diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-app-release-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-app-release-staging.yml
index 58c6a1ade0..d054651273 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-app-release-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-app-release-staging.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
       new-version: ${{ needs.prepare-and-commit-staging.outputs.new_version }}
       artifact-name: updated-staging-package
       checkout-ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-      env-overrides: '{"NEXT_PUBLIC_CB_ENVIRONMENT": "prod", "NEXT_PUBLIC_CODEBUFF_BACKEND_URL": "backend-pr-221-we0m.onrender.com"}'
+      env-overrides: '{"NEXT_PUBLIC_CB_ENVIRONMENT": "prod", "NEXT_PUBLIC_CODEBUFF_BACKEND_URL": "backend-pr-285-vwm3.onrender.com"}'
     secrets: inherit
 
   # Create GitHub prerelease with all binaries
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddb8c94276..864ed7c79d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Codebuff
 
+
 Codebuff is an **open-source AI coding assistant** that edits your codebase through natural language instructions. Instead of using one model for everything, it coordinates specialized agents that work together to understand your project and make precise changes.
 
 <div align="center">
diff --git a/common/src/websockets/websocket-client.ts b/common/src/websockets/websocket-client.ts
index 1c10d3b327..9721ae3706 100644
--- a/common/src/websockets/websocket-client.ts
+++ b/common/src/websockets/websocket-client.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
 // mqp: useful for debugging
 const VERBOSE_LOGGING = false
 
+// Timeout for websocket messages waiting for acknowledgment (2 minutes)
 const TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000
 
 const RECONNECT_WAIT_MS = 5_000
diff --git a/npm-app/release-staging/index.js b/npm-app/release-staging/index.js
index 347adccaa5..fb51b5b5c0 100644
--- a/npm-app/release-staging/index.js
+++ b/npm-app/release-staging/index.js
@@ -96,10 +96,13 @@ async function getLatestVersion() {
       `https://registry.npmjs.org/${packageName}/latest`,
     )
 
+    console.error('asdf', { code: res.statusCode })
     if (res.statusCode !== 200) return null
 
     const body = await streamToString(res)
+    console.error('asdf body', body)
     const packageData = JSON.parse(body)
+    console.error('asdf packageData', JSON.stringify(packageData, null, 2))
 
     return packageData.version || null
   } catch (error) {