diff --git a/etc/package.json b/etc/package.json
index 0114dd62..94808afe 100644
--- a/etc/package.json
+++ b/etc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "archivebox",
-  "version": "0.9.35rc247",
+  "version": "0.9.35rc248",
   "repository": "github:ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 97f8c24e..e1f2c40b 100755
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "archivebox"
-version = "0.9.35rc247"
+version = "0.9.35rc248"
 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==1.12.118",       # shared ArchiveBox downloader package
+    "abx-dl==1.12.120",       # 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 = "v0.9.35rc247"
+current_version = "v0.9.35rc248"
 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 7ecfd5df..bbd27ab8 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ supported-markers = [
 ]
 
 [options]
-exclude-newer = "2026-08-09T05:32:13.091148393Z"
+exclude-newer = "2026-08-09T07:05:22.632304007Z"
 exclude-newer-span = "P5D"
 
 [options.exclude-newer-package]
-abxbus = { timestamp = "2026-08-14T05:32:12.091159948Z", span = "PT1S" }
+abxbus = { timestamp = "2026-08-14T07:05:21.632318604Z", 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 = "1.12.118"
+version = "1.12.120"
 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/06/6c/069e85649489f361bb86d9ad1ed440c595cb49497cce37f362b2f7323ae6/abx_dl-1.12.118.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:6b057e538256200a88c811928fc01aba795999162d38702f46892dbb4814cdfa", size = 88088, upload-time = "2026-08-14T05:29:11.603024Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/61/94/ba8b5722cb489ac7feeec0e7db63e895f981aa9dba0d29553e924e9e81a1/abx_dl-1.12.120.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:3dd49ec34a9ebaa400834fd16c5ebfe501320ac66b37294e662632b33d7937b1", size = 88047, upload-time = "2026-08-14T07:02:43.557878Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2b/c4/8c5e568e7b488d3acde3040b93f290265052df2c690f7c634ca784fece2a/abx_dl-1.12.118-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:2544e6407f4452a22fbbd91b3e01605c020c5979490a428a73e83df1011cb39e", size = 92218, upload-time = "2026-08-14T05:29:10.326239Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/be/94/7878ca5fbcda69ea46bf47cae72cdb13913b0018d22ada86a7b1cf983836/abx_dl-1.12.120-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:4a06c180eda65a07185b2783f788fd14de5f18a98e7761a00df48dfffcdb400b", size = 92221, upload-time = "2026-08-14T07:02:44.530339Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "abx-plugins"
-version = "1.12.107"
+version = "1.12.109"
 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/6b/b5/0bd30509940795abd5ef603c2a0bd26ff9c820f8f3728100b4c12ae392c5/abx_plugins-1.12.107.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:9ff97b7ffe938493193368738ffd900eed4b36f50f10dd6ac0a3d6f9c4314f70", size = 255453, upload-time = "2026-08-14T05:18:51.175Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/50/6f/6817d57b61f28a92c7c4e174f4d0a786a7f03ece04d18582152b1ebdd7bd/abx_plugins-1.12.109.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:bc24e97fad04c262e8402aa359593a49568a21bed478ab7b9da5c257575450ce", size = 255536, upload-time = "2026-08-14T06:52:52.399Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/22/e7/d25ae139034efed2399bd7830bef1493a04cbf3d907f1bdba96d339f14cd/abx_plugins-1.12.107-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:19906018af7fd79835da7e2b78fcbc6aeb89350db0b74ee4781cd4b1633de56a", size = 406278, upload-time = "2026-08-14T05:18:49.762Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/fe/c6/27dec129e37f7c23f5f655bc20279b113959c59c1cb7b25f3d1af1a5df9f/abx_plugins-1.12.109-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c169d7d0e5d72033baf290555b45e994b24a4ea5d9742e02d25553179fc904ea", size = 406621, upload-time = "2026-08-14T06:52:50.927Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archivebox"
-version = "0.9.35rc247"
+version = "0.9.35rc248"
 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 = "==1.12.118" },
+    { name = "abx-dl", specifier = "==1.12.120" },
     { name = "abx-plugins" },
     { name = "abxbus" },
     { name = "abxpkg" },