diff --git a/docs/registry.md b/docs/registry.md
index 9e821700db..d7ea8efe4d 100644
--- a/docs/registry.md
+++ b/docs/registry.md
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ You can also specify the full name for a tool using `mise use aqua:1password/cli
 | sourcery | [asdf:mise-plugins/mise-sourcery](https://github.com/mise-plugins/mise-sourcery) |
 | spacectl | [aqua:spacelift-io/spacectl](https://github.com/spacelift-io/spacectl) [asdf:bodgit/asdf-spacectl](https://github.com/bodgit/asdf-spacectl) |
 | spago | [ubi:purescript/spago](https://github.com/purescript/spago) [asdf:jrrom/asdf-spago](https://github.com/jrrom/asdf-spago) |
-| spark | [asdf:mise-plugins/mise-spark](https://github.com/mise-plugins/mise-spark) |
+| spark | [aqua:apache/spark](https://github.com/apache/spark) [asdf:mise-plugins/mise-spark](https://github.com/mise-plugins/mise-spark) |
 | spectral | [aqua:stoplightio/spectral](https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral) [asdf:vbyrd/asdf-spectral](https://github.com/vbyrd/asdf-spectral) |
 | spin | [aqua:spinnaker/spin](https://github.com/spinnaker/spin) [asdf:pavloos/asdf-spin](https://github.com/pavloos/asdf-spin) |
 | spring-boot | [asdf:mise-plugins/mise-spring-boot](https://github.com/mise-plugins/mise-spring-boot) |
diff --git a/registry.toml b/registry.toml
index 12808eeeff..ad056124c3 100644
--- a/registry.toml
+++ b/registry.toml
@@ -1551,7 +1551,9 @@ soracom.backends = ["ubi:soracom/soracom-cli", "asdf:gr1m0h/asdf-soracom"]
 sourcery.backends = ["asdf:mise-plugins/mise-sourcery"]
 spacectl.backends = ["aqua:spacelift-io/spacectl", "asdf:bodgit/asdf-spacectl"]
 spago.backends = ["ubi:purescript/spago", "asdf:jrrom/asdf-spago"]
-spark.backends = ["asdf:mise-plugins/mise-spark"]
+spark.backends = ["aqua:apache/spark", "asdf:mise-plugins/mise-spark"]
+spark.depends = ["java"]
+spark.test = ["spark-shell --version 2>&1", "version {{version}}"]
 spectral.backends = ["aqua:stoplightio/spectral", "asdf:vbyrd/asdf-spectral"]
 spin.backends = ["aqua:spinnaker/spin", "asdf:pavloos/asdf-spin"]
 spring-boot.backends = ["asdf:mise-plugins/mise-spring-boot"]
diff --git a/src/aqua/aqua_registry.rs b/src/aqua/aqua_registry.rs
index a1731fb4c8..7310d41885 100644
--- a/src/aqua/aqua_registry.rs
+++ b/src/aqua/aqua_registry.rs
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ impl AquaFile {
 }
 
 fn apply_override(mut orig: AquaPackage, avo: &AquaPackage) -> AquaPackage {
-    if orig.r#type != avo.r#type {
+    if avo.r#type != AquaPackageType::GithubRelease {
         orig.r#type = avo.r#type.clone();
     }
     if !avo.repo_owner.is_empty() {
diff --git a/src/backend/aqua.rs b/src/backend/aqua.rs
index b07f8cd347..7327710630 100644
--- a/src/backend/aqua.rs
+++ b/src/backend/aqua.rs
@@ -49,14 +49,7 @@ impl Backend for AquaBackend {
     fn _list_remote_versions(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
         let pkg = AQUA_REGISTRY.package(&self.id)?;
         if !pkg.repo_owner.is_empty() && !pkg.repo_name.is_empty() {
-            let versions = if let Some("github_tag") = pkg.version_source.as_deref() {
-                github::list_tags(&format!("{}/{}", pkg.repo_owner, pkg.repo_name))?
-            } else {
-                github::list_releases(&format!("{}/{}", pkg.repo_owner, pkg.repo_name))?
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(|r| r.tag_name)
-                    .collect_vec()
-            };
+            let versions = get_versions(&pkg)?;
             Ok(versions
                 .into_iter()
                 .filter_map(|v| {
@@ -581,6 +574,21 @@ impl AquaBackend {
     }
 }
 
+fn get_versions(pkg: &AquaPackage) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+    if let Some("github_tag") = pkg.version_source.as_deref() {
+        let versions = github::list_tags(&format!("{}/{}", pkg.repo_owner, pkg.repo_name))?;
+        return Ok(versions);
+    }
+    let mut versions = github::list_releases(&format!("{}/{}", pkg.repo_owner, pkg.repo_name))?
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| r.tag_name)
+        .collect_vec();
+    if versions.is_empty() {
+        versions = github::list_tags(&format!("{}/{}", pkg.repo_owner, pkg.repo_name))?;
+    }
+    Ok(versions)
+}
+
 fn validate(pkg: &AquaPackage) -> Result<()> {
     let envs: HashSet<&str> = pkg.supported_envs.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
     let os = os();