diff --git a/internal/remote/remote.go b/internal/remote/remote.go
index e1ac214..0c3a924 100644
--- a/internal/remote/remote.go
+++ b/internal/remote/remote.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ var (
 	remoteInstalled sync.Map
 	// the declared release; bump it (or append "+n" for a same-day
 	// re-release) to ship, remotes refuse older builds
-	Version = "2026.10.08"
+	Version = "2026.10.21"
 )
 
 // verTuple parses a declared version - "2026.09.21" or "2026.09.21+2", the