diff --git a/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js b/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js
index fe7ddc7..7ed3b9a 100644
--- a/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js
+++ b/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js
@@ -6438,7 +6438,7 @@ async function stopTimer(token, entryId) {
 }
 
 // src/plugin.ts
-var CURRENT_VERSION = "1.0.50";
+var CURRENT_VERSION = "1.0.51";
 var GITEA_BASE = "https://gitea.pdmarf.co.uk/pdm/stream_deck_notion_timer/raw/branch/stable-rebuild";
 var SIGNING_PUBLIC_KEY = `-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
 MCowBQYDK2VwAyEAN7ko8TUpuPzPAJuKAZCRjV0c4ZSlou5d9pUAF6o12b4=
@@ -6512,7 +6512,7 @@ async function checkForUpdates(sendStatus) {
     }
     fs3.writeFileSync(__filename, newCode);
     plugin_default.logger.info(`Updated to ${version}, restarting\u2026`);
-    await sendStatus?.(`Updated to v${version} \u2014 restarting\u2026`);
+    await sendStatus?.(`Updated to v${version}. Click any other button above to confirm version update has been successful.`);
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
     process.exit(0);
   } catch (err) {
@@ -6543,12 +6543,10 @@ function setRunningEntry(entryId, actionId) {
   plugin_default.settings.getGlobalSettings().then((stored) => plugin_default.settings.setGlobalSettings({ ...stored, runningEntryId: entryId, runningActionId: actionId })).catch((err) => plugin_default.logger.error("Failed to persist running state:", err));
 }
 async function sendProjectsToPI(tokenOverride) {
-  plugin_default.logger.info(`[diag] sendProjectsToPI called, version=${CURRENT_VERSION}, hasToken=${!!tokenOverride}`);
   try {
     const global = await getGlobal();
     const token = tokenOverride ?? global.notionToken;
     if (!token) {
-      plugin_default.logger.info("[diag] sendProjectsToPI: no token, sending error payload");
       await plugin_default.ui.sendToPropertyInspector({ event: "projects", data: [], error: "Enter your Notion API token above.", version: CURRENT_VERSION });
       return;
     }
@@ -6560,7 +6558,6 @@ async function sendProjectsToPI(tokenOverride) {
       })
     ]);
     await plugin_default.ui.sendToPropertyInspector({ event: "projects", data: projects, users: usersResult, version: CURRENT_VERSION });
-    plugin_default.logger.info(`[diag] sendProjectsToPI: sent projects payload, version=${CURRENT_VERSION}`);
   } catch (err) {
     plugin_default.logger.error("Failed to fetch projects:", err);
     await plugin_default.ui.sendToPropertyInspector({ event: "projects", data: [], error: String(err), version: CURRENT_VERSION });
@@ -6638,8 +6635,7 @@ var TimerToggle = class extends SingletonAction {
       await Promise.all([ev.action.setState(0), ev.action.setTitle(title)]);
     }
   }
-  async onPropertyInspectorDidAppear(ev) {
-    plugin_default.logger.info(`[diag] onPropertyInspectorDidAppear fired for ${ev.action.id}, version=${CURRENT_VERSION}`);
+  async onPropertyInspectorDidAppear(_ev) {
     await sendProjectsToPI();
   }
   async onKeyDown(ev) {
@@ -6725,7 +6721,6 @@ TimerToggle = __decorateClass([
 var timerAction = new TimerToggle();
 plugin_default.actions.registerAction(timerAction);
 plugin_default.ui.onSendToPlugin(async (ev) => {
-  plugin_default.logger.info(`[diag] onSendToPlugin received event=${ev.payload.event}, version=${CURRENT_VERSION}`);
   if (ev.payload.event === "saveSettings" && ev.payload.settings) {
     await ev.action.setSettings(ev.payload.settings);
     const title = buttonTitle(ev.payload.settings.projectName || "");
diff --git a/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js.sig b/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js.sig
index f077a92..dcabfd0 100644
--- a/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js.sig
+++ b/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js.sig
@@ -1 +1 @@
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+���>��o��!�h���!HC1����_gY�|vn�����1�ᴨ*�M(���0C5�=
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diff --git a/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/ui/property-inspector.html b/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/ui/property-inspector.html
index 443339a..3dc4c73 100644
--- a/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/ui/property-inspector.html
+++ b/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/ui/property-inspector.html
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@
   <p id="versionText"></p>
   <button id="updateBtn">Check for Updates</button>
   <p id="updateStatus"></p>
-  <p id="debugText" style="font-size:9px;color:#555;text-align:center;margin-top:4px;white-space:pre-line;"></p>
 
   <script src="libs/constants.js"></script>
   <script src="libs/prototypes.js"></script>
@@ -177,31 +176,6 @@
       el.className = cls || "";
     }
 
-    // TEMP diagnostic trail — remove once the update-refresh flow is confirmed working.
-    var debugLines = [];
-    function debugLog(msg) {
-      var t = new Date().toISOString().slice(11, 19);
-      debugLines.push(t + " " + msg);
-      if (debugLines.length > 8) debugLines.shift();
-      document.getElementById("debugText").textContent = debugLines.join("\n");
-    }
-
-    // The plugin process restarts after an update, and a freshly-restarted
-    // process has no way to push to an already-open panel (Stream Deck only
-    // tells a plugin a panel is visible via a live didAppear/onSendToPlugin
-    // round trip, which a cold-started process hasn't received yet). So the
-    // panel re-requests the version itself a few times after the restart
-    // window, instead of waiting on the plugin to notify it.
-    function pollForVersionRefresh() {
-      var token = document.getElementById("notionToken").value.trim();
-      [1500, 3500, 6000, 9000].forEach(function(delay) {
-        setTimeout(function() {
-          debugLog("poll: sending refreshProjects (+" + delay + "ms)");
-          $PI.sendToPlugin({ event: "refreshProjects", token: token });
-        }, delay);
-      });
-    }
-
     // Collapsible credentials section
     document.getElementById("credToggle").addEventListener("click", function() {
       var section = document.getElementById("credSection");
@@ -280,7 +254,6 @@
     }
 
