diff --git a/linkback/Makefile b/linkback/Makefile
index 8bfde78a4..6309510ea 100644
--- a/linkback/Makefile
+++ b/linkback/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=linkback
 PKG_VERSION:=1.0.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Dante
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/install
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/linkback.config $(1)/etc/config/linkback
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/linkback.init $(1)/etc/init.d/linkback
+
+	# Install hotplug script
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/90-linkback $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface/90-linkback
 endef
 
 define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/postinst
diff --git a/linkback/files/90-linkback b/linkback/files/90-linkback
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..062639eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkback/files/90-linkback
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Dante <dante@seckv.com>
+#
+# Hotplug event trigger script for LinkBack daemon.
+# Instantly wakes up linkbackd on interface ifup/ifdown state changes.
+
+[ "$ACTION" = "ifup" ] || [ "$ACTION" = "ifdown" ] || exit 0
+[ -n "$INTERFACE" ] || exit 0
+
+# Check if linkbackd is running
+PID=$(pidof linkbackd)
+[ -n "$PID" ] || exit 0
+
+# Send SIGUSR1 to trigger immediate health check / short-circuit
+kill -USR1 $PID 2>/dev/null
diff --git a/linkback/src/linkbackd.c b/linkback/src/linkbackd.c
index 8b56b986c..51c4d416c 100644
--- a/linkback/src/linkbackd.c
+++ b/linkback/src/linkbackd.c
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ static struct ubus_context *ubus_ctx = NULL;
 // Prototypes
 static void restore_all_metrics(void);
 static bool validate_loaded_config(void);
+static volatile sig_atomic_t hotplug_triggered = 0;
+static void handle_sigusr1(int sig) {
+	(void)sig;
+	hotplug_triggered = 1;
+}
+
 static void handle_signal(int sig) {
 	syslog(LOG_INFO, "Received signal %d, exiting...", sig);
 	keep_running = false;
@@ -439,6 +445,9 @@ static bool load_config(void) {
 
 		const char *failover = uci_lookup_option_string(ctx, global_sec, "failover_delay");
 		if (failover) global_cfg.failover_delay = atoi(failover);
+
+		global_cfg.is_up = false;
+		global_cfg.last_is_up = false;
 	}
 
 	// Parse links
@@ -527,6 +536,7 @@ static bool load_config(void) {
 		// Default runtime states
 		link->healthy = true;
 		link->is_up = false;
+		link->last_is_up = false;
 		link->last_checked = 0; // Force immediate check on startup
 
 		link_count++;
@@ -843,9 +853,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	openlog("linkbackd", LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, LOG_DAEMON);
 	syslog(LOG_INFO, "Starting LinkBack daemon...");
 
-	// Register signal handlers for clean exits and metric restoration
+	// Register signal handlers for clean exits, metric restoration, and hotplug wakeup
 	signal(SIGTERM, handle_signal);
 	signal(SIGINT, handle_signal);
+	signal(SIGUSR1, handle_sigusr1);
 
 	// Load configuration
 	if (!load_config()) {
@@ -871,59 +882,137 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		time_t now = time(NULL);
 		bool any_checked = false;
 
