diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0ffe4c5..a3834e6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "skate-spots",
-  "version": "1.7.46",
+  "version": "1.7.47",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "skate-spots",
-      "version": "1.7.46",
+      "version": "1.7.47",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@bitcoinerlab/secp256k1": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 296c4cf..c93c968 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "skate-spots",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.7.46",
+  "version": "1.7.47",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "type": "module",
   "homepage": "https://skate-spots.org",
diff --git a/release-notes.txt b/release-notes.txt
index 6b18dcd..bc968ce 100644
--- a/release-notes.txt
+++ b/release-notes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+⚡ Faster open, no spinning logo
+- The cold-start splash now clears in about 0.7s instead of ~1.7s: no artificial
+  hold, no long relay wait, and a hard 0.9s cap.
+- The wheel mark no longer spins. It drops in once, throws a single short spark
+  burst, then stays still.
+- The exit is an aperture-style iris that closes into the logo, revealing the
+  app from the edges without moving the map. Content stays visible through the
+  transition, so there is no dead black frame.
+- Reduced-motion users get the same faster timing with a plain fade.
+
+---
+
 ✨ 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.