diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d469e99f1a22cd150caa654d421486765c06e02a..35dc5a2639c3b8bab59f96656200481f3b5e1cd0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ARG DATASET_PREVIEW_URL
 ENV DATASET_PREVIEW_URL=${DATASET_PREVIEW_URL:-https://hbp-kg-dataset-previewer.apps.hbp.eu/v2}
 
 ARG BS_REST_URL
-ENV BS_REST_URL=${BS_REST_URL:-https://siibra-api-latest.apps-dev.hbp.eu/v1_0}
+ENV BS_REST_URL=${BS_REST_URL:-https://siibra-api-stable.apps.hbp.eu/v1_0}
 
 ARG STRICT_LOCAL
 ENV STRICT_LOCAL=${STRICT_LOCAL:-false}
diff --git a/build_env.md b/build_env.md
index 0cb122e3194e0efbf775678d65a0590bdd4f4063..1582bcdb0a487e3a91a88ecdcec45df445a687b9 100644
--- a/build_env.md
+++ b/build_env.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ As interactive atlas viewer uses [webpack define plugin](https://webpack.js.org/
 | `VERSION` | printed in console on viewer startup | `GIT_HASH` \|\| unspecificed hash | v2.2.2 |
 | `PRODUCTION` | if the build is for production, toggles optimisations such as minification | `undefined` | true |
 | `BACKEND_URL` | backend that the viewer calls to fetch available template spaces, parcellations, plugins, datasets | `null` | https://interactive-viewer.apps.hbp.eu/ |
-| `BS_REST_URL` | [siibra-api](https://github.com/FZJ-INM1-BDA/siibra-api) used to fetch different resources | https://siibra-api-latest.apps-dev.hbp.eu/v1_0 |
+| `BS_REST_URL` | [siibra-api](https://github.com/FZJ-INM1-BDA/siibra-api) used to fetch different resources | https://siibra-api-stable.apps.hbp.eu/v1_0 |
 | `DATASET_PREVIEW_URL` | dataset preview url used by component <https://github.com/fzj-inm1-bda/kg-dataset-previewer>. Useful for diagnosing issues with dataset previews.| https://hbp-kg-dataset-previewer.apps.hbp.eu/datasetPreview | http://localhost:1234/datasetPreview |
 | `MATOMO_URL` | base url for matomo analytics | `null` | https://example.com/matomo/ |
 | `MATOMO_ID` | application id for matomo analytics | `null` | 6 |
diff --git a/docs/releases/v2.4.7.md b/docs/releases/v2.4.7.md
index d99118a1457b3b80d1340faad4b96a08f8bc2bcb..e5fcfaf6f7acabdd64790c13917249bc7be18669 100644
--- a/docs/releases/v2.4.7.md
+++ b/docs/releases/v2.4.7.md
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@
 
 - Fix unnamed point landmark naming
 - Fix multiregion legacy links (#1022)
+
+## Under the hood stuff
+
+- Remove unused imports in the backend
+- Use `stable` branch of siibra-api by default (supercedes #997)
diff --git a/src/main.module.ts b/src/main.module.ts
index 9c22d1ba6f0a83078f1e3b790bf033bc0505a45a..cb1fa0ae6120474070f3358d124d6c377e174599 100644
--- a/src/main.module.ts
+++ b/src/main.module.ts
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export function debug(reducer: ActionReducer<any>): ActionReducer<any> {
     },
     {
       provide: BS_ENDPOINT,
-      useValue: (BS_REST_URL || `https://siibra-api-latest.apps-dev.hbp.eu/v1_0`).replace(/\/$/, '')
+      useValue: (BS_REST_URL || `https://siibra-api-stable.apps.hbp.eu/v1_0`).replace(/\/$/, '')
     },
   ],
   bootstrap : [