-		// If in multi_gw mode, resolve bind interface physical device once per cycle
+		bool force_check = false;
+		if (hotplug_triggered) {
+			hotplug_triggered = 0;
+			force_check = true;
+			syslog(LOG_INFO, "[Diagnostic] Hotplug signal received (SIGUSR1), triggering immediate interface & health evaluation.");
+		}
+
+		// In multi_gw mode, resolve and verify the bind interface state first
 		if (global_cfg.mode == MODE_MULTI_GW) {
 			char dev[MAX_NAME_LEN] = {0};
 			char gw[MAX_IP_LEN] = {0};
 			bool if_up = false;
-			get_interface_ubus_status(global_cfg.interface, dev, sizeof(dev), gw, sizeof(gw), &if_up);
-			strncpy(global_cfg.device, dev, sizeof(global_cfg.device) - 1);
+			bool ubus_ok = get_interface_ubus_status(global_cfg.interface, dev, sizeof(dev), gw, sizeof(gw), &if_up);
+			bool physical_up = ubus_ok && if_up && (dev[0] != '\0');
+
+			if (dev[0] != '\0') {
+				strncpy(global_cfg.device, dev, sizeof(global_cfg.device) - 1);
+				global_cfg.device[sizeof(global_cfg.device) - 1] = '\0';
+			}
+			global_cfg.is_up = physical_up;
+
+			// Diagnostic logging on bind interface UP/DOWN transition
+			if (global_cfg.is_up != global_cfg.last_is_up) {
+				syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "[Diagnostic] Multi-GW bind interface '%s' (%s) link state changed: %s -> %s",
+				       global_cfg.interface, global_cfg.device[0] ? global_cfg.device : "unknown",
+				       global_cfg.last_is_up ? "UP" : "DOWN",
+				       global_cfg.is_up ? "UP" : "DOWN");
+				global_cfg.last_is_up = global_cfg.is_up;
+			}
+
+			// P2 & Diagnostic: Global short-circuit when bind interface is DOWN.
+			// Stop all gateway probe attempts immediately without wasting timeout intervals.
+			if (!global_cfg.is_up) {
+				bool state_changed = false;
+				for (int i = 0; i < link_count; i++) {
+					link_t *link = &links[i];
+					link->is_up = false;
+					if (global_cfg.device[0] != '\0') {
+						strncpy(link->device, global_cfg.device, sizeof(link->device) - 1);
+						link->device[sizeof(link->device) - 1] = '\0';
+					}
+					if (link->gateway_cfg[0] != '\0') {
+						strncpy(link->gateway, link->gateway_cfg, sizeof(link->gateway) - 1);
+						link->gateway[sizeof(link->gateway) - 1] = '\0';
+					}
+
+					if (link->healthy || link->current_metric != 1000 + link->metric) {
+						syslog(LOG_WARNING, "[Diagnostic] Multi-GW bind interface '%s' is DOWN. Short-circuiting probe for target '%s' (gw=%s) and demoting metric.",
+						       global_cfg.interface, link->name, link->gateway[0] ? link->gateway : "none");
+						link->healthy = false;
+						update_route_metric(link, 1000 + link->metric, -1);
+						state_changed = true;
+					}
+
+					link->current_score = 0;
+					link->ping_ok = false;
+					link->dns_ok = false;
+					link->tcp_ok = false;
+					link->consecutive_success = 0;
+					link->consecutive_failure = link->failover_delay;
+					link->last_checked = now;
+				}
+
+				if (state_changed) {
+					write_status_json();
+				}
+				sleep(1);
+				continue;
+			}
 		}
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < link_count; i++) {
 			link_t *link = &links[i];
 
-			// Check if this link is due for checking
-			if (now - link->last_checked < link->check_interval) {
+			// Check if this link is due for checking (bypass interval if hotplug triggered)
+			if (!force_check && (now - link->last_checked < link->check_interval)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			link->last_checked = now;
 			any_checked = true;
 
 			// 1. Fetch real-time netifd status
-			char dev[MAX_NAME_LEN] = {0};
-			char gw[MAX_IP_LEN] = {0};
-			bool is_up = false;
-
 			if (global_cfg.mode == MODE_MULTI_GW) {
-				// Inherit physical device from global bind interface
-				is_up = (global_cfg.device[0] != '\0');
-				strncpy(dev, global_cfg.device, sizeof(dev) - 1);
-				strncpy(gw, link->gateway_cfg, sizeof(gw) - 1);
+				// Inherit verified UP device from global bind interface
+				link->is_up = true;
+				strncpy(link->device, global_cfg.device, sizeof(link->device) - 1);
+				link->device[sizeof(link->device) - 1] = '\0';
+				strncpy(link->gateway, link->gateway_cfg, sizeof(link->gateway) - 1);
+				link->gateway[sizeof(link->gateway) - 1] = '\0';
 			} else {
-				// Query netifd for WAN interface
-				get_interface_ubus_status(link->name, dev, sizeof(dev), gw, sizeof(gw), &is_up);
-			}
+				// Multi-WAN mode: query netifd for independent interface status
+				char dev[MAX_NAME_LEN] = {0};
+				char gw[MAX_IP_LEN] = {0};
+				bool is_up = false;
+				bool ubus_ok = get_interface_ubus_status(link->name, dev, sizeof(dev), gw, sizeof(gw), &is_up);
+				bool physical_up = ubus_ok && is_up && (dev[0] != '\0');
 
