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 ## P1 — Code Quality
 
 ### DC-034: Regenerate get.dashcaddy.net/release tarball as v1.14.9 with DC-033 baked in
-- **status:** todo
-- **owner:** unclaimed
+- **status:** in-progress
+- **owner:** krystie
 - **details:** Live `https://get.dashcaddy.net/release/version.json` advertises v1.14.8 (commit `ba23cdf`) but DC-033 is NOT in that tarball — verified by extracting `dashcaddy/dashcaddy-api/src/docker/self-updater.js` from `dashcaddy-1.14.8.tar.gz` and confirming it still has the broken `__dirname` pattern. Every other DashCaddy host that auto-updates to v1.14.8 will hit the same 0.0.0 dashboard bug DNS2 just had. Fix: (1) bump `package.json` to `1.14.9` + update `dashcaddy-api/VERSION` to the DC-033 commit SHA. (2) populate `[Unreleased]` section in CHANGELOG.md with DC-033 entry. (3) run `bash scripts/publish-release.sh` to rebuild + push the tarball to get.dashcaddy.net. (4) verify the live `version.json` reflects the new version + commit. Effort: ~15 min. Risk: low — release pipeline already proven by build-pipeline-fix.
 - **impact:** Every host auto-updating gets the 0.0.0 fix for free without needing a manual symlink or git pull.