diff --git a/internal/web/static/index.html b/internal/web/static/index.html
index 58c902f..ce79cf8 100644
--- a/internal/web/static/index.html
+++ b/internal/web/static/index.html
@@ -4853,10 +4853,16 @@
         renderLatestVersion();
         if (data.hasUpdate && data.downloadURL) {
           if (!manual) {
-            // Skip silently only if the user explicitly hit "Don't
-            // show again" for this version (or downloaded it).
-            var skipKey = 'thefeed_skip_gh_update_' + normalizeVersion(data.latest);
-            if (localStorage.getItem(skipKey) === '1') return;
+            // Server-stored skip survives per-port localStorage wipes.
+            var skipped = '';
+            try {
+              var sx = new XMLHttpRequest();
+              sx.open('GET', '/api/settings', false);
+              sx.send();
+              if (sx.status === 200) skipped = JSON.parse(sx.responseText).skipUpdateVersion || '';
+            } catch (e) { }
+            if (!skipped) skipped = localStorage.getItem('thefeed_skip_gh_update_' + normalizeVersion(data.latest)) === '1' ? data.latest : '';
+            if (normalizeVersion(skipped) === normalizeVersion(data.latest)) return;
           }
           showUpdateDialog(data.latest, data.downloadURL);
         } else if (manual) {
@@ -4887,11 +4893,16 @@
         + '</div></div>';
       document.body.appendChild(overlay);
       var dismiss = function () { if (overlay.parentNode) overlay.parentNode.removeChild(overlay); };
-      document.getElementById('updateLater').onclick = dismiss;
-      document.getElementById('updateSkip').onclick = function () {
+      var persistSkip = function () {
         try { localStorage.setItem(skipKey, '1'); } catch (e) { }
-        dismiss();
+        fetch('/api/settings', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          body: JSON.stringify({ skipUpdateVersion: newVersion })
+        }).catch(function () { });
       };
+      document.getElementById('updateLater').onclick = dismiss;
+      document.getElementById('updateSkip').onclick = function () { persistSkip(); dismiss(); };
       document.getElementById('updateDownload').onclick = function () {
         try {
           var a = document.createElement('a');
@@ -4899,7 +4910,7 @@
           a.style.display = 'none';
           document.body.appendChild(a); a.click(); a.remove();
         } catch (e) { }
-        try { localStorage.setItem(skipKey, '1'); } catch (e) { }
+        persistSkip();
         dismiss();
       };
     }
diff --git a/internal/web/web.go b/internal/web/web.go
index 1abdf38..4fe859a 100644
--- a/internal/web/web.go
+++ b/internal/web/web.go
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ type ProfileList struct {
 	Debug    bool   `json:"debug,omitempty"`
 	Theme    string `json:"theme,omitempty"`
 	Lang     string `json:"lang,omitempty"`
+	// SkipUpdateVersion is the latest release the user dismissed.
+	SkipUpdateVersion string `json:"skipUpdateVersion,omitempty"`
 	// ResolverBank is the shared pool of DNS resolvers used by all profiles.
 	ResolverBank []string `json:"resolverBank,omitempty"`
 	// ResolverScores stores accumulated performance data for bank resolvers.
@@ -2832,6 +2834,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			"lang":               pl.Lang,
 			"scanPromptOff":      pl.ScanPromptOff,
 			"profilePicsEnabled": pl.ProfilePicsEnabled,
+			"skipUpdateVersion":  pl.SkipUpdateVersion,
 			"version":            version.Version,
 			"commit":             version.Commit,
 		})
@@ -2845,6 +2848,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Lang               *string `json:"lang"`
 			ScanPromptOff      *bool   `json:"scanPromptOff"`
 			ProfilePicsEnabled *bool   `json:"profilePicsEnabled"`
+			SkipUpdateVersion  *string `json:"skipUpdateVersion"`
 		}
 		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, "invalid JSON", 400)
@@ -2885,6 +2889,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if req.ProfilePicsEnabled != nil {
 			pl.ProfilePicsEnabled = *req.ProfilePicsEnabled
 		}
+		if req.SkipUpdateVersion != nil {
+			pl.SkipUpdateVersion = *req.SkipUpdateVersion
+		}
 		if err := s.saveProfiles(pl); err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("save: %v", err), 500)
 			return