diff --git a/.cursor/skills/astvcs-add-tree-sitter-language/SKILL.md b/.cursor/skills/astvcs-add-tree-sitter-language/SKILL.md
index 186ea7d..0f8cf47 100644
--- a/.cursor/skills/astvcs-add-tree-sitter-language/SKILL.md
+++ b/.cursor/skills/astvcs-add-tree-sitter-language/SKILL.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ metadata:
 ## Gather
 
 1. Confirm the extension is not already listed in [docs/architecture.md](../../../docs/architecture.md).
-2. Find a maintained `tree-sitter-*` crate on crates.io compatible with `tree-sitter = "0.26.9"`.
+2. Find a maintained `tree-sitter-*` crate on crates.io compatible with `tree-sitter = "0.26.12"`.
 3. Read `src/frontend/languages.rs`, `src/frontend/treesitter.rs`, and `supported_extensions()` in `src/lib.rs`.
 
 ## Act
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e7c52fe..cda408c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "astvcs"
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.7"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.23.1",
  "clap",
@@ -1164,11 +1164,11 @@ checksum = "7c87def4c32ab89d880effc9e097653c8da5d6ef28e6b539d313baaacfbafcbe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pem"
-version = "3.0.6"
+version = "4.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1d30c53c26bc5b31a98cd02d20f25a7c8567146caf63ed593a9d87b2775291be"
+checksum = "d354a98a3d1251555de99e8fdd8afda05573c31b82f59063a7b0a29b5527f120"
 dependencies = [
- "base64 0.22.1",
+ "base64 0.23.1",
  "serde_core",
 ]
 
@@ -1382,9 +1382,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rcgen"
-version = "0.14.8"
+version = "0.14.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "57f6d249aad744e274e682777a50283a225a32705394ee6d5fcc01efa25e4055"
+checksum = "8774e05a7d0de114588e6a28fe7e71694b82614ed569d86d8b389dfbc98b8ad8"
 dependencies = [
  "pem",
  "ring 0.17.14",
@@ -1425,11 +1425,11 @@ checksum = "d6f6ff9a378485b298a5286656da665ba74413d36db0979633275d2e708145d4"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "reqwest"
-version = "0.13.4"
+version = "0.13.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "219c5811de6525e5416c7d5d53bb656d3afdbc6c5af816e0802bcfa42dbdc1c3"
+checksum = "16a1cfa75cc186dd73d5818e510e042e40927bccc9c236b061cea97e1eb08029"
 dependencies = [
- "base64 0.22.1",
+ "base64 0.23.1",
  "bytes",
  "encoding_rs",
  "futures-channel",
@@ -1781,9 +1781,9 @@ checksum = "e3a9fe34e3e7a50316060351f37187a3f546bce95496156754b601a5fa71b76e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "similar"
-version = "3.1.2"
+version = "3.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "85ee016af5d736b69fc89e19254540fa4b5f5492853fb5503920f084011c78b6"
+checksum = "4f66ca1f7aca2474dc10c942eb22feffc897735f54cd1db90138c2fddb490987"
 dependencies = [
  "bstr",
 ]
@@ -2109,9 +2109,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tree-sitter"
-version = "0.26.11"
+version = "0.26.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "af1c71c1c4cc0920b20d6b0f6572e7682cd07a6a2faec71067a31fa394c586df"
+checksum = "83c567a8e18ae93f20982c90370b16fd24023aeaf52f6052b96957ab253a0fec"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "regex",
@@ -2897,27 +2897,27 @@ checksum = "b8848ee67ecc8aedbaf3e4122217aff892639231befc6a1b58d29fff4c2cabaa"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zstd"
-version = "0.13.3"
+version = "0.14.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e91ee311a569c327171651566e07972200e76fcfe2242a4fa446149a3881c08a"
+checksum = "bf06bd8162af0734b344780deb55b42a2429ae430870d13fcc12f238e880fe6e"
 dependencies = [
  "zstd-safe",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zstd-safe"
-version = "7.2.4"
+version = "8.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8f49c4d5f0abb602a93fb8736af2a4f4dd9512e36f7f570d66e65ff867ed3b9d"
+checksum = "ae42c0555055784c70058d19ba8e275528e8a99a706684868ace5da4e716a4ab"
 dependencies = [
  "zstd-sys",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zstd-sys"
-version = "2.0.16+zstd.1.5.7"
+version = "2.1.0+zstd.1.5.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "91e19ebc2adc8f83e43039e79776e3fda8ca919132d68a1fed6a5faca2683748"
+checksum = "0ef0a8027ec3ee71300ab3bcbcd0393f434aa72b91ca6d635a39941deae8eea0"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "pkg-config",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 702d01c..7b851be 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "astvcs"
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.7"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT"
 