-			link->is_up = is_up;
-			strncpy(link->device, dev, MAX_NAME_LEN - 1);
-			strncpy(link->gateway, gw, MAX_IP_LEN - 1);
+				if (physical_up != link->last_is_up) {
+					syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "[Diagnostic] Multi-WAN interface '%s' (%s) link state changed: %s -> %s",
+					       link->name, dev[0] ? dev : "unknown",
+					       link->last_is_up ? "UP" : "DOWN",
+					       physical_up ? "UP" : "DOWN");
+					link->last_is_up = physical_up;
+				}
 
-			// P2 optimization: Interface down short-circuit
-			if (!is_up || dev[0] == '\0') {
-				link->healthy = false;
-				link->current_score = 0;
-				link->ping_ok = false;
-				link->dns_ok = false;
-				link->tcp_ok = false;
-				link->consecutive_success = 0;
-				link->consecutive_failure = 0;
+				link->is_up = physical_up;
+				if (dev[0] != '\0') {
+					strncpy(link->device, dev, sizeof(link->device) - 1);
+					link->device[sizeof(link->device) - 1] = '\0';
+				}
+				if (gw[0] != '\0') {
+					strncpy(link->gateway, gw, sizeof(link->gateway) - 1);
+					link->gateway[sizeof(link->gateway) - 1] = '\0';
+				}
 
-				// If it still has low metric, float it immediately
-				if (link->current_metric == link->metric) {
-					update_route_metric(link, 1000 + link->metric, -1);
+				// Local short-circuit: interface DOWN, skip probe for this link
+				if (!physical_up) {
+					if (link->healthy || link->current_metric != 1000 + link->metric) {
+						syslog(LOG_WARNING, "[Diagnostic] Multi-WAN interface '%s' is DOWN. Short-circuiting probe for link '%s' and demoting metric.",
+						       link->name, link->name);
+						link->healthy = false;
+						update_route_metric(link, 1000 + link->metric, -1);
+					}
+					link->current_score = 0;
+					link->ping_ok = false;
+					link->dns_ok = false;
+					link->tcp_ok = false;
+					link->consecutive_success = 0;
+					link->consecutive_failure = link->failover_delay;
+					continue;
 				}
-				continue;
 			}
 
 			// 2. Perform health checks (P2: 1s non-blocking timeout)
@@ -973,7 +1062,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 				if (!link->healthy && link->consecutive_success >= link->recovery_delay) {
 					// Recovered! Failback!
 					link->healthy = true;
-					syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Link %s (%s, gw=%s, priority %d) recovered to healthy after %d successes.", 
+					syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "[Diagnostic] Link %s (%s, gw=%s, priority %d) recovered to healthy after %d successes.", 
 					       link->name, link->device, link->gateway[0] ? link->gateway : "none", link->priority, link->consecutive_success);
 					
 					// Restore original metric
@@ -986,7 +1075,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 				if (link->healthy && link->consecutive_failure >= link->failover_delay) {
 					// Failed! Failover!
 					link->healthy = false;
-					syslog(LOG_WARNING, "Link %s (%s, gw=%s, priority %d) went down after %d failures.", 
+					syslog(LOG_WARNING, "[Diagnostic] Link %s (%s, gw=%s, priority %d) went down after %d failures.", 
 					       link->name, link->device, link->gateway[0] ? link->gateway : "none", link->priority, link->consecutive_failure);
 					
