diff --git a/release/release-notes.md b/release/release-notes.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..476c69fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/release-notes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+## Highlights
+### Fixed
+
+- **Anki Card Update Progress**: The update spinner now stays visible until audio and image updates actually finish, so you won't mistake an in-progress update for a failure.
+- **Word-Card Field Enrichment**: Word-card enrichment now reliably writes sentence text and audio into whichever AnkiConnect fields you've configured, while the dedicated Lapis/Kiku sentence-card and audio-card actions still use their expected field names.
+- **Overlapping Subtitles**:
+  - Lines that start while another is still on screen now show together instead of staying hidden until you switch tracks or seek.
+  - Subtitles shown at the same time now stack by their authored screen position, with signs and song lyrics above dialogue.
+  - Half-size ASS furigana no longer shows up as if it were its own subtitle line.
+- **YouTube Auto-Generated Captions**:
+  - Captions now follow their intended timing instead of drifting off sync.
+  - Long speech is paged across two rows instead of piling into a wall of text.
+  - Timed sound cues like `[音楽]` no longer linger over later dialogue.
+
+## What's Changed
+
+- fix(anki): keep overlay progress visible through card updates by @ksyasuda in #218
+- fix(youtube): keep auto captions on screen for their full span by @ksyasuda in #219
+- fix(subtitles): keep overlapping lines that join an already active cue by @ksyasuda in #221
+- fix(anki): respect configured fields for word-card enrichment by @ksyasuda in #223
+
+## Installation
+
+See the README and docs/installation guide for full setup steps.
+
+## Assets
+
+- Linux: `SubMiner.AppImage`
+- macOS: `SubMiner-*.dmg` and `SubMiner-*.zip`
+- Windows: `SubMiner-*.exe` and `SubMiner-*-win.zip`
+- Optional extras: `subminer-assets.tar.gz` and the `subminer` launcher
+
+Note: the `subminer` wrapper script uses Bun (`#!/usr/bin/env bun`), so `bun` must be installed and on `PATH`.
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.test.ts
index 1eec6406..27207e80 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.test.ts
@@ -549,14 +549,14 @@ test('media timing review rejects stale and out-of-range actions before allowing
 
   assert.deepEqual(
     await runtime.previewRange({ reviewId: 'stale-review', startTime: 10, endTime: 12 }),
-    { ok: false, message: 'This timing review is no longer active.' },
+    { ok: false, stale: true, message: 'This timing review is no longer active.' },
   );
   assert.deepEqual(
     runtime.resolveReview({
       reviewId: 'stale-review',
       decision: { action: 'confirm', startTime: 10, endTime: 12 },
     }),
-    { ok: false, message: 'This timing review is no longer active.' },
+    { ok: false, stale: true, message: 'This timing review is no longer active.' },
   );
   assert.deepEqual(
     runtime.resolveReview({
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.ts b/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.ts
index 88bb9cee..d14befa7 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/media-timing-review.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ export function collectMediaTimingContextLines(options: {
   return { previous, next };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Result for requests that name a review main has already resolved or disposed (decision
+ * watchdog, overlay teardown, duplicate modal). The renderer closes on it instead of
+ * leaving the user with controls that can never succeed.
