diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7d07a19..983a07e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.33.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.33.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
index 109012a..5762aea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ export interface ReleaseEntry {
 }
 
 export const RELEASE_NOTES: ReleaseEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: "0.33.1",
+    date: "2026-07-09",
+    summary: "Fix: opening a channel no longer errors when YouTube is briefly unreachable.",
+    fixes: [
+      'Opening a channel page could pop a blocking "Server error" when the connection to YouTube was momentarily unavailable. The page now loads regardless — its latest channel details simply fill in once the connection is back — instead of failing.',
+    ],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.33.0",
     date: "2026-07-09",