diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ab35e388..91351d736 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on Columbus Labs QuotaKit releases and product-facing changes.
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Reviewed upstream CodexBar release metadata through `61ff9320`
+  (`261bad66..61ff9320`), preserving QuotaKit appcast ownership and release
+  versioning while advancing upstream monitor tracking.
 - Synced upstream CodexBar Mac improvements through `261bad66`
   (`44f0949b..261bad66`), including the System Settings-style settings
   redesign, grouped Plan Usage/Cost/Storage menu rows, reset-boundary usage
diff --git a/version.env b/version.env
index f331c64b6..1bccc5aba 100644
--- a/version.env
+++ b/version.env
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ UPSTREAM_SYNC_DATE=2026-07-03
 # Advance this when an upstream sync PR lands. It is independent of shipped
 # release tracking above, so the monitor does not reopen stale issues while a
 # merged upstream sync has not yet shipped to users.
-UPSTREAM_MONITOR_BASE=261bad662bc9157f8a5e4e48269cd3642ab4c612
+UPSTREAM_MONITOR_BASE=61ff93208c2f2570e1bcb5487473b0419cc85d49