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ clap = { version = "4.6.1", features = ["derive"] }
 hex = "0.4.3"
 ignore = "0.4.26"
 regex = "1.12.4"
-reqwest = { version = "0.13.4", features = ["blocking", "json", "rustls"] }
+reqwest = { version = "0.13.5", features = ["blocking", "json", "rustls"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.228", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.150"
 sha2 = "0.11.0"
-similar = "3.1.1"
+similar = "3.2.0"
 subtle = "2.6.1"
 tiny_http = { version = "0.12.0", features = ["ssl-rustls"] }
-tree-sitter = "0.26.9"
+tree-sitter = "0.26.12"
 tree-sitter-bash = "0.25.1"
 tree-sitter-c = "0.24.2"
 tree-sitter-c-sharp = "0.23.5"
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ tree-sitter-toml-ng = "0.7.0"
 tree-sitter-typescript = "0.23.2"
 tree-sitter-yaml = "0.7.2"
 tree-sitter-zig = "1.1.2"
-zstd = "0.13.3"
+zstd = "0.14.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 proptest = "1.11.0"
 rand = "0.10.2"
-rcgen = "0.14.8"
+rcgen = "0.14.10"
 tempfile = "3.27.0"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 427edbf..cf65836 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ To inspect how nodes were paired, run `astvcs diff --view` (optionally with a pa
 | [docs/commands.md](docs/commands.md) | Full CLI reference (every subcommand and flag) |
 | [docs/architecture.md](docs/architecture.md) | Repository model, diff/merge internals, locking, network, gc/fsck |
 | [docs/git-integration.md](docs/git-integration.md) | Optional Git merge/diff drivers (no `.astvcs/` required) |
-| [examples/README.md](examples/README.md) | Nine runnable fixture walkthroughs |
+| [examples/README.md](examples/README.md) | Ten runnable fixture walkthroughs |
 | [docs/RELEASE.md](docs/RELEASE.md) | Tagged release packaging |
 
 Contributor Agent Skills live under [`.cursor/skills/`](.cursor/skills/) (`astvcs-develop`, `astvcs-output-ux`, `astvcs-structural-diff-merge`, `astvcs-add-tree-sitter-language`, `astvcs-integration-tests`).
diff --git a/docs/RELEASE.md b/docs/RELEASE.md
index 28a2d87..2f8dd13 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASE.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASE.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Copy this outline when drafting a GitHub Release for a new tag. Project overview
 
 ## Version
 
-`v0.1.6` (matches `Cargo.toml` `version` and `astvcs --version`)
+`v0.1.7` (matches `Cargo.toml` `version` and `astvcs --version`)
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ Download the platform archive from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/Cod-e-Co
 
 Each archive contains three binaries: `astvcs`, `astvcs-merge-driver`, and `astvcs-diff-driver` (`.exe` on Windows). The `v0.1.0` archives shipped only the main `astvcs` binary.
 
-Verify: `astvcs --version` should print `0.1.6`.
+Verify: `astvcs --version` should print `0.1.7`.
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### v0.1.7
+
+- Bump direct crates: reqwest, similar, tree-sitter, zstd
+- Bump dev-dependency rcgen
+
 ### v0.1.6
 
 - Add Dependabot for Cargo and GitHub Actions (grouped tree-sitter, cargo-dev, and Actions updates)