 					// Push metric out of choice range
@@ -999,7 +1088,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 				int expected_metric = (link->is_up && link->healthy) ? link->metric : (1000 + link->metric);
 				int real_metric = get_system_route_metric(link->device, link->gateway, expected_metric);
 				if (real_metric != -1 && real_metric != expected_metric) {
-					syslog(LOG_WARNING, "Route metric mismatch detected on %s (%s, gw=%s, priority %d): expected %d, got %d. Correcting...", 
+					syslog(LOG_WARNING, "[Diagnostic] Route metric mismatch detected on %s (%s, gw=%s, priority %d): expected %d, got %d. Correcting...", 
 					       link->name, link->device, link->gateway[0] ? link->gateway : "none", link->priority, expected_metric, real_metric);
 					update_route_metric(link, expected_metric, real_metric);
 				}
diff --git a/linkback/src/linkbackd.h b/linkback/src/linkbackd.h
index 88d1d8ff2..3935c65b8 100644
--- a/linkback/src/linkbackd.h
+++ b/linkback/src/linkbackd.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	char device[MAX_NAME_LEN];   // physical interface name e.g., pppoe-wan, eth1, br-lan
 	char gateway[MAX_IP_LEN];   // gateway IP address
 	bool is_up;                 // whether interface is reported up by netifd
+	bool last_is_up;            // track interface UP/DOWN transition for logging
 	bool healthy;               // daemon link health state
 	int consecutive_success;
 	int consecutive_failure;
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	linkback_mode_t mode;
 	char interface[MAX_NAME_LEN]; // Bind interface in multi_gw mode (e.g. lan)
 	char device[MAX_NAME_LEN];    // Resolved device in multi_gw mode (e.g. br-lan)
+	bool is_up;                   // Bind interface netifd up status
+	bool last_is_up;              // track bind interface UP/DOWN transition for logging
 	int check_interval;
 	int check_timeout;
 	int recovery_delay;
diff --git a/luci-app-linkback/Makefile b/luci-app-linkback/Makefile
index 1ecdc8cef..9ff2e26e8 100644
--- a/luci-app-linkback/Makefile
+++ b/luci-app-linkback/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=luci-app-linkback
 PKG_VERSION:=1.0.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Dante
 
 LUCI_TITLE:=LuCI support for Multi-WAN LinkBack Failover/Failback
diff --git a/luci-app-linkback/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/linkback/settings.js b/luci-app-linkback/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/linkback/settings.js
index 2e8218523..1d90394a5 100644
--- a/luci-app-linkback/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/linkback/settings.js
+++ b/luci-app-linkback/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/linkback/settings.js
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ return view.extend({
 			uci.set('linkback', section_id, 'enabled', value);
 		};
 
+		var refreshTargetsSection = null;
+
 		// 2. Working Mode
 		o = s.option(form.ListValue, 'mode', _('Working Mode'),
 			_('Choose failover mode: Multi-WAN interface failover or Single-WAN multi-gateway redundancy.'));
@@ -177,17 +179,12 @@ return view.extend({
 		o.rmempty = false;
 		o.onchange = function(ev, section_id, value) {
 			uci.set('linkback', section_id, 'mode', value);
-			var links = uci.sections('linkback', 'link') || [];
-			if (links.length > 0) {
-				if (value === 'multi_gw') {
-					ui.addNotification(null, E('p',
-						_('已切换为单wan多网关模式。请确保监控目标列表中配置了有效的网关 IP。')
-					), 'info');
-				} else {
-					ui.addNotification(null, E('p',
-						_('已切换为多wan口模式。请确保监控目标列表中选择了正确的 WAN 接口。')
-					), 'info');
-				}
+			// 切换工作模式时直接清空旧链路配置，保持单模式纯净性
+			uci.sections('linkback', 'link').forEach(function(sec) {
+				uci.remove('linkback', sec['.name']);
+			});
+			if (typeof refreshTargetsSection === 'function') {
+				refreshTargetsSection();
 			}
 		};
 
@@ -228,11 +225,37 @@ return view.extend({
 		o.rmempty = false;
 
