diff --git a/docusaurus.config.js b/docusaurus.config.js
index d4fffb71..351a90f6 100644
--- a/docusaurus.config.js
+++ b/docusaurus.config.js
@@ -197,13 +197,12 @@ const config = {
         path: "runner-docs",
         routeBasePath: "runner",
         //sidebarPath: './runner/sidebars.js',
+        // the "current" runner docs are only a stub that re-uses the main
+        // docs runner page and do not describe the development version
+        // correctly, so they are not published
+        includeCurrentVersion: false,
         versions: {
-          current: {
-            label: "main",
-            banner: "unreleased",
-          },
           "1.0.8": {
-            path: "1.0.8",
             label: "1.0.8",
           },
           "0.2.11": {
@@ -211,6 +210,8 @@ const config = {
             label: "0.2.11",
           },
         },
+        // no "path" for lastVersion, so the latest stable runner docs are
+        // served at /runner/ and links do not need updating on each release
         lastVersion: "1.0.8",
         editUrl: ({
           versionDocsDirPath,
@@ -397,16 +398,16 @@ const config = {
             label: "Docs",
           },
           {
-            to: "/api/1.27/",
+            to: "/api/",
             label: "API",
             position: "left",
-            activeBaseRegex: "api/(1.22|1.23|1.24|1.25|1.26|1.27|next)/",
+            activeBaseRegex: "/api/",
           },
           {
-            to: "/runner/1.0.8/",
+            to: "/runner/",
             label: "Runner",
             position: "left",
-            activeBaseRegex: "runner/(1.0.8|0.2.11|next)/",
+            activeBaseRegex: "/runner/",
           },
           {
             position: "left",
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@ const config = {
             position: "right",
             items: [
               { to: "/api/next/", label: "1.28-dev" },
-              { to: "/api/1.27/", label: "1.27.1" },
+              { to: "/api/", label: "1.27.1" },
               { to: "/api/1.26/", label: "1.26.4" },
               { to: "/api/1.25/", label: "1.25.5" },
               { to: "/api/1.24/", label: "1.24.7" },
@@ -449,8 +450,7 @@ const config = {
             label: "Runner Version",
             position: "right",
             items: [
-              { to: "/runner/next/", label: "development" },
-              { to: "/runner/1.0.8/", label: "1.0.8" },
+              { to: "/runner/", label: "1.0.8" },
               { to: "/runner/0.2.11/", label: "0.2.11" },
             ],
             routerRgx: "/runner/",
diff --git a/src/components/DropDown.js b/src/components/DropDown.js
index cd768976..aea97fd5 100644
--- a/src/components/DropDown.js
+++ b/src/components/DropDown.js
@@ -1,15 +1,39 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import DropdownNavbarItem from '@theme/NavbarItem/DropdownNavbarItem';
 import {useLocation} from '@docusaurus/router';
+import useDocusaurusContext from '@docusaurus/useDocusaurusContext';
+
+// ensure a single trailing slash so paths can be compared as prefixes
+function withTrailingSlash(path) {
+  return path.endsWith('/') ? path : `${path}/`;
+}
+
+// baseUrl contains the locale prefix on localized builds (e.g. "/zh-cn/"),
+// while the configured item paths never do
+function stripBaseUrl(pathname, baseUrl) {
+  return pathname.startsWith(baseUrl)
+    ? `/${pathname.slice(baseUrl.length)}`
+    : pathname;
+}
 
 export default function DropDown(props) {
   const {pathname} = useLocation();
+  const {siteConfig} = useDocusaurusContext();
   const {routerRgx, classNames} = props;
   const r = new RegExp(routerRgx);
   let isMatched = r.test(pathname);
   let newLabel = props.label;
   if (isMatched) {
-    newLabel = props.items.filter(item => item.to === pathname)[0]?.label ?? newLabel;
+    const currentPath = withTrailingSlash(
+      stripBaseUrl(pathname, siteConfig.baseUrl)
+    );
+    // the latest version is served without a version segment (e.g. "/api/"),
+    // so match the longest item path that prefixes the current location
+    // instead of requiring an exact match
+    const bestMatch = props.items
+      .filter(item => currentPath.startsWith(withTrailingSlash(item.to)))
+      .sort((a, b) => b.to.length - a.to.length)[0];
+    newLabel = bestMatch?.label ?? newLabel;
   }
   const newProps = {...props, label: newLabel};
   return (