diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index f8e233b..9ab8337 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.0
+1.9.1
diff --git a/include/entropy/version.h b/include/entropy/version.h
index 758690d..8938da6 100644
--- a/include/entropy/version.h
+++ b/include/entropy/version.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace entropy {
 
-#define EV_VERSION "1.9.0"
+#define EV_VERSION "1.9.1"
 #define EV_DATE "09.03.2026"
 
 } // namespace entropy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index 112aaf9..6d1b068 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void initializeWindowAndGL(GLFWwindow *&window, GLuint &tex) {
         return;
 
     const char *glsl_version = "#version 130";
-    window = glfwCreateWindow(1800, 1200, (std::string("Entropy Visualizer ") + std::string(EV_VERSION)).c_str(), nullptr, nullptr);
+    window = glfwCreateWindow(1800, 1200, "Entropy Visualizer " EV_VERSION, nullptr, nullptr);
     if (!window)
         return;
 
diff --git a/src/update.cpp b/src/update.cpp
index b0a6153..ad0a95c 100644
--- a/src/update.cpp
+++ b/src/update.cpp
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ void startUpdateCheck(UiState &uiState, const std::string &file_path, bool manua
 
         // Trim whitespace
         std::string trimmed = response;
-
-        std::cout << "Latest version string from server: '" << trimmed << "'" << std::endl;
-
         while (!trimmed.empty() && isspace((unsigned char)trimmed.back()))
             trimmed.pop_back();
         size_t start = 0;