diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 03654bebe..07aa9f493 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4334,7 +4334,7 @@ checksum = "b6f5e870be6c3b371b77fe0ee0bafb859fa4964b4404c27de1d380043c4dda20"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-bench"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
@@ -4351,7 +4351,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-broker"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde",
@@ -4369,14 +4369,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-broker-protocol"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.20",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-ci-pipeline"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -4395,7 +4395,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-cli"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -4418,7 +4418,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-client"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs-next",
  "libc",
@@ -4438,7 +4438,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-core"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytemuck",
@@ -4469,7 +4469,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-daemon"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -4502,7 +4502,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-diag"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -4517,7 +4517,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-fetch"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hex",
@@ -4528,7 +4528,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-format"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "itoa",
@@ -4539,7 +4539,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-gen-hooks"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -4551,7 +4551,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-gen-workflow"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -4564,7 +4564,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-manifest-audit"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -4576,7 +4576,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-mcp"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
@@ -4600,7 +4600,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-mft"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitflags",
@@ -4641,14 +4641,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-polars"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "polars",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-security"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "dirs-next",
@@ -4663,22 +4663,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-statusfmt"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-text"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-time"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-update"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs-next",
@@ -4695,11 +4695,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-version"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-vss-requestor"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cc",
@@ -4711,7 +4711,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-watchdog"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs-next",
@@ -4720,7 +4720,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-winsvc"
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "windows",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c68b062b8..746ac3ca5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ members = [
 # Workspace Package Metadata (inherited by all crates)
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.6.33"
+version = "0.6.34"
 edition = "2024"
 # No `rust-version` claim: the workspace is structurally nightly-only.
 # `crates/uffs-polars` enables `polars/nightly` unconditionally, which
@@ -135,36 +135,36 @@ publish = false
 # proposed-plan output for 12 days because `release-plz update`
 # failed at `cargo package` with this very error.  See
 # `release-automation-baseline.md` §10 for the diagnostic trail.
-uffs-polars = { path = "crates/uffs-polars", version = "0.6.33" }
-uffs-security = { path = "crates/uffs-security", version = "0.6.33" }
-uffs-text = { path = "crates/uffs-text", version = "0.6.33" }
-uffs-time = { path = "crates/uffs-time", version = "0.6.33" }
-uffs-version = { path = "crates/uffs-version", version = "0.6.33" }
-uffs-statusfmt = { path = "crates/uffs-statusfmt", version = "0.6.33" }
-uffs-mft = { path = "crates/uffs-mft", version = "0.6.33" }
-uffs-format = { path = "crates/uffs-format", version = "0.6.33" }
-uffs-core = { path = "crates/uffs-core", version = "0.6.33" }
-uffs-client = { path = "crates/uffs-client", version = "0.6.33" }
+uffs-polars = { path = "crates/uffs-polars", version = "0.6.34" }
+uffs-security = { path = "crates/uffs-security", version = "0.6.34" }
+uffs-text = { path = "crates/uffs-text", version = "0.6.34" }
+uffs-time = { path = "crates/uffs-time", version = "0.6.34" }
+uffs-version = { path = "crates/uffs-version", version = "0.6.34" }
+uffs-statusfmt = { path = "crates/uffs-statusfmt", version = "0.6.34" }
+uffs-mft = { path = "crates/uffs-mft", version = "0.6.34" }
+uffs-format = { path = "crates/uffs-format", version = "0.6.34" }
+uffs-core = { path = "crates/uffs-core", version = "0.6.34" }
+uffs-client = { path = "crates/uffs-client", version = "0.6.34" }
 # `uffs-broker-protocol` carries the wire-protocol types shared between
 # `uffs-broker` (the elevated handle vendor, Windows-only binary) and
 # `uffs-daemon::broker_client` (the handle consumer).  Pure-logic
 # Layer-0 lib — cross-platform tests run on every CI lane.  Added in
 # F5 (issue #205) so neither side duplicates `BROKER_PIPE_NAME` /
 # wire-format byte literals.
-uffs-broker-protocol = { path = "crates/uffs-broker-protocol", version = "0.6.33" }
+uffs-broker-protocol = { path = "crates/uffs-broker-protocol", version = "0.6.34" }
 # `uffs-winsvc` — native Windows service control (SCM query/start/stop) +
 # the non-connecting broker-pipe readiness probe.  Layer-0 leaf: its only
 # dependency is the `windows` crate (windows-target), with non-Windows
 # stubs so cross-platform consumers (uffs-update, uffs-cli) compile.
 # Single source of truth for the `sc`/SCM mechanics previously duplicated
 # across uffs-broker, uffs-update, and uffs-cli.
-uffs-winsvc = { path = "crates/uffs-winsvc", version = "0.6.33" }
+uffs-winsvc = { path = "crates/uffs-winsvc", version = "0.6.34" }
 # `uffs-fetch` — hardened release-asset transport (blocking reqwest +
 # rustls with retry/timeout/byte-cap, plus `SHA256SUMS` verification),
 # extracted from `uffs-update` as a small public lib so external products
 # can reuse it. Cross-platform pure-logic leaf; keeps the HTTP/TLS stack
 # out of the lean `uffs` CLI exactly as before.
-uffs-fetch = { path = "crates/uffs-fetch", version = "0.6.33" }
+uffs-fetch = { path = "crates/uffs-fetch", version = "0.6.34" }
 # NOTE: no `uffs-broker` workspace dependency alias on purpose —
 # `uffs-broker` is a binary-only crate (the only `[lib]` it carries is
 # this protocol module's now-extracted sibling); no other workspace
diff --git a/crates/uffs-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/uffs-cli/Cargo.toml
index 2889d8628..e3cf32a8a 100644
--- a/crates/uffs-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/uffs-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 # `version = "0.5.90"` is required for `cargo package` validation —
 # see root `Cargo.toml`'s [workspace.dependencies] note for the full
 # rationale (R6 of `release-automation-plan.md`).
-uffs-client = { path = "../uffs-client", version = "0.6.33", default-features = false }
+uffs-client = { path = "../uffs-client", version = "0.6.34", default-features = false }
 
 # Canonical CSV / parity / legacy-footer writer.  Direct dep (not a
 # re-export chain through `uffs-client`) so the CLI and the daemon
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ uffs-client = { path = "../uffs-client", version = "0.6.33", default-features =
 # `version = "0.5.90"` is required for `cargo package` validation —
 # see root `Cargo.toml`'s [workspace.dependencies] note for the full
 # rationale (R6 of `release-automation-plan.md`).
-uffs-format = { path = "../uffs-format", version = "0.6.33" }
+uffs-format = { path = "../uffs-format", version = "0.6.34" }
 
 # Typed drive-letter newtype.  Direct dep so the CLI command signatures
 # (`daemon_load`, `daemon_tiering`, etc.) name `DriveLetter` natively
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index 60c26d537..30f6ca4a7 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # Run `just toolchain-sync` to re-attempt a channel bump; the CI
 # pipeline auto-refreshes on `ship --fresh` unless `--skip-toolchain-sync`
 # is passed.
-channel = "nightly-2026-08-14"
+channel = "nightly-2026-08-15"
 
 # Specify components that should always be available
 components = [