diff --git a/schemas/config-schema.json b/schemas/config-schema.json
index f6be283c..df8aae67 100644
--- a/schemas/config-schema.json
+++ b/schemas/config-schema.json
@@ -116,11 +116,14 @@
             "description": "If set to true, enables setting scores to 0 in quality profiles where either a CF was not mentioned in the trash_ids array or it was in that list but did not get a score (e.g. no score in guide).",
             "default": false
           },
-          "upgrades_allowed": {
+          "upgrade": {
             "type": "object",
             "additionalProperties": false,
-            "required": ["until_quality"],
+            "required": ["allowed"],
             "properties": {
+              "allowed": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
               "until_quality": {
                 "type": "string"
               },
diff --git a/src/.idea/.idea.Recyclarr/.idea/runConfigurations/sync.xml b/src/.idea/.idea.Recyclarr/.idea/runConfigurations/sync.xml
index 3d8f0bc3..e881b66d 100644
--- a/src/.idea/.idea.Recyclarr/.idea/runConfigurations/sync.xml
+++ b/src/.idea/.idea.Recyclarr/.idea/runConfigurations/sync.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="sync" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/Recyclarr.Cli/bin/Debug/net7.0/recyclarr.exe" />
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/Recyclarr.Cli/bin/Debug/net7.0/recyclarr" />
     <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="sync" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/Recyclarr.Cli/bin/Debug/net7.0" />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/CompositionRoot.cs b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/CompositionRoot.cs
index 286245ed..fb78e043 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/CompositionRoot.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/CompositionRoot.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Autofac;
 using Autofac.Extras.Ordering;
-using FluentValidation;
 using Recyclarr.Cli.Cache;
 using Recyclarr.Cli.Console.Helpers;
 using Recyclarr.Cli.Console.Setup;
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ using Recyclarr.Cli.Pipelines.ReleaseProfile;
 using Recyclarr.Cli.Pipelines.Tags;
 using Recyclarr.Cli.Processors;
 using Recyclarr.Common;
-using Recyclarr.Common.FluentValidation;
 using Recyclarr.TrashLib;
 using Recyclarr.TrashLib.Interfaces;
 using Recyclarr.TrashLib.Startup;
@@ -44,11 +42,6 @@ public static class CompositionRoot
 
         CommandRegistrations(builder);
         PipelineRegistrations(builder);
-
-        builder.RegisterAssemblyTypes(thisAssembly)
-            .AsClosedTypesOf(typeof(IValidator<>))
-            .Where(x => !typeof(IManualValidator).IsAssignableFrom(x))
-            .As<IValidator>();
     }
 
     private static void PipelineRegistrations(ContainerBuilder builder)
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/PipelinePhases/QualityProfileTransactionPhase.cs b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/PipelinePhases/QualityProfileTransactionPhase.cs
index 0058ddb3..0bbd7584 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/PipelinePhases/QualityProfileTransactionPhase.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/PipelinePhases/QualityProfileTransactionPhase.cs
@@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ public class QualityProfileTransactionPhase
                 continue;
             }
 
+            var organizer = new QualityItemOrganizer();
             var newDto = dto ?? serviceData.Schema;
-            var updatedProfile = new UpdatedQualityProfile
+
+            transactions.UpdatedProfiles.Add(new UpdatedQualityProfile
             {
                 ProfileConfig = config,
                 ProfileDto = newDto,
                 UpdateReason = dto is null ? QualityProfileUpdateReason.New : QualityProfileUpdateReason.Changed,
-                UpdatedQualities = newDto.BuildUpdatedQualityItems(config.Profile)
-            };
-
-            transactions.UpdatedProfiles.Add(updatedProfile);
+                UpdatedQualities = organizer.OrganizeItems(newDto, config.Profile)
+            });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/QualityProfileExtensions.cs b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/QualityProfileExtensions.cs
index 0c501200..a5750a5c 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/QualityProfileExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/QualityProfileExtensions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using Recyclarr.Cli.Pipelines.QualityProfile.Api;
 using Recyclarr.Common.Extensions;
-using Recyclarr.TrashLib.Config.Services;
 
 namespace Recyclarr.Cli.Pipelines.QualityProfile;
 
@@ -93,6 +92,11 @@ public static class QualityProfileExtensions
         return result.Name;
     }
 
