -d"-" -f1 <<< "$$swiftdialog_bigsur_version") ;\
-	echo "## Downloading swiftDialog v$$swiftdialog_version" ;\
-	swiftdialog_bigsur_url="https://github.com/swiftDialog/swiftDialog/releases/download/v$$swiftdialog_bigsur_tag/dialog-$$swiftdialog_bigsur_version.pkg" ;\
-	curl -L "$$swiftdialog_bigsur_url" -o "$(PKG_SCRIPTS)/dialog-bigsur.pkg"
+	swiftdialog_bigsur_tag=$$(awk -F '=' '/swiftdialog_bigsur_tag_required=/ {print $$NF}' $(CURDIR)/erase-install.sh | tr -d '"') ;\
+	echo "## Downloading swiftDialog $$swiftdialog_bigsur_tag" ;\
+	swiftdialog_api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/swiftDialog/swiftDialog/releases" ;\
+	swiftdialog_bigsur_url=$$(/usr/bin/curl -sL -H "Accept: application/json" "$$swiftdialog_api_url/tags/$$swiftdialog_bigsur_tag" | awk -F '"' '/browser_download_url/ { print $$4; exit }') ;\
+	curl -L "$$swiftdialog_bigsur_url" -o "$(PKG_SCRIPTS)/dialog.pkg" ;\
+	echo "## Downloaded swiftDialog $$swiftdialog_bigsur_tag"
 
 	@echo
-	mist_version=$$(awk -F '=' '/mist_version_required=/ {print $$NF}' $(CURDIR)/erase-install.sh | tr -d '"') ;\
-	echo "## Downloading mist-cli v$$mist_version" ;\
-	mist_url="https://github.com/ninxsoft/mist-cli/releases/download/v$$mist_version/mist-cli.$$mist_version.pkg" ;\
-	curl -L "$$mist_url" -o "$(PKG_SCRIPTS)/mist-cli.pkg"
+	mist_tag=$$(awk -F '=' '/mist_tag_required=/ {print $$NF}' $(CURDIR)/erase-install.sh | tr -d '"') ;\
+	echo "## Downloading mist-cli $$mist_tag" ;\
+	mist_api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/ninxsoft/mist-cli/releases" ;\
+	mist_url=$$(/usr/bin/curl -sL -H "Accept: application/json" "$$mist_api_url/tags/$$mist_tag" | awk -F '"' '/browser_download_url/ { print $$4; exit }') ;\
+	curl -L "$$mist_url" -o "$(PKG_SCRIPTS)/mist-cli.pkg" ;\
+	echo "## Downloaded mist-cli $$mist_tag"
 
 	@echo
 	pkg_version=$$(awk -F '=' '/^version=/ {print $$NF}' $(CURDIR)/erase-install.sh | tr -d '"') ;\
diff --git a/erase-install.sh b/erase-install.sh
index 53cadba..35cdffb 100755
--- a/erase-install.sh
+++ b/erase-install.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ script_name="erase-install"
 pkg_label="com.github.grahampugh.erase-install"
 
 # Version of this script
-version="33.1"
+version="34.0"
 
 # Directory in which to place the macOS installer. Overridden with --path
 installer_directory="/Applications"
@@ -51,20 +51,17 @@ logdir="/Library/Management/erase-install/log"
 # mist tool
 mist_bin="/usr/local/bin/mist"
 
-# URL for downloading dialog (with tag version)
+# Required mist-cli version
 # This ensures a compatible mist version is used if not using the package installer
-mist_version_required="2.0"
-mist_download_url="https://github.com/ninxsoft/mist-cli/releases/download/v${mist_version_required}/mist-cli.${mist_version_required}.pkg"
+mist_tag_required="v2.0"
 
-# URL for downloading swiftDialog (with tag version)
+# Required swiftDialog version
 # This ensures a compatible swiftDialog version is used if not using the package installer
-swiftdialog_version_required="2.4.2-4755"
-dialog_download_url="https://github.com/swiftDialog/swiftDialog/releases/download/v${swiftdialog_version_required/-*/}/dialog-${swiftdialog_version_required}.pkg"
+swiftdialog_tag_required="v2.4.2"
 
-# URL for downloading swiftDialog on macOS 11 (with tag version)
+# Required swiftDialog version for macOS 11
 # This ensures a compatible swiftDialog version is used if not using the package installer
-swiftdialog_bigsur_version_required="2.2.1-4591"
-dialog_bigsur_download_url="https://github.com/swiftDialog/swiftDialog/releases/download/v${swiftdialog_bigsur_version_required/-*/}/dialog-${swiftdialog_bigsur_version_required}.pkg"
+swiftdialog_bigsur_tag_required="v2.2.1"
 
