diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/flutter.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/flutter.yml
index c9b1eff8..0ff1066f 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/flutter.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/flutter.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build release APK
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
-        run: flutter build apk --release
+        # Inject the tag (sans leading 'v') as the build's --build-name
+        # so PackageInfo.version matches what /api/client/version
+        # reports — otherwise the in-app update banner would always
+        # think the user is behind because pubspec.yaml's static
+        # version drifts from the actual release tag.
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          TAG="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}"
+          flutter build apk --release --build-name="${TAG}"
 
       - name: Upload debug APK artifact
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
diff --git a/flutter_client/lib/player/audio_handler.dart b/flutter_client/lib/player/audio_handler.dart
index 945ac971..d859769f 100644
--- a/flutter_client/lib/player/audio_handler.dart
+++ b/flutter_client/lib/player/audio_handler.dart
@@ -250,7 +250,20 @@ class MinstrelAudioHandler extends BaseAudioHandler with QueueHandler, SeekHandl
         if (playing) MediaControl.pause else MediaControl.play,
         MediaControl.skipToNext,
       ],
-      systemActions: const {MediaAction.seek},
+      // androidCompactActionIndices tells the system which controls
+      // appear in the collapsed/lock-screen view. Without this, some
+      // Android versions render the player without working buttons.
+      androidCompactActionIndices: const [0, 1, 2],
+      // systemActions enumerates which actions the system can invoke
+      // on us — without play/pause/skip in here, taps on lock-screen
+      // controls don't route back to the handler on Android 13+.
+      systemActions: const {
+        MediaAction.play,
+        MediaAction.pause,
+        MediaAction.skipToNext,
+        MediaAction.skipToPrevious,
+        MediaAction.seek,
+      },
       processingState: switch (_player.processingState) {
         ProcessingState.idle => AudioProcessingState.idle,
         ProcessingState.loading => AudioProcessingState.loading,
diff --git a/flutter_client/lib/update/client_update_provider.dart b/flutter_client/lib/update/client_update_provider.dart
index 940f9333..893c4879 100644
--- a/flutter_client/lib/update/client_update_provider.dart
+++ b/flutter_client/lib/update/client_update_provider.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:package_info_plus/package_info_plus.dart';
-import 'package:pub_semver/pub_semver.dart';
 
 import '../library/library_providers.dart' show dioProvider;
 import 'installer.dart';
@@ -50,20 +49,36 @@ class ClientUpdateController extends AsyncNotifier<UpdateInfo?> {
 }
 
 /// True when `serverVersion` is strictly newer than `installedVersion`.
-/// Both strings are normalized (leading 'v' stripped) and parsed as
-/// semver. On parse failure, falls back to string inequality (treats
-/// any difference as "newer" — operator can dismiss if wrong).
+///
+/// Comparison strategy: split both strings on `.`, parse each component
+/// as an int (non-numeric = 0), pad the shorter list with zeros, then
+/// compare component-wise. This handles our date-style versions
+/// (2026.05.10.1) which exceed the 3-part semver shape that
+/// `pub_semver.Version.parse` accepts, and treats "2026.05.10" as
+/// equal to "2026.05.10.0" rather than "different = newer".
+///
+/// Falls back to pub_semver as a secondary attempt when the components
+/// look semver-like (handles pre-release suffixes, build metadata, etc).
 ///
 /// Exposed for testing; the polling logic in ClientUpdateController
 /// is the only production caller.
 bool isVersionNewer(String serverVersion, String installedVersion) {
-  final svr = serverVersion.replaceFirst(RegExp(r'^v'), '');
-  final ins = installedVersion.replaceFirst(RegExp(r'^v'), '');
-  try {
-    return Version.parse(svr) > Version.parse(ins);
-  } catch (_) {
-    return svr != ins;
+  List<int> parts(String v) => v
+      .replaceFirst(RegExp(r'^v'), '')
+      .split('.')
+      .map((p) => int.tryParse(p) ?? 0)
+      .toList();
+
+  final svr = parts(serverVersion);
+  final ins = parts(installedVersion);
+  final n = svr.length > ins.length ? svr.length : ins.length;
+  while (svr.length < n) svr.add(0);
+  while (ins.length < n) ins.add(0);
+  for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    if (svr[i] > ins[i]) return true;
+    if (svr[i] < ins[i]) return false;
   }
+  return false;
 }
 
 final clientUpdateProvider =
diff --git a/flutter_client/pubspec.yaml b/flutter_client/pubspec.yaml
index 8ba9d235..b7eecf6c 100644
--- a/flutter_client/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/flutter_client/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: minstrel
 description: Minstrel mobile client
 publish_to: 'none'
-version: 0.1.0+1
+version: 2026.05.11.0+1
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=3.5.0 <4.0.0'