+    public static int? FirstCutoffId(this IEnumerable<ProfileItemDto> items)
+    {
+        return GetEligibleCutoffs(items).FirstOrDefault().Id;
+    }
+
     public static int NewItemId(this IEnumerable<ProfileItemDto> items)
     {
         // This implementation is based on how the Radarr frontend calculates IDs.
@@ -108,14 +112,6 @@ public static class QualityProfileExtensions
         return Math.Max(1000, maxExisting) + 1;
     }
 
-    public static UpdatedQualities BuildUpdatedQualityItems(
-        this QualityProfileDto dto,
-        QualityProfileConfig configProfile)
-    {
-        var organizer = new QualityItemOrganizer();
-        return organizer.OrganizeItems(dto, configProfile);
-    }
-
     public static QualityProfileDto ReverseItems(this QualityProfileDto dto)
     {
         static ICollection<ProfileItemDto> ReverseItemsImpl(IEnumerable<ProfileItemDto> items)
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfile.cs b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfile.cs
index 03e2145e..c931f36d 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfile.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfile.cs
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ public record UpdatedQualityProfile
         //
         // Also: It's important that we assign the cutoff *after* we set Items. Because we pull from a different list of
         // items depending on if the `qualities` property is set in config.
-        newDto.Cutoff = config.UpgradeAllowed
-            ? newDto.Items.FindCutoff(config.UpgradeUntilQuality)
-            : newDto.Items.FirstOrDefault()?.Id;
+        newDto.Cutoff = newDto.Items.FindCutoff(config.UpgradeUntilQuality) ?? newDto.Items.FirstCutoffId();
 
         return newDto;
     }
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfileValidator.cs b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfileValidator.cs
index 4e712994..0cbda71b 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfileValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfileValidator.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using Recyclarr.Cli.Pipelines.QualityProfile.PipelinePhases;
+using Recyclarr.Common.Extensions;
 
 namespace Recyclarr.Cli.Pipelines.QualityProfile;
 
@@ -7,31 +8,48 @@ public class UpdatedQualityProfileValidator : AbstractValidator<UpdatedQualityPr
 {
     public UpdatedQualityProfileValidator()
     {
-        RuleFor(x => x.ProfileConfig.Profile.MinFormatScore).Custom((minScore, context) =>
-        {
-            var scores = context.InstanceToValidate.UpdatedScores;
-            var totalScores = scores.Select(x => x.NewScore).Where(x => x > 0).Sum();
-            if (totalScores < minScore)
-            {
-                context.AddFailure(
-                    $"Minimum Custom Format Score of {minScore} can never be satisfied because the total of all " +
-                    $"positive scores is {totalScores}");
-            }
-        });
-
-        RuleFor(x => x.ProfileConfig.Profile.UpgradeUntilQuality)
-            .Must((o, x) => o.ProfileDto.Items.FindCutoff(x) is not null)
-            .When(x => x.ProfileConfig.Profile is {UpgradeUntilQuality: not null, Qualities.Count: 0})
-            .WithMessage("'until_quality' must refer to an existing and enabled quality or group");
+        RuleFor(x => x.ProfileConfig.Profile.MinFormatScore)
+            .Custom(ValidateMinScoreSatisfied);
 
         RuleFor(x => x.ProfileConfig.Profile.UpgradeUntilQuality)
-            .Must((o, x)
-                => !o.UpdatedQualities.InvalidQualityNames.Contains(x, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
-            .WithMessage((_, x) => $"`until_quality` references invalid quality '{x}'");
+            .Custom(ValidateCutoff!)
+            .When(x => x.ProfileConfig.Profile.UpgradeUntilQuality is not null);
 
