diff --git a/packaging/installer/netx.iss b/packaging/installer/netx.iss
index 49f0777..d195fae 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/netx.iss
+++ b/packaging/installer/netx.iss
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #define MyAppName "NetX"
 #ifndef MyAppVersion
-  #define MyAppVersion "0.4.15"
+  #define MyAppVersion "0.4.16"
 #endif
 #define MyAppPublisher "NetX"
 #define MyAppURL "https://github.com/hansjone/netx"
diff --git a/packaging/manifest.example.json b/packaging/manifest.example.json
index 78d01c5..b70a033 100644
--- a/packaging/manifest.example.json
+++ b/packaging/manifest.example.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "channel": "stable",
-  "latest": "0.4.15",
+  "latest": "0.4.16",
   "min_compatible": "0.3.0",
-  "notes_url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/tag/v0.4.15",
+  "notes_url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/tag/v0.4.16",
   "windows": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/download/v0.4.15/NetX-Setup-0.4.15.exe",
-    "setup_url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/download/v0.4.15/NetX-Setup-0.4.15.exe",
+    "url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/download/v0.4.16/NetX-Setup-0.4.16.exe",
+    "setup_url": "https://github.com/hansjone/netx/releases/download/v0.4.16/NetX-Setup-0.4.16.exe",
     "package": "setup",
     "sha256": "",
     "size": 0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 573a8de..d9270ff 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "netx-ops"
-version = "0.4.15"
+version = "0.4.16"
 description = "netx operations tool: alarm-centric workflows with REST API and stdio MCP"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/web/src/styles/pages/login.css b/web/src/styles/pages/login.css
index a6a6545..cc574bf 100644
--- a/web/src/styles/pages/login.css
+++ b/web/src/styles/pages/login.css
@@ -480,6 +480,16 @@ html.login-page--paused .login-page__flare {
     animation: none !important;
   }
 
+  /*
+   * theme.css squashes every animation to 0.01ms x1 under reduced motion, which
+   * made the earth jump once and snap back. The slow ambient spin is intended to stay;
+   * a class selector beats that universal rule even though both are !important.
+   */
+  .login-planet__textures {
+    animation-duration: 80s !important;
+    animation-iteration-count: infinite !important;
+  }
+
   .login-page__flare {
     opacity: 0.85;
   }