diff --git a/k8s/awoooi-prod/06-deployment-api.yaml b/k8s/awoooi-prod/06-deployment-api.yaml
index b398e1d9d..8b0bb7e16 100644
--- a/k8s/awoooi-prod/06-deployment-api.yaml
+++ b/k8s/awoooi-prod/06-deployment-api.yaml
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ spec:
             - name: AWOOOI_BUILD_COMMIT_SHA
               # 2026-06-29 Codex: CD rewrites this to the deployed image tag so
               # production deploy readback does not rely on a stale static snapshot.
-              value: "53f86d82b310d2937160a955c1af41db320b13f9"
+              value: "9438cd0583db7829e97860164589424ab7efe3c0"
             - name: AWOOOI_DESIRED_API_IMAGE_TAG
               # 2026-06-30 Codex: CD rewrites this alongside AWOOOI_BUILD_COMMIT_SHA.
               # Production readback compares runtime image truth against this
               # GitOps desired tag instead of doing a slow Gitea raw fetch.
-              value: "53f86d82b310d2937160a955c1af41db320b13f9"
+              value: "9438cd0583db7829e97860164589424ab7efe3c0"
             - name: DATABASE_POOL_SIZE
               # 2026-07-01 Codex: production role `awoooi` currently has a low
               # connection limit. Keep API pool conservative until DB role
diff --git a/k8s/awoooi-prod/kustomization.yaml b/k8s/awoooi-prod/kustomization.yaml
index b5039108d..5f58758eb 100644
--- a/k8s/awoooi-prod/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/k8s/awoooi-prod/kustomization.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: 192.168.0.110:5000/library/api:IMAGE_TAG_PLACEHOLDER
   newName: 192.168.0.110:5000/awoooi/api
-  newTag: 53f86d82b310d2937160a955c1af41db320b13f9
+  newTag: 9438cd0583db7829e97860164589424ab7efe3c0
 - name: 192.168.0.110:5000/library/web:IMAGE_TAG_PLACEHOLDER
   newName: 192.168.0.110:5000/awoooi/web
-  newTag: 53f86d82b310d2937160a955c1af41db320b13f9
+  newTag: 9438cd0583db7829e97860164589424ab7efe3c0