         RuleFor(x => x.ProfileConfig.Profile.Qualities)
             .NotEmpty()
             .When(x => x.UpdateReason == QualityProfileUpdateReason.New)
             .WithMessage("`qualities` is required when creating profiles for the first time");
     }
+
+    private static void ValidateMinScoreSatisfied(int? minScore, ValidationContext<UpdatedQualityProfile> context)
+    {
+        var scores = context.InstanceToValidate.UpdatedScores;
+        var totalScores = scores.Select(x => x.NewScore).Where(x => x > 0).Sum();
+        if (totalScores < minScore)
+        {
+            context.AddFailure(
+                $"Minimum Custom Format Score of {minScore} can never be satisfied because the total of all " +
+                $"positive scores is {totalScores}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void ValidateCutoff(string untilQuality, ValidationContext<UpdatedQualityProfile> context)
+    {
+        var profile = context.InstanceToValidate;
+
+        if (profile.UpdatedQualities.InvalidQualityNames.Any(x => x.EqualsIgnoreCase(untilQuality)))
+        {
+            context.AddFailure($"`until_quality` references invalid quality '{untilQuality}'");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var items = profile.UpdatedQualities.NumWantedItems > 0
+            ? profile.UpdatedQualities.Items
+            : profile.ProfileDto.Items;
+
+        if (items.FindCutoff(untilQuality) is null)
+        {
+            context.AddFailure("'until_quality' must refer to an existing and enabled quality or group");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.Common/FluentValidation/IManualValidator.cs b/src/Recyclarr.Common/FluentValidation/IManualValidator.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 295ec789..00000000
--- a/src/Recyclarr.Common/FluentValidation/IManualValidator.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-
-namespace Recyclarr.Common.FluentValidation;
-
-[SuppressMessage("Design", "CA1040:Avoid empty interfaces", Justification =
-    "Used by AutoFac to exclude IValidator implementations from DI registration")]
-public interface IManualValidator
-{
-}
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Compatibility/Sonarr/SonarrCapabilityEnforcer.cs b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Compatibility/Sonarr/SonarrCapabilityEnforcer.cs
index 5b13f3ec..cf824539 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Compatibility/Sonarr/SonarrCapabilityEnforcer.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Compatibility/Sonarr/SonarrCapabilityEnforcer.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class SonarrCapabilityEnforcer
             if (config.QualityProfiles.Any(x => x.UpgradeUntilScore is not null))
             {
                 throw new ServiceIncompatibilityException(
-                    "`until_score` under `upgrades_allowed` is not supported by Sonarr v3. " +
+                    "`until_score` under `upgrade` is not supported by Sonarr v3. " +
                     "Remove the until_score property or use Sonarr v4.");
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/ConfigAutofacModule.cs b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/ConfigAutofacModule.cs
index 0bcd4948..8c236313 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/ConfigAutofacModule.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/ConfigAutofacModule.cs
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ public class ConfigAutofacModule : Module
 {
     protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder)
     {
-        builder.RegisterAssemblyTypes(ThisAssembly)
-            .AsClosedTypesOf(typeof(IValidator<>))
-            .As<IValidator>();
-
         builder.RegisterAssemblyTypes(ThisAssembly)
             .AssignableTo<IYamlBehavior>()
             .As<IYamlBehavior>();
@@ -42,5 +38,8 @@ public class ConfigAutofacModule : Module
 
         // Config Post Processors
         builder.RegisterType<ImplicitUrlAndKeyPostProcessor>().As<IConfigPostProcessor>();
+
+        // Validators
+        builder.RegisterType<RootConfigYamlValidator>().As<IValidator>();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjects.cs b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjects.cs
index 577fb435..f428575a 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjects.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjects.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public record QualitySizeConfigYaml
 [UsedImplicitly(ImplicitUseTargetFlags.WithMembers)]
 public record QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml
 {
+    public bool? Allowed { get; init; }
     public int? UntilScore { get; init; }
     public string? UntilQuality { get; init; }
 }
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public record QualityProfileQualityConfigYaml
 public record QualityProfileConfigYaml
 {
     public string? Name { get; init; }
-    public QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml? UpgradesAllowed { get; init; }
+    public QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml? Upgrade { get; init; }
     public int? MinFormatScore { get; init; }
     public bool ResetUnmatchedScores { get; init; }
     public QualitySortAlgorithm? QualitySort { get; init; }
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidation.cs b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidation.cs
index 8683a798..f1d14823 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidation.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidation.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 using FluentValidation;
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Recyclarr.Common.Extensions;
 using Recyclarr.Common.FluentValidation;
 
 namespace Recyclarr.TrashLib.Config.Parsing;
 
-[UsedImplicitly]
 public class ServiceConfigYamlValidator : AbstractValidator<ServiceConfigYaml>
 {
     public ServiceConfigYamlValidator()
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ public class ServiceConfigYamlValidator : AbstractValidator<ServiceConfigYaml>
     }
 }
 