     $PI.onConnected(function(jsn) {
-      debugLog("$PI.onConnected fired (panel loaded/reloaded)");
       currentSettings = jsn.actionInfo.payload.settings || {};
       $PI.getSettings();
       $PI.getGlobalSettings();
@@ -289,10 +262,8 @@
       document.getElementById("notionToken").addEventListener("input", scheduleCredSave);
       document.getElementById("userId").addEventListener("change", saveCredentials);
       document.getElementById("updateBtn").addEventListener("click", function() {
-        debugLog("Check for Updates clicked");
         document.getElementById("updateStatus").textContent = "";
         $PI.sendToPlugin({ event: "checkForUpdates" });
-        pollForVersionRefresh();
       });
     });
 
@@ -332,7 +303,6 @@
 
     $PI.onSendToPropertyInspector(ACTION_UUID, function(jsn) {
       var payload = jsn.payload;
-      debugLog("received: " + payload.event + (payload.version ? " v" + payload.version : ""));
       if (payload.event === "updateStatus") {
         document.getElementById("updateStatus").textContent = payload.message;
       }
diff --git a/notion-timer.streamDeckPlugin b/notion-timer.streamDeckPlugin
index 97d676f..8e5c3ef 100644
Binary files a/notion-timer.streamDeckPlugin and b/notion-timer.streamDeckPlugin differ
diff --git a/src/plugin.ts b/src/plugin.ts
index 200d08d..83655d2 100644
--- a/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const CURRENT_VERSION = "1.0.50";
+const CURRENT_VERSION = "1.0.51";
 const GITEA_BASE = "https://gitea.pdmarf.co.uk/pdm/stream_deck_notion_timer/raw/branch/stable-rebuild";
 const SIGNING_PUBLIC_KEY = `-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
 MCowBQYDK2VwAyEAN7ko8TUpuPzPAJuKAZCRjV0c4ZSlou5d9pUAF6o12b4=
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ async function checkForUpdates(sendStatus?: (msg: string) => void | Promise<void
     fs.writeFileSync(__filename, newCode);
     streamDeck.logger.info(`Updated to ${version}, restarting…`);
     // Await + a short delay so the message actually reaches the socket before
-    // the process dies — best-effort only, the property inspector doesn't
-    // depend on this arriving (it polls for the new version itself).
-    await sendStatus?.(`Updated to v${version} — restarting…`);
+    // the process dies. The panel can't reliably learn its own new version
+    // number after this restart, so it just tells the user how to confirm it.
+    await sendStatus?.(`Updated to v${version}. Click any other button above to confirm version update has been successful.`);
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
     process.exit(0);
   } catch (err) {
@@ -140,12 +140,10 @@ function setRunningEntry(entryId: string | null, actionId: string | null): void
 }
 
 async function sendProjectsToPI(tokenOverride?: string): Promise<void> {
-  streamDeck.logger.info(`[diag] sendProjectsToPI called, version=${CURRENT_VERSION}, hasToken=${!!tokenOverride}`);
   try {
     const global = await getGlobal();
     const token = tokenOverride ?? global.notionToken;
     if (!token) {
-      streamDeck.logger.info("[diag] sendProjectsToPI: no token, sending error payload");
       await streamDeck.ui.sendToPropertyInspector({ event: "projects", data: [], error: "Enter your Notion API token above.", version: CURRENT_VERSION });
       return;
     }
@@ -157,7 +155,6 @@ async function sendProjectsToPI(tokenOverride?: string): Promise<void> {
       }),
     ]);
     await streamDeck.ui.sendToPropertyInspector({ event: "projects", data: projects, users: usersResult, version: CURRENT_VERSION });
-    streamDeck.logger.info(`[diag] sendProjectsToPI: sent projects payload, version=${CURRENT_VERSION}`);
   } catch (err) {
     streamDeck.logger.error("Failed to fetch projects:", err);
     await streamDeck.ui.sendToPropertyInspector({ event: "projects", data: [], error: String(err), version: CURRENT_VERSION });
@@ -243,8 +240,7 @@ class TimerToggle extends SingletonAction<TimerSettings> {
     }
   }
 
-  async onPropertyInspectorDidAppear(ev: PropertyInspectorDidAppearEvent<TimerSettings>): Promise<void> {
-    streamDeck.logger.info(`[diag] onPropertyInspectorDidAppear fired for ${ev.action.id}, version=${CURRENT_VERSION}`);
+  async onPropertyInspectorDidAppear(_ev: PropertyInspectorDidAppearEvent<TimerSettings>): Promise<void> {
     await sendProjectsToPI();
   }
 
@@ -341,7 +337,6 @@ const timerAction = new TimerToggle();
 streamDeck.actions.registerAction(timerAction);
 
 streamDeck.ui.onSendToPlugin<{ event: string; settings?: TimerSettings; token?: string }>(async (ev) => {
-  streamDeck.logger.info(`[diag] onSendToPlugin received event=${ev.payload.event}, version=${CURRENT_VERSION}`);
   if (ev.payload.event === "saveSettings" && ev.payload.settings) {
     await ev.action.setSettings(ev.payload.settings);
     const title = buttonTitle(ev.payload.settings.projectName || "");
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index b5f5ad4..272ea99 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ "version": "1.0.50" }
+{ "version": "1.0.51" }