 		// --- Monitored Targets Section ---
-		s = m.section(form.GridSection, 'link', _('Monitored Targets'),
+		var targets_section = s = m.section(form.GridSection, 'link', _('Monitored Targets'),
 			_('Configure monitored WAN interfaces or next-hop gateways with custom probe targets and priorities (1 = primary, 2 = backup).'));
 		s.anonymous = true;
 		s.addremove = true;
 
+		var origSectionRender = s.render;
+		s.render = function() {
+			var mode = getActiveMode();
+			if (mode === 'multi_gw') {
+				this.title = _('Monitored Gateways');
+				this.description = _('Add next-hop gateways with custom probe targets and priorities (1 = primary, 2 = backup).');
+			} else {
+				this.title = _('Monitored WAN Interfaces');
+				this.description = _('Add WAN interfaces from firewall zone with custom probe targets and priorities (1 = primary, 2 = backup).');
+			}
+			return origSectionRender.apply(this, arguments);
+		};
+
+		refreshTargetsSection = function() {
+			var old_node = document.getElementById('cbi-linkback-link') ||
+			               document.querySelector('.cbi-section[data-tab="link"]') ||
+			               document.querySelector('.cbi-section[id*="link"]');
+			if (old_node && old_node.parentNode) {
+				targets_section.render().then(function(new_node) {
+					if (old_node.parentNode) {
+						old_node.parentNode.replaceChild(new_node, old_node);
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		};
+
 		// Custom dynamic Modal title
 		s.modaltitle = function(section_id) {
 			var parent_title = _('LinkBack 链路守护') + ' - ' + _('Settings');
@@ -284,27 +307,19 @@ return view.extend({
 		o.cfgvalue = function(section_id) {
 			var gw = uci.get('linkback', section_id, 'gateway');
 			var name = uci.get('linkback', section_id, 'name');
-			var mode = getActiveMode();
-			if (mode === 'multi_gw' || gw) {
-				if (gw) {
-					if (name && name !== gw) {
-						return gw + ' (' + name + ')';
-					}
-					return gw;
-				}
-				return name ? (_('Missing Gateway IP: %s').format(name)) : _('Unset');
-			} else {
-				return name || _('Unselected');
+			if (gw) {
+				return (name && name !== gw) ? (gw + ' (' + name + ')') : gw;
 			}
+			return name || '-';
 		};
 		makeTableColumnExpand(o, '24%');
 
 		// 3a. Gateway IP (Multi-GW mode only, Modal only)
 		var o_gw = s.option(form.Value, 'gateway', _('Gateway IP'),
-			_('Next-hop IPv4 address of this gateway (e.g. 192.168.1.254).'));
+			_('Next-hop IPv4 address of this gateway (e.g. 192.168.1.1).'));
 		o_gw.datatype = 'ip4addr';
 		o_gw.modalonly = true;
-		o_gw.placeholder = '192.168.1.254';
+		o_gw.placeholder = '192.168.1.1';
 		var origRenderGw = o_gw.render;
 		o_gw.render = function(option_index, section_id, in_table) {
 			if (getActiveMode() !== 'multi_gw') {
@@ -350,9 +365,9 @@ return view.extend({
 
 		// 3b. Gateway Alias (Multi-GW mode only, Modal only)
 		var o_alias = s.option(form.Value, 'name_alias', _('Gateway Alias (Optional)'),
-			_('Descriptive alias for this gateway (e.g. Bypass_GW, Main_Router). If empty, Gateway IP will be used.'));
+			_('Descriptive alias for this gateway (e.g. Primary_GW, Backup_GW). If empty, Gateway IP will be used.'));
 		o_alias.modalonly = true;
-		o_alias.placeholder = 'Bypass_GW';
+		o_alias.placeholder = 'Primary_GW';
 		var origRenderAlias = o_alias.render;
 		o_alias.render = function(option_index, section_id, in_table) {
 			if (getActiveMode() !== 'multi_gw') {
@@ -432,11 +447,19 @@ return view.extend({
 		};
 