-[UsedImplicitly]
 public class CustomFormatConfigYamlValidator : AbstractValidator<CustomFormatConfigYaml>
 {
     public CustomFormatConfigYamlValidator()
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ public class CustomFormatConfigYamlValidator : AbstractValidator<CustomFormatCon
     }
 }
 
-[UsedImplicitly]
 public class QualityScoreConfigYamlValidator : AbstractValidator<QualityScoreConfigYaml>
 {
     public QualityScoreConfigYamlValidator()
@@ -63,7 +59,6 @@ public class QualityScoreConfigYamlValidator : AbstractValidator<QualityScoreCon
     }
 }
 
-[UsedImplicitly]
 public class QualitySizeConfigYamlValidator : AbstractValidator<QualitySizeConfigYaml>
 {
     public QualitySizeConfigYamlValidator()
@@ -77,59 +72,67 @@ public class QualitySizeConfigYamlValidator : AbstractValidator<QualitySizeConfi
     }
 }
 
-[UsedImplicitly]
 public class QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYamlValidator : AbstractValidator<QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml>
 {
-    public QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYamlValidator()
+    public QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYamlValidator(QualityProfileConfigYaml config)
     {
+        RuleFor(x => x.Allowed)
+            .NotNull()
+            .WithMessage(
+                $"For profile {config.Name}, 'allowed' under 'upgrade' is required. " +
+                $"If you don't want Recyclarr to manage upgrades, delete the whole 'upgrade' block.");
+
         RuleFor(x => x.UntilQuality)
-            .Cascade(CascadeMode.Stop)
-            .NotEmpty()
-            .WithMessage("'until_quality' is required when allowing profile upgrades");
+            .NotNull()
+            .When(x => x.Allowed is true && config.Qualities is not null)
+            .WithMessage(
+                $"For profile {config.Name}, 'until_quality' is required when 'allowed' is set to 'true' and " +
+                $"an explicit 'qualities' list is provided.");
     }
 }
 
-[UsedImplicitly]
 public class QualityProfileConfigYamlValidator : AbstractValidator<QualityProfileConfigYaml>
 {
     public QualityProfileConfigYamlValidator()
     {
+        ClassLevelCascadeMode = CascadeMode.Stop;
+        RuleLevelCascadeMode = CascadeMode.Stop;
+
         RuleFor(x => x.Name)
             .Cascade(CascadeMode.Stop)
             .NotEmpty()
             .WithMessage(x => $"For profile {x.Name}, 'name' is required for root-level 'quality_profiles' elements");
 
-        RuleFor(x => x.UpgradesAllowed)
-            .SetNonNullableValidator(new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYamlValidator());
+        RuleFor(x => x.Upgrade)
+            .SetNonNullableValidator(x => new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYamlValidator(x));
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Qualities)
+            .Custom(ValidateHaveNoDuplicates!)
+            .Must(x => x!.Any(y => y.Enabled is true or null))
+            .WithMessage(x =>
+                $"For profile {x.Name}, at least one explicitly listed quality under 'qualities' must be enabled.")
+            .When(x => x is {Qualities.Count: > 0});
 
         RuleFor(x => x.Qualities)
-            .Cascade(CascadeMode.Stop)
             .Must((o, x) => !x!
                 .Where(y => y.Qualities is not null)
                 .SelectMany(y => y.Qualities!)
-                .Contains(o.UpgradesAllowed!.UntilQuality, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+                .Contains(o.Upgrade!.UntilQuality, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
             .WithMessage(o =>
                 $"For profile {o.Name}, 'until_quality' must not refer to qualities contained within groups")
             .Must((o, x) => !x!
                 .Where(y => y is {Enabled: false, Name: not null})
                 .Select(y => y.Name!)
-                .Contains(o.UpgradesAllowed!.UntilQuality, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+                .Contains(o.Upgrade!.UntilQuality, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
             .WithMessage(o =>
                 $"For profile {o.Name}, 'until_quality' must not refer to explicitly disabled qualities")
             .Must((o, x) => x!
                 .Select(y => y.Name)
-                .Contains(o.UpgradesAllowed!.UntilQuality, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+                .Contains(o.Upgrade!.UntilQuality, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
             .WithMessage(o =>
                 $"For profile {o.Name}, 'qualities' must contain the quality mentioned in 'until_quality', " +
-                $"which is '{o.UpgradesAllowed!.UntilQuality}'")
-            .When(x => x is {UpgradesAllowed: not null, Qualities.Count: > 0});
-
-        RuleFor(x => x.Qualities)
-            .Custom(ValidateHaveNoDuplicates!)
-            .Must(x => x!.Any(y => y.Enabled is true or null))
-            .WithMessage(x =>
-                $"For profile {x.Name}, at least one explicitly listed quality under 'qualities' must be enabled.")
-            .When(x => x is {Qualities.Count: > 0});
+                $"which is '{o.Upgrade!.UntilQuality}'")
+            .When(x => x is {Upgrade.Allowed: not false, Qualities.Count: > 0});
     }
 
