diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 52e6c126..3eb1f603 100755
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "archivebox"
-version = "0.9.35rc147"
+version = "0.9.35rc148"
 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==2.5.40",         # EventBus API
     "abxpkg==1.12.11",       # for: detecting, versioning, and installing binaries via apt/brew/pip/npm
     "abx-plugins==1.12.11",  # shared ArchiveBox plugin package with Chrome/Puppeteer dependency wiring
-    "abx-dl==1.12.11",       # shared ArchiveBox downloader package with blocking install preflight
+    "abx-dl==1.12.12",       # shared ArchiveBox downloader package with blocking install preflight
     ### UUID7 backport for Python <3.14
     "uuid7>=0.1.0; python_version < '3.14'",  # provides the uuid_extensions module on Python 3.13
 ]
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Donate = "https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Donations"
 
 
 [tool.bumpver]
-current_version = "v0.9.35rc147"
+current_version = "v0.9.35rc148"
 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 00425f35..1be28245 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ abxpkg = "2100-01-01T00:00:00Z"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "abx-dl"
-version = "1.12.11"
+version = "1.12.12"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "abx-plugins" },
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "rich" },
     { name = "rich-click" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/63/d0/410cb5f7d84c76147883037cad2fb68620aad38c6b9abbf55e1163675aed/abx_dl-1.12.11.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:73de416bde4adc9749c20a5ba1bcaec824fc75266dfd0f4d4d38b5b9848b9c7e", size = 87149, upload-time = "2026-07-26T23:13:44.164Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/bf/a8/2a37fc3e6af690df44aa8d1bba0c63aa7fd30a5bf037c8d49cd048a00466/abx_dl-1.12.12.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b7f1086500d402dcd7b9b701dc1f1c778630bd1d8bb93aeef01f022bb335daa9", size = 87095, upload-time = "2026-07-26T23:43:00.686Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f7/be/93c0759bb5b0597c738e8b56d89ff4146388db798030c70c3636079531f9/abx_dl-1.12.11-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:8180f68264abacd16a0ac22f3c8264c1fa133117474b52ca3172342fe009662f", size = 90934, upload-time = "2026-07-26T23:13:42.919Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/cd/21/da276551d1ad7075f66ade164de85410a8a26e2f7d9fc70cfb81875ff7b3/abx_dl-1.12.12-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:1a1703df328d0268775c82777b814aba9d506b4c5b42d6e1641f213499c7d0fa", size = 90841, upload-time = "2026-07-26T23:43:01.714Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archivebox"
-version = "0.9.35rc147"
+version = "0.9.35rc148"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "abx-dl" },
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
-    { name = "abx-dl", specifier = "==1.12.11" },
+    { name = "abx-dl", specifier = "==1.12.12" },
     { name = "abx-plugins", specifier = "==1.12.11" },
     { name = "abxbus", specifier = "==2.5.40" },
     { name = "abxpkg", specifier = "==1.12.11" },