diff --git a/releases-manifest.json b/releases-manifest.json
index e67d1d8..a8eaad5 100644
--- a/releases-manifest.json
+++ b/releases-manifest.json
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@
     "https://dl.silentmode.st/"
   ],
   "releases": [
+    {
+      "id": "theseus-navigator",
+      "product": "Theseus Navigator",
+      "version": "0.3.65",
+      "date": "2026-10-02",
+      "platform": "win-x64",
+      "signed": false,
+      "signingAuthority": null,
+      "changes": "Settings › General › Updates can't silently stay on “Loading…” any more. The panel init now wraps in its own try and the version read's rejection surfaces on the status line instead of being swallowed, so Check for Updates stays reachable even when something earlier in the shared Settings init fails. The toolbar's auto-update chip was always unaffected — it runs independently.",
+      "files": {
+        "TheseusNavigator-0.3.65-portable.exe": "f627d7cf33dbc3cb21a6ce85308420e43443695eac5c5364d61bc99e811add4e",
+        "TheseusNavigator-Setup-0.3.65.exe": "a72ad76a86499e41d18a3e4f911a83415853b0ac3be27782f137bd25ad0666c6"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "id": "theseus-navigator",
       "product": "Theseus Navigator",
diff --git a/releases/index.html b/releases/index.html
index b7bb6a3..525402d 100644
--- a/releases/index.html
+++ b/releases/index.html
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@
      mirror cannot change what you check against here.</p>
 
   <div class="rel">
-    <h2>Theseus Navigator <span style="color:var(--acid)">0.3.64</span></h2>
-    <div class="meta">Windows 64-bit · unsigned · 2026-10-02 · <b>0.3.64 — cleaner "not responding" dialog</b> — Windows's "App is not responding" dialog and Task Manager now read as "Theseus Navigator" instead of the full marketing tagline — the exe's VERSIONINFO FileDescription was pulling the whole description. (The freeze that triggers the dialog is addressed in 0.3.63 by the lazy tab restore; this release only tidies the dialog's text.)</div>
+    <h2>Theseus Navigator <span style="color:var(--acid)">0.3.65</span></h2>
+    <div class="meta">Windows 64-bit · unsigned · 2026-10-02 · <b>0.3.65 — Updates panel can't silently fatal into "Loading…" any more</b> — Settings › General › Updates used to stay on "Loading…" forever if anything earlier in the shared Settings init threw, or if the version IPC rejected — the <code style="display:inline">.catch(()=>{})</code> on the version fetch swallowed it, so Check for Updates became unclickable. The panel init now wraps in its own try, surfaces the actual error on the status line, and keeps Check for Updates functional either way. The toolbar's auto-update chip was always unaffected — it runs independently.</div>
 
     <div class="file">
-      <div class="n"><a href="https://dl.silentmode.st/TheseusNavigator-Setup-0.3.64.exe">TheseusNavigator-Setup-0.3.64.exe</a> — installer</div>
-      <code>7a45bf30f0a76fc015ed5f0e77221ecb000c7e34b21dd8f6aea580c39d803119</code>
+      <div class="n"><a href="https://dl.silentmode.st/TheseusNavigator-Setup-0.3.65.exe">TheseusNavigator-Setup-0.3.65.exe</a> — installer</div>
+      <code>a72ad76a86499e41d18a3e4f911a83415853b0ac3be27782f137bd25ad0666c6</code>
     </div>
     <div class="file">
-      <div class="n"><a href="https://dl.silentmode.st/TheseusNavigator-0.3.64-portable.exe">TheseusNavigator-0.3.64-portable.exe</a> — portable</div>
-      <code>df68c95577aababad4b1f2c71a1e4882e163927ed400edfbc172e7bc77c686a6</code>
+      <div class="n"><a href="https://dl.silentmode.st/TheseusNavigator-0.3.65-portable.exe">TheseusNavigator-0.3.65-portable.exe</a> — portable</div>
+      <code>f627d7cf33dbc3cb21a6ce85308420e43443695eac5c5364d61bc99e811add4e</code>
     </div>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/theseus/index.html b/theseus/index.html
index b33e8c1..b0b1208 100644
--- a/theseus/index.html
+++ b/theseus/index.html
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
         <h3>Theseus for Windows</h3>
         <p class="desc">Full-window desktop browser with Tor toggle, search bar, password
            vault and add-ons. macOS and Linux not yet packaged.</p>
-        <div class="meta">v0.3.64 · installer ~137 MB · portable ~137 MB · unsigned</div>
+        <div class="meta">v0.3.65 · installer ~137 MB · portable ~137 MB · unsigned</div>
         <div class="buttons">
           <a class="btn acid" href="https://dl.silentmode.st/latest/TheseusNavigator-Setup.exe">Installer</a>
           <a class="btn ghost" href="https://dl.silentmode.st/latest/TheseusNavigator-portable.exe">Portable .exe</a>