     private static void ValidateHaveNoDuplicates(
@@ -153,7 +156,6 @@ public class QualityProfileConfigYamlValidator : AbstractValidator<QualityProfil
     }
 }
 
-[UsedImplicitly]
 public class RadarrConfigYamlValidator : CustomValidator<RadarrConfigYaml>
 {
     public RadarrConfigYamlValidator()
@@ -162,7 +164,6 @@ public class RadarrConfigYamlValidator : CustomValidator<RadarrConfigYaml>
     }
 }
 
-[UsedImplicitly]
 public class SonarrConfigYamlValidator : CustomValidator<SonarrConfigYaml>
 {
     public SonarrConfigYamlValidator()
@@ -177,7 +178,6 @@ public class SonarrConfigYamlValidator : CustomValidator<SonarrConfigYaml>
     }
 }
 
-[UsedImplicitly]
 public class ReleaseProfileConfigYamlValidator : CustomValidator<ReleaseProfileConfigYaml>
 {
     public ReleaseProfileConfigYamlValidator()
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ public class ReleaseProfileConfigYamlValidator : CustomValidator<ReleaseProfileC
     }
 }
 
-[UsedImplicitly]
 public class ReleaseProfileFilterConfigYamlValidator : CustomValidator<ReleaseProfileFilterConfigYaml>
 {
     public ReleaseProfileFilterConfigYamlValidator()
@@ -212,7 +211,6 @@ public class ReleaseProfileFilterConfigYamlValidator : CustomValidator<ReleasePr
     }
 }
 
-[UsedImplicitly]
 public class RootConfigYamlValidator : CustomValidator<RootConfigYaml>
 {
     public RootConfigYamlValidator()
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlMapperProfile.cs b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlMapperProfile.cs
index 77087cc0..99add1fb 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlMapperProfile.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlMapperProfile.cs
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ public class ConfigYamlMapperProfile : Profile
             .ForMember(x => x.Enabled, o => o.NullSubstitute(true));
 
         CreateMap<QualityProfileConfigYaml, QualityProfileConfig>()
-            .ForMember(x => x.UpgradeUntilQuality, o => o.MapFrom(x => x.UpgradesAllowed!.UntilQuality))
-            .ForMember(x => x.UpgradeUntilScore, o => o.MapFrom(x => x.UpgradesAllowed!.UntilScore))
+            .ForMember(x => x.UpgradeAllowed, o => o.MapFrom(x => x.Upgrade!.Allowed))
+            .ForMember(x => x.UpgradeUntilQuality, o => o.MapFrom(x => x.Upgrade!.UntilQuality))
+            .ForMember(x => x.UpgradeUntilScore, o => o.MapFrom(x => x.Upgrade!.UntilScore))
             .ForMember(x => x.QualitySort, o => o.NullSubstitute(QualitySortAlgorithm.Top));
 
         CreateMap<ServiceConfigYaml, ServiceConfiguration>()
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Services/ServiceConfiguration.cs b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Services/ServiceConfiguration.cs
index d5a03c7f..12f41126 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Services/ServiceConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.TrashLib/Config/Services/ServiceConfiguration.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public enum QualitySortAlgorithm
 public record QualityProfileConfig
 {
     public string Name { get; init; } = "";
-    public bool UpgradeAllowed => UpgradeUntilQuality is not null;
+    public bool? UpgradeAllowed { get; init; }
     public string? UpgradeUntilQuality { get; init; }
     public int? UpgradeUntilScore { get; init; }
     public int? MinFormatScore { get; init; }
diff --git a/src/tests/Recyclarr.Cli.Tests/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfileTest.cs b/src/tests/Recyclarr.Cli.Tests/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfileTest.cs
index 06b6a464..4cf2d413 100644
--- a/src/tests/Recyclarr.Cli.Tests/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfileTest.cs
+++ b/src/tests/Recyclarr.Cli.Tests/Pipelines/QualityProfile/UpdatedQualityProfileTest.cs
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ public class UpdatedQualityProfileTest
             {
                 Name = "config_name",
                 MinFormatScore = 110,
-                UpgradeUntilScore = 220,
-                UpgradeUntilQuality = "Quality Item 3"
+                UpgradeAllowed = true,
+                UpgradeUntilScore = 220
             }),
             UpdatedQualities = new UpdatedQualities
             {
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ public class UpdatedQualityProfileTest
             MinFormatScore = 110,
             CutoffFormatScore = 220,
             UpgradeAllowed = true,
-            Cutoff = 3,
             Items = profile.UpdatedQualities.Items
-        });
+        }, o => o.Excluding(x => x.Cutoff));
     }
 