+ */
+function staleReviewResult(): MediaTimingReviewActionResult {
+  return { ok: false, stale: true, message: 'This timing review is no longer active.' };
+}
+
 function isValidMediaTimingRange(
   payload: MediaTimingReviewOpenPayload,
   startTime: number,
@@ -443,7 +452,7 @@ export function createMediaTimingReviewRuntime(deps: MediaTimingReviewRuntimeDep
   ): Promise<MediaTimingReviewActionResult> {
     const current = active;
     if (!current || request.reviewId !== current.payload.reviewId) {
-      return { ok: false, message: 'This timing review is no longer active.' };
+      return staleReviewResult();
     }
     if (!isValidMediaTimingRange(current.payload, request.startTime, request.endTime)) {
       return { ok: false, message: 'The selected preview range is invalid.' };
@@ -451,7 +460,7 @@ export function createMediaTimingReviewRuntime(deps: MediaTimingReviewRuntimeDep
     try {
       const previewSession = await previewFor(current, request);
       if (active !== current) {
-        return { ok: false, message: 'This timing review is no longer active.' };
+        return staleReviewResult();
       }
       await previewSession.play(request.startTime, request.endTime);
       return { ok: true };
@@ -468,7 +477,7 @@ export function createMediaTimingReviewRuntime(deps: MediaTimingReviewRuntimeDep
   ): Promise<MediaTimingReviewWaveformResult> {
     const current = active;
     if (!current || request.reviewId !== current.payload.reviewId) {
-      return { ok: false, message: 'This timing review is no longer active.' };
+      return staleReviewResult();
     }
     if (
       !Number.isFinite(request.startTime) ||
@@ -484,7 +493,7 @@ export function createMediaTimingReviewRuntime(deps: MediaTimingReviewRuntimeDep
     try {
       const window = await ensureWindow(current, request);
       if (active !== current) {
-        return { ok: false, message: 'This timing review is no longer active.' };
+        return staleReviewResult();
       }
       const peaks = await deps.generateWaveform({
         mediaPath: window?.media ?? current.waveformMedia,
@@ -506,7 +515,7 @@ export function createMediaTimingReviewRuntime(deps: MediaTimingReviewRuntimeDep
   async function stopPreview(reviewId: string): Promise<MediaTimingReviewActionResult> {
     const current = active;
     if (!current || reviewId !== current.payload.reviewId) {
-      return { ok: false, message: 'This timing review is no longer active.' };
+      return staleReviewResult();
     }
     try {
       const previewSession = current.preview ? await current.preview.session : null;
@@ -523,7 +532,7 @@ export function createMediaTimingReviewRuntime(deps: MediaTimingReviewRuntimeDep
   function resolveReview(request: MediaTimingReviewResolveRequest): MediaTimingReviewActionResult {
     const current = active;
     if (!current || request.reviewId !== current.payload.reviewId) {
-      return { ok: false, message: 'This timing review is no longer active.' };
+      return staleReviewResult();
     }
     if (request.decision.action === 'confirm') {
       const { startTime, endTime, text } = request.decision;
diff --git a/src/renderer/modals/media-timing-review.ts b/src/renderer/modals/media-timing-review.ts
index 189013e8..5d9ed85d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/modals/media-timing-review.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/modals/media-timing-review.ts
@@ -387,6 +387,10 @@ export function createMediaTimingReviewModal(
       ) {
         return;
       }
+      if (!result.ok && result.stale) {
+        closeResolvedReview();
+        return;
+      }
       const path = result.ok ? buildMediaTimingWaveformPath(result.peaks ?? []) : '';
       if (!path) {
         setWaveformState('unavailable');
@@ -707,11 +711,13 @@ export function createMediaTimingReviewModal(
         reviewId: payload.reviewId,
         decision,
       });
-      if (!result.ok) {
+      if (!result.ok && !result.stale) {
         setStatus(result.message ?? 'The timing review could not be resolved.', true);
         showEditor();
         return;
       }
+      // A stale review was already settled by main; keeping the modal up would leave
+      // controls that can never succeed over a live mpv window.
       closeResolvedReview();
     } catch (error) {
       setStatus(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error), true);
@@ -759,6 +765,10 @@ export function createMediaTimingReviewModal(
         }
         return;
       }
+      if (!result.ok && result.stale) {
+        closeResolvedReview();
+        return;
+      }
       if (!result.ok) {
         setStatus(result.message ?? 'Audio preview is unavailable.', true);
         setPreviewPlaying(false);
diff --git a/src/types/anki.ts b/src/types/anki.ts
index 65c5f2a5..3329e305 100644
--- a/src/types/anki.ts
+++ b/src/types/anki.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ export interface MediaTimingReviewResolveRequest {
 export interface MediaTimingReviewActionResult {
   ok: boolean;
   message?: string;
+  /** The review this request targeted has already ended; the renderer should close. */
+  stale?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface NotificationOptions {