diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 974fb66..0ffe4c5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "skate-spots",
-  "version": "1.7.45",
+  "version": "1.7.46",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "skate-spots",
-      "version": "1.7.45",
+      "version": "1.7.46",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@bitcoinerlab/secp256k1": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 375a8ac..296c4cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "skate-spots",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.7.45",
+  "version": "1.7.46",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "type": "module",
   "homepage": "https://skate-spots.org",
diff --git a/release-notes.txt b/release-notes.txt
index 85e4eb1..6b18dcd 100644
--- a/release-notes.txt
+++ b/release-notes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+✨ Smoother app-open transition
+- The logo now starts near the native splash’s centred position and settles into
+  the wordmark/progress column, so the native → web handoff has no jump.
+- On exit the splash content lifts and softens while the app revealed beneath
+  stays still; no map nudge or zoom flash.
+
+---
+
 🚨 Native boot: eager map + safe cleanup
 - The home map is now imported eagerly instead of through a lazy Suspense
   boundary. A slow/hung native chunk import could leave the app on the black