     [Test]
@@ -151,4 +150,112 @@ public class UpdatedQualityProfileTest
 
         dto.Name.Should().Be("config_name");
     }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void Cutoff_obtained_from_updated_qualities()
+    {
+        var profile = new UpdatedQualityProfile
+        {
+            ProfileDto = new QualityProfileDto
+            {
+                Items = new List<ProfileItemDto>
+                {
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(8, "Quality Item 8", true),
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(9, "Quality Item 9", true)
+                }
+            },
+            ProfileConfig = new ProcessedQualityProfileData(new QualityProfileConfig
+            {
+                UpgradeUntilQuality = "Quality Item 2"
+            }),
+            UpdatedQualities = new UpdatedQualities
+            {
+                NumWantedItems = 1,
+                Items = new List<ProfileItemDto>
+                {
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(1, "Quality Item 1", true),
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(2, "Quality Item 2", true),
+                    NewQp.GroupDto(3, "Quality Item 3", true,
+                        NewQp.QualityDto(4, "Quality Item 4", true))
+                }
+            },
+            UpdateReason = QualityProfileUpdateReason.New
+        };
+
+        var dto = profile.BuildUpdatedDto();
+
+        dto.Cutoff.Should().Be(2);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void Cutoff_obtained_from_original_qualities()
+    {
+        var profile = new UpdatedQualityProfile
+        {
+            ProfileDto = new QualityProfileDto
+            {
+                Items = new List<ProfileItemDto>
+                {
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(8, "Quality Item 8", true),
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(9, "Quality Item 9", true)
+                }
+            },
+            ProfileConfig = new ProcessedQualityProfileData(new QualityProfileConfig
+            {
+                UpgradeUntilQuality = "Quality Item 9"
+            }),
+            UpdatedQualities = new UpdatedQualities
+            {
+                NumWantedItems = 0, // zero forces cutoff search to fall back to original DTO items
+                Items = new List<ProfileItemDto>
+                {
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(1, "Quality Item 1", true),
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(2, "Quality Item 2", true),
+                    NewQp.GroupDto(3, "Quality Item 3", true,
+                        NewQp.QualityDto(4, "Quality Item 4", true))
+                }
+            },
+            UpdateReason = QualityProfileUpdateReason.New
+        };
+
+        var dto = profile.BuildUpdatedDto();
+
+        dto.Cutoff.Should().Be(9);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void Cutoff_fall_back_to_first()
+    {
+        var profile = new UpdatedQualityProfile
+        {
+            ProfileDto = new QualityProfileDto
+            {
+                Items = new List<ProfileItemDto>
+                {
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(8, "Quality Item 8", true),
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(9, "Quality Item 9", true)
+                }
+            },
+            ProfileConfig = new ProcessedQualityProfileData(new QualityProfileConfig
+            {
+                // UpgradeUntilQuality = "Quality Item 9"
+            }),
+            UpdatedQualities = new UpdatedQualities
+            {
+                NumWantedItems = 1,
+                Items = new List<ProfileItemDto>
+                {
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(1, "Quality Item 1", true),
+                    NewQp.QualityDto(2, "Quality Item 2", true),
+                    NewQp.GroupDto(3, "Quality Item 3", true,
+                        NewQp.QualityDto(4, "Quality Item 4", true))
+                }
+            },
+            UpdateReason = QualityProfileUpdateReason.New
+        };
+
+        var dto = profile.BuildUpdatedDto();
+
+        dto.Cutoff.Should().Be(1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/Recyclarr.TrashLib.Tests/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidationTest.cs b/src/tests/Recyclarr.TrashLib.Tests/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidationTest.cs
index d3523427..068e0ddd 100644
--- a/src/tests/Recyclarr.TrashLib.Tests/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidationTest.cs
+++ b/src/tests/Recyclarr.TrashLib.Tests/Config/Parsing/ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidationTest.cs
@@ -8,28 +8,52 @@ namespace Recyclarr.TrashLib.Tests.Config.Parsing;
 public class ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidationTest
 {
     [Test]
-    public void Quality_profile_name_required()
+    public void Quality_profile_format_upgrade_allowed_required()
     {
-        var data = new QualityProfileConfigYaml();
+        var data = new QualityProfileConfigYaml
+        {
+            Name = "My QP",
+            Upgrade = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml()
+        };
 
