diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index c611c5a1..9ab69494 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
                 "-emp",
                 "-e2dsa",
                 "-e2ts",
-                "-mtp",
-                ".bpm=f,bin/mtag/audio-bpm.py",
+                "-mtp=.bpm=f,bin/mtag/audio-bpm.py",
                 "-aed:wark",
                 "-vsrv::r:rw,ed:c,dupe",
                 "-vdist:dist:r"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0793acc..7ef075bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ below are some tweaks roughly ordered by usefulness:
 
 when uploading files,
 
-* chrome is recommended, at least compared to firefox:
+* chrome is recommended (unfortunately), at least compared to firefox:
   * up to 90% faster when hashing, especially on SSDs
   * up to 40% faster when uploading over extremely fast internets
   * but [u2c.py](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/u2c.py) can be 40% faster than chrome again
diff --git a/copyparty/__version__.py b/copyparty/__version__.py
index 0a1c5ec3..8a29f469 100644
--- a/copyparty/__version__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__version__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 
-VERSION = (1, 9, 31)
-CODENAME = "prometheable"
-BUILD_DT = (2024, 2, 3)
+VERSION = (1, 10, 0)
+CODENAME = "tftp"
+BUILD_DT = (2024, 2, 15)
 
 S_VERSION = ".".join(map(str, VERSION))
 S_BUILD_DT = "{0:04d}-{1:02d}-{2:02d}".format(*BUILD_DT)
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 8ce72ec8..ba035215 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀  
+# 2024-0203-1533  `v1.9.31`  eject
+
+## new features
+
+* disable mkdir / new-doc buttons until a name is provided d3db6d29
+* warning about browsers limiting the number of connections c354a38b
+
+## bugfixes
+
+* #71 stop videos from buffering in the background a17c267d
+* improve up2k ETA on slow networks / many connections c1180d6f
+* u2c: exclude-filter didn't apply to file deletions b2e23340
+* `--touch` / `re📅` didn't apply to zerobyte files 945170e2
+
+## other changes
+
+* notes on [hardlink/symlink conversion](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/6c2c6090/docs/notes.sh#L35-L46) 6c2c6090
+* [lore](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/docs/notes.md#trivia--lore) b1cf5884
+
+
+
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 # 2024-0125-2252  `v1.9.30`  retime
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9e58d831..77e25380 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: Jython",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Environment :: Console",
     "Environment :: No Input/Output (Daemon)",
     "Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop",
diff --git a/scripts/make-pypi-release.sh b/scripts/make-pypi-release.sh
index b3df98b5..28c0764c 100755
--- a/scripts/make-pypi-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/make-pypi-release.sh
@@ -77,13 +77,14 @@ function have() {
 }
 
 function load_env() {
-	. buildenv/bin/activate
-	have setuptools
-	have wheel
-	have build
-	have twine
-	have jinja2
-	have strip_hints
+	. buildenv/bin/activate || return 1
+	have setuptools &&
+	have wheel &&
+	have build &&
+	have twine &&
+	have jinja2 &&
+	have strip_hints &&
+	return 0 || return 1
 }
 
 load_env || {
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4cc3cd2a..4e52add3 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ args = {
         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: Jython",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Environment :: Console",
         "Environment :: No Input/Output (Daemon)",
         "Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop",