diff --git a/etc/package.json b/etc/package.json
index aba603e0..d4a259fb 100644
--- a/etc/package.json
+++ b/etc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "archivebox",
-  "version": "0.9.35rc290",
+  "version": "0.9.35rc291",
   "repository": "github:ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 44cc4bde..42cda4d8 100755
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "archivebox"
-version = "0.9.35rc290"
+version = "0.9.35rc291"
 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==1.12.172",       # shared ArchiveBox downloader package
+    "abx-dl==1.12.173",       # 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 = "v0.9.35rc290"
+current_version = "v0.9.35rc291"
 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 b55362b2..d21e9379 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ supported-markers = [
 ]
 
 [options]
-exclude-newer = "2026-08-11T08:00:42.01004299Z"
+exclude-newer = "2026-08-11T09:08:38.791682403Z"
 exclude-newer-span = "P5D"
 
 [options.exclude-newer-package]
-abxbus = { timestamp = "2026-08-16T08:00:41.010056991Z", span = "PT1S" }
+abxbus = { timestamp = "2026-08-16T09:08:37.791699889Z", 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 = "1.12.172"
+version = "1.12.173"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "abx-plugins", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ 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/a1/2b/bcc0b11e805f818f06447f149608d2e80a1eabde1b20dbf432291d524f49/abx_dl-1.12.172.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:44daed31e63551db96a055f9919a785a1065bd617efd66a1f3abc755e5a6cfd5", size = 83601, upload-time = "2026-08-16T07:55:38.268786Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ce/dd/f37328c62f4836b08e29c5b5377931e67f62de6e92dd30f7c562d5503ac4/abx_dl-1.12.173.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1a074a20fd90a55eaaa5037136e9b01d89007675d0f8749bdcb19d0cfbb74579", size = 83587, upload-time = "2026-08-16T09:03:36.881023Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2e/f6/e861e6c258fcdfa4f94997187f8525b07c3f840550245525f98bbab4e338/abx_dl-1.12.172-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:56535f0479f82d7154016ed26e8081a0cb4a6cbae06c49253d437ec69a1534b7", size = 87279, upload-time = "2026-08-16T07:55:39.333188Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/43/64/1a5aea05454f81a7c43d1d6bdb0f9a526843304bdf17acd8e84a0745b271/abx_dl-1.12.173-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:fe915426a0e4bb2075968bde2360c8fd57f89c88425cd9c71bf9e7d1c1bc11d1", size = 87278, upload-time = "2026-08-16T09:03:35.653090Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "abx-plugins"
-version = "1.12.160"
+version = "1.12.161"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "abxbus", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "rich-click", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
     { name = "uv", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b8/f0/e0e910d8905dfc3cad9f983d82c0bc2bca9fbf3738101c218e54d3bf8b24/abx_plugins-1.12.160.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:cfe5ed1b4484c7a76ec8357d632f7220ce54f89163eb6a50939bb6f96b05e633", size = 254085, upload-time = "2026-08-16T07:42:55.942Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2d/a0/e8c4eaa18de905920c4927c088bd5e3845e2e830da6916e6d3d74ca7f9af/abx_plugins-1.12.161.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:63f4dd0421a446721cd11ded0f5ce5d182dc26f18d0630424e6a8c2a4796c88e", size = 254110, upload-time = "2026-08-16T08:50:09.002Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/58/9a/ea6860791fb80a253bcfbc7e8d48080e9c0878d940487af14a3d5c5865f3/abx_plugins-1.12.160-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:0dadd47bd9ac7cec5d415136cd457b2fe3c191482a49132a6af214372ada0cf4", size = 405025, upload-time = "2026-08-16T07:42:57.132Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/30/84/222060d2051ebf0a9c1e0c3cc35c415e0dd2a4f00380f267bd1842a08f48/abx_plugins-1.12.161-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:12a9936ab8c26f32ce5eee4a6346a5bc390620c6849932907f8fd0ff6ba51bbe", size = 405046, upload-time = "2026-08-16T08:50:10.54Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archivebox"
-version = "0.9.35rc290"
+version = "0.9.35rc291"
 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 = "==1.12.172" },
+    { name = "abx-dl", specifier = "==1.12.173" },
     { name = "abx-plugins" },
     { name = "abxbus" },
     { name = "abxpkg" },