-        var validator = new QualityProfileConfigYamlValidator();
-        var result = validator.TestValidate(data);
+        var validator = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYamlValidator(data);
+        var result = validator.TestValidate(data.Upgrade);
 
-        result.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Name);
+        result.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Allowed).WithErrorMessage(
+            $"For profile {data.Name}, 'allowed' under 'upgrade' is required. " +
+            $"If you don't want Recyclarr to manage upgrades, delete the whole 'upgrade' block.");
     }
 
     [Test]
-    public void Quality_profile_until_quality_required()
+    public void Quality_profile_format_upgrade_until_quality_required()
     {
         var data = new QualityProfileConfigYaml
         {
-            UpgradesAllowed = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml()
+            Name = "My QP",
+            Upgrade = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml
+            {
+                Allowed = true
+            },
+            Qualities = new List<QualityProfileQualityConfigYaml>()
         };
 
+        var validator = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYamlValidator(data);
+        var result = validator.TestValidate(data.Upgrade);
+
+        result.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.UntilQuality).WithErrorMessage(
+            $"For profile {data.Name}, 'until_quality' is required when 'allowed' is set to 'true' and " +
+            $"an explicit 'qualities' list is provided.");
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void Quality_profile_name_required()
+    {
+        var data = new QualityProfileConfigYaml();
+
         var validator = new QualityProfileConfigYamlValidator();
         var result = validator.TestValidate(data);
 
-        result.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.UpgradesAllowed!.UntilQuality);
+        result.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.Name);
     }
 
     [Test]
@@ -38,8 +62,9 @@ public class ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidationTest
         var data = new QualityProfileConfigYaml
         {
             Name = "My QP",
-            UpgradesAllowed = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml
+            Upgrade = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml
             {
+                Allowed = true,
                 UntilQuality = "Test Quality"
             },
             Qualities = new[]
@@ -55,23 +80,7 @@ public class ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidationTest
 
         result.Errors.Select(x => x.ErrorMessage).Should().BeEquivalentTo(
             $"For profile {data.Name}, 'qualities' must contain the quality mentioned in 'until_quality', " +
-            $"which is '{data.UpgradesAllowed!.UntilQuality}'");
-    }
-
-    [Test]
-    public void Quality_profile_qualities_cutoff_required()
-    {
-        var data = new QualityProfileConfigYaml
-        {
-            Name = "My QP",
-            UpgradesAllowed = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml()
-        };
-
-        var validator = new QualityProfileConfigYamlValidator();
-        var result = validator.TestValidate(data);
-
-        result.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(x => x.UpgradesAllowed!.UntilQuality)
-            .WithErrorMessage("'until_quality' is required when allowing profile upgrades");
+            $"which is '{data.Upgrade!.UntilQuality}'");
     }
 
     [Test]
@@ -80,8 +89,9 @@ public class ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidationTest
         var data = new QualityProfileConfigYaml
         {
             Name = "My QP",
-            UpgradesAllowed = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml
+            Upgrade = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml
             {
+                Allowed = true,
                 UntilQuality = "Child Quality"
             },
             Qualities = new[]
@@ -166,8 +176,9 @@ public class ConfigYamlDataObjectsValidationTest
         var data = new QualityProfileConfigYaml
         {
             Name = "My QP",
-            UpgradesAllowed = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml
+            Upgrade = new QualityProfileFormatUpgradeYaml
             {
+                Allowed = true,
                 UntilQuality = "Disabled Quality"
             },
             Qualities = new[]