diff --git a/RELEASE_README.md b/RELEASE_README.md
index 56cd2d7..2585b2f 100644
--- a/RELEASE_README.md
+++ b/RELEASE_README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # PristonTale EU for Linux
 
-Version 0.9.5 installs, updates, repairs, and launches PristonTale EU through a
+Version 0.9.7 installs, updates, repairs, and launches PristonTale EU through a
 native Linux dashboard. Game files come directly from the publisher and are not
 included in this archive.
 
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ Then run:
 ```text
 openssl pkey -pubin -in launcher-update-public.pem -outform DER | sha256sum
 openssl dgst -sha256 -verify launcher-update-public.pem \
-  -signature pristontale-eu-linux-installer-v0-9-5.tar.gz.sig \
-  pristontale-eu-linux-installer-v0-9-5.tar.gz
-sha256sum -c pristontale-eu-linux-installer-v0-9-5.tar.gz.sha256
-tar -xzf pristontale-eu-linux-installer-v0-9-5.tar.gz
-cd pristontale-eu-linux-installer-v0-9-5
+  -signature pristontale-eu-linux-installer-v0-9-7.tar.gz.sig \
+  pristontale-eu-linux-installer-v0-9-7.tar.gz
+sha256sum -c pristontale-eu-linux-installer-v0-9-7.tar.gz.sha256
+tar -xzf pristontale-eu-linux-installer-v0-9-7.tar.gz
+cd pristontale-eu-linux-installer-v0-9-7
 ./install.sh
 ```
 
diff --git a/ptlinux/__init__.py b/ptlinux/__init__.py
index a0c3325..1f59772 100644
--- a/ptlinux/__init__.py
+++ b/ptlinux/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ from .paths import AppPaths
 
 __all__ = ["AppPaths", "__version__"]
 
-__version__ = "0.9.5"
+__version__ = "0.9.7"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 845ba2c..3597ca0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "PTEU-Linux-Launcher"
-version = "0.9.5"
+version = "0.9.7"
 description = "PristonTale EU Linux installer, clean launcher, and diagnostic harness"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = []
diff --git a/updates/stable.json b/updates/stable.json
index 41b2dc5..72bf738 100644
--- a/updates/stable.json
+++ b/updates/stable.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "archive_sha256": "3e00fc6cd72b5ae79adee56642a10b90d410080e67da099292aefcd5cf406681",
-  "archive_size": 1413002,
-  "archive_url": "https://git.m4ko.net/m4ko/pristontale-eu-linux/releases/download/v0.9.5/pristontale-eu-linux-update-v0.9.5.tar.gz",
+  "archive_sha256": "d74025d04cee7dd5acbd331e58f794913604d351ec0ccb849059ffd774f9f03a",
+  "archive_size": 1440607,
+  "archive_url": "https://git.m4ko.net/m4ko/pristontale-eu-linux/releases/download/v0.9.7/pristontale-eu-linux-update-v0.9.7.tar.gz",
   "channel": "stable",
   "minimum_updater_version": "0.5.0",
-  "notes_url": "https://git.m4ko.net/m4ko/pristontale-eu-linux/releases/tag/v0.9.5",
-  "published_at": "2026-09-06T20:09:16Z",
+  "notes_url": "https://git.m4ko.net/m4ko/pristontale-eu-linux/releases/tag/v0.9.7",
+  "published_at": "2026-09-07T20:21:15Z",
   "schema": 1,
-  "version": "0.9.5"
+  "version": "0.9.7"
 }
diff --git a/updates/stable.json.sig b/updates/stable.json.sig
index 94e8d21..ef79129 100644
Binary files a/updates/stable.json.sig and b/updates/stable.json.sig differ