 # swiftDialog variables
 dialog_app="/Library/Application Support/Dialog/Dialog.app"
@@ -249,11 +246,11 @@ check_for_mist() {
     if [[ -f "$mist_bin" ]]; then
         # check mist version because older versions may not obtain a valid installer
         mist_version=$("$mist_bin" --version | head -n 1 | cut -d' ' -f1)
-        if [[ "$mist_version" == "$mist_version_required" ]]; then
-            writelog "[check_for_mist] mist-cli v$mist_version_required is installed ($mist_bin)"
+        if [[ v"$mist_version" == "$mist_tag_required" ]]; then
+            writelog "[check_for_mist] mist-cli $mist_tag_required is installed ($mist_bin)"
             mist_is_compatible=1
         else
-            writelog "[check_for_mist] mist-cli v$mist_version is installed ($mist_bin) - does not match required version v"$mist_version_required
+            writelog "[check_for_mist] mist-cli v$mist_version is installed ($mist_bin) - does not match required version $mist_tag_required"
             mist_is_compatible=0
         fi
     else
@@ -263,6 +260,11 @@ check_for_mist() {
     if [[ $mist_is_compatible -ne 1 ]]; then
         if [[ ! $no_curl ]]; then
             writelog "[check_for_mist] Downloading mist-cli..."
+
+            # obtain the download URL
+            mist_api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/ninxsoft/mist-cli/releases"
+            mist_download_url=$(/usr/bin/curl -sL -H "Accept: application/json" "$mist_api_url/tags/$mist_tag_required" | awk -F '"' '/browser_download_url/ { print $4; exit }')
+            
             if /usr/bin/curl -L "$mist_download_url" -o "$workdir/mist-cli.pkg" ; then
                 if installer -pkg "$workdir/mist-cli.pkg" -target / ; then
                     mist_is_compatible=1
@@ -273,9 +275,9 @@ check_for_mist() {
         fi
         # check it did actually get downloaded
         if [[ $mist_is_compatible -eq 1 ]]; then
-            writelog "[check_for_mist] mist-cli v$mist_version_required is installed ($mist_bin)"
+            writelog "[check_for_mist] mist-cli $mist_tag_required is installed ($mist_bin)"
         elif [[ -f "$mist_bin" ]]; then
-            writelog "[check_for_mist] WARNING! mist-cli v$mist_version is installed ($mist_bin) - does not match required version v"$mist_version_required
+            writelog "[check_for_mist] WARNING! mist-cli v$mist_version is installed ($mist_bin) - does not match required version $mist_tag_required"
         else
             writelog "[check_for_mist] ERROR! Could not download mist-cli. Cannot continue."
             exit 1
@@ -311,11 +313,16 @@ check_for_swiftdialog_app() {
         if [[ ! $no_curl ]]; then
             if ! is-at-least "12" "$system_version"; then 
                 # we need to get the older version of swiftDialog that is compatible with Big Sur
-                dialog_download_url="$dialog_bigsur_download_url"
+                swiftdialog_tag_required="$swiftdialog_bigsur_tag_required"
                 writelog "[check_for_swiftdialog_app] Downloading swiftDialog for macOS $system_version..."
             else
                 writelog "[check_for_swiftdialog_app] Downloading swiftDialog..."
             fi
+
+            # obtain the download URL
+            swiftdialog_api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/swiftDialog/swiftDialog/releases"
+            dialog_download_url=$(/usr/bin/curl -sL -H "Accept: application/json" "$swiftdialog_api_url/tags/$swiftdialog_tag_required" | awk -F '"' '/browser_download_url/ { print $4; exit }')
+            
             if /usr/bin/curl -L "$dialog_download_url" -o "$workdir/dialog.pkg" ; then
                 if installer -pkg "$workdir/dialog.pkg" -target / ; then
                     dialog_string=$("$dialog_bin" --version)
@@ -2839,8 +2846,8 @@ writelog "[$script_name] System version: $system_version (Build: $system_build)"
 if [[ "$no_curl" != "yes" ]]; then
     if is-at-least "13" "$system_version"; then 
         latest_erase_install_vers=$(/usr/bin/curl https://api.github.com/repos/grahampugh/erase-install/releases/latest 2>/dev/null | plutil -extract name raw -- -)
-        if ! is-at-least "$version" "$latest_erase_install_vers"; then
-            writelog "[$script_name] A newer version of this script is available. Visit https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/releases/tag/v$latest_erase_install_vers to obtain the latest version."
+        if ! is-at-least "$latest_erase_install_vers" "$version" ; then
+            writelog "[$script_name] A newer version of this script is available ($latest_erase_install_vers). Visit https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/releases/tag/v$latest_erase_install_vers to obtain the latest version."
         fi
     fi
 fi
diff --git a/pkg/erase-install/build-info.plist b/pkg/erase-install/build-info.plist
index c53568d..eb77db2 100644
--- a/pkg/erase-install/build-info.plist
+++ b/pkg/erase-install/build-info.plist
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 	<key>suppress_bundle_relocation</key>
 	<true/>
 	<key>version</key>
-	<string>33.1</string>
+	<string>34.0</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>