diff --git a/etc/package.json b/etc/package.json
index f84bba9d..c72804bd 100644
--- a/etc/package.json
+++ b/etc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "archivebox",
-  "version": "0.9.35rc296",
+  "version": "0.9.35rc297",
   "repository": "github:ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 69063521..747a8a4d 100755
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "archivebox"
-version = "0.9.35rc296"
+version = "0.9.35rc297"
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
 description = "Self-hosted internet archiving solution."
 authors = [{name = "Nick Sweeting", email = "pyproject.toml@archivebox.io"}]
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "abxbus",                 # direct imports only; version constrained by abx-dl -> abx-plugins
     "abxpkg",                # direct imports only; version constrained by abx-dl -> abx-plugins
     "abx-plugins",           # direct imports only; version constrained by abx-dl
-    "abx-dl==1.12.177",       # shared ArchiveBox downloader package
+    "abx-dl==1.12.178",       # shared ArchiveBox downloader package
     ### UUID7 backport for Python <3.14
     "uuid7>=0.1.0; python_version < '3.14'",  # provides the uuid_extensions module on Python 3.13
 ]
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ Donate = "https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Donations"
 
 
 [tool.bumpver]
-current_version = "v0.9.35rc296"
+current_version = "v0.9.35rc297"
 version_pattern = "vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH[PYTAGNUM]"
 commit_message = "bump version {old_version} -> {new_version}"
 tag_message = "{new_version}"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index fa0d01ca..ea08bb38 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ supported-markers = [
 ]
 
 [options]
-exclude-newer = "2026-08-11T20:41:17.272863Z"
+exclude-newer = "2026-08-12T03:55:08.29376457Z"
 exclude-newer-span = "P5D"
 
 [options.exclude-newer-package]
-abxbus = { timestamp = "2026-08-16T20:41:16.273569Z", span = "PT1S" }
+abxbus = { timestamp = "2026-08-17T03:55:07.293779172Z", span = "PT1S" }
 abx-plugins = "2100-01-01T00:00:00Z"
 abx-dl = "2100-01-01T00:00:00Z"
 abxpkg = "2100-01-01T00:00:00Z"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "abx-dl"
-version = "1.12.177"
+version = "1.12.178"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "abx-plugins", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "rich", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "rich-click", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e2/a8/5a0d2642ada0e4dc2164464fc5591ea9cbaf6da792289f1830a44b0fb9e9/abx_dl-1.12.177.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:46c13c35d45e703948903f581084ed94c26cd58f56c263786111b044827de62e", size = 83619, upload-time = "2026-08-16T12:41:56.918Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e0/42/5ec7d766cbcf37e9d240ccfa9da2770441abad0e1ae954e4538c3daaef13/abx_dl-1.12.178.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e5d23e8d6f447a1298af99a486fae5f64ab99e79473782b27458c004b985ead8", size = 83728, upload-time = "2026-08-17T03:50:06.105412Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5b/3a/24371ab3d4f66fe474f8065f2f3edf5ad0aff1f4083e8339847764d7740d/abx_dl-1.12.177-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:9adf9353f217be74fb500e1ed5169ac5c52c411cb85a6169dde242c7acd8c2c6", size = 87231, upload-time = "2026-08-16T12:41:57.907Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/cb/59/74d0051d25c3a6f4e2fc82797d537d55e8a2f690ddc71af965a50aad1e6d/abx_dl-1.12.178-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:1a7bb62d14b254e02ca97419c37aa2e971575208424da7c657578fc432da4f5f", size = 87323, upload-time = "2026-08-17T03:50:04.867245Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archivebox"
-version = "0.9.35rc296"
+version = "0.9.35rc297"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "abx-dl", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
-    { name = "abx-dl", specifier = "==1.12.177" },
+    { name = "abx-dl", specifier = "==1.12.178" },
     { name = "abx-plugins" },
     { name = "abxbus" },
     { name = "abxpkg" },