 		// 3. Priority
-		o = s.option(form.Value, 'priority', _('Priority'),
-			_('Lower number indicates higher priority (e.g. 1 = Primary, 2 = Backup).'));
+		o = s.option(form.Value, 'priority', _('Priority'));
 		o.datatype = 'uinteger';
 		o.default = '1';
 		o.rmempty = false;
+		var origRenderPrio = o.render;
+		o.render = function(option_index, section_id, in_table) {
+			if (in_table) {
+				this.description = null;
+			} else {
+				this.description = _('Lower number indicates higher priority (e.g. 1 = Primary, 2 = Backup).');
+			}
+			return origRenderPrio.call(this, option_index, section_id, in_table);
+		};
 		o.validate = function(section_id, value) {
 			if (value == null || value === '') {
 				return t_priority_empty;
diff --git a/luci-app-linkback/po/zh_Hans/linkback.po b/luci-app-linkback/po/zh_Hans/linkback.po
index 29b92ad92..983bb7529 100644
--- a/luci-app-linkback/po/zh_Hans/linkback.po
+++ b/luci-app-linkback/po/zh_Hans/linkback.po
@@ -98,16 +98,16 @@ msgid "Logical interface from firewall WAN zone."
 msgstr "来自防火墙 WAN 区域的逻辑接口。"
 
 msgid "Gateway Alias (Optional)"
-msgstr "网关别名 (可选)"
+msgstr "网关别名 (选填)"
 
-msgid "Descriptive alias for this gateway (e.g. Bypass_GW, Main_Router). If empty, Gateway IP will be used."
-msgstr "该网关的自定义别名 (例如：旁路由主网关、光猫备用网关)。若留空则自动使用网关 IP。"
+msgid "Descriptive alias for this gateway (e.g. Primary_GW, Backup_GW). If empty, Gateway IP will be used."
+msgstr "该网关的自定义名称 (例如：主网关、备用网关)。若留空则自动使用网关 IP。"
 
 msgid "Gateway IP"
 msgstr "网关 IP"
 
-msgid "Next-hop IPv4 address of this gateway (e.g. 192.168.1.254)."
-msgstr "该网关的下一跳 IPv4 地址 (例如：192.168.1.254)。"
+msgid "Next-hop IPv4 address of this gateway (e.g. 192.168.1.1)."
+msgstr "该网关的下一跳 IPv4 地址 (例如：192.168.1.1)。"
 
 msgid "Gateway IP is required."
 msgstr "网关 IP 不能为空。"
@@ -346,9 +346,5 @@ msgstr "未选择"
 msgid "WAN Interface is required."
 msgstr "WAN 网络接口不能为空。"
 
-msgid "已切换为单wan多网关模式。请确保监控目标列表中配置了有效的网关 IP。"
-msgstr "已切换为单wan多网关模式。请确保监控目标列表中配置了有效的网关 IP。"
 
-msgid "已切换为多wan口模式。请确保监控目标列表中选择了正确的 WAN 接口。"
-msgstr "已切换为多wan口模式。请确保监控目标列表中选择了正确的 WAN 接口。"
 
diff --git a/luci-app-meow/Makefile b/luci-app-meow/Makefile
index d984b72f1..6c8924e34 100644
--- a/luci-app-meow/Makefile
+++ b/luci-app-meow/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PKG_BASE_VERSION?=0.21.2
 
 # Rewritten automatically by .github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml; the LuCI
 # package always carries the same version as the core it drives.
-PKG_VERSION?=$(PKG_BASE_VERSION).202610010807
+PKG_VERSION?=$(PKG_BASE_VERSION).202610021113
 PKG_RELEASE?=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
diff --git a/meow/Makefile b/meow/Makefile
index 576645a44..3d74ba645 100644
--- a/meow/Makefile
+++ b/meow/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PKG_BASE_VERSION?=0.21.2
 # All-numeric dotted segments keep the version valid for both package
 # managers:  apk -> meow-0.21.2.202610010430-r1.apk
 #            ipk -> meow_0.21.2.202610010430-1_<arch>.ipk
-PKG_VERSION?=$(PKG_BASE_VERSION).202610010807
+PKG_VERSION?=$(PKG_BASE_VERSION).202610021113
 PKG_RELEASE?=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk