diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 92add4689..eb1db817d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 attrs==26.1.0
-certifi==2026.6.17
+certifi==2026.7.22
 charset-normalizer==3.4.9
 idna==3.18
 jsonschema==4.25.1
diff --git a/src/pl.arm64.json b/src/pl.arm64.json
index 8c63ddb5a..665a97463 100644
--- a/src/pl.arm64.json
+++ b/src/pl.arm64.json
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@
 		{
 			"folder-name": "HTMLTag",
 			"display-name": "HTML Tag",
-			"version": "1.6.0.0",
+			"version": "1.6.1.0",
 			"npp-compatible-versions": "[8.3,]",
-			"id": "0f172f4244f31c180953682d3d30ba0c912ded7e2b235fea22aa9a117cb327bb",
-			"repository": "https://github.com/rdipardo/nppHTMLTag/releases/download/v1.6.0/HTMLTag_v1.6.0_arm64.zip",
+			"id": "870a1bd94c141e1c7d441a5ec1ae01a1c2650a86759b2b56822411738d4d1491",
+			"repository": "https://github.com/rdipardo/nppHTMLTag/releases/download/v1.6.1/HTMLTag_v1.6.1_arm64.zip",
 			"description": "Provides three core functions:\r\n- HTML and XML tag jumping, like the built-in brace matching and selection\r\n of tags and/or contents.\r\n- HTML entity encoding/decoding (example: é to é)\r\n- JS character encoding/decoding (example: é to \\u00E9)",
 			"author": "Martijn Coppoolse",
 			"homepage": "https://github.com/rdipardo/nppHTMLTag"
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@
 		{
 			"folder-name": "MarkdownTableEditor",
 			"display-name": "Markdown Table Editor",
-			"version": "11.0.2",
+			"version": "11.1.0",
 			"npp-compatible-versions": "[8.3.1,]",
-			"id": "e6652a689d6b1781a23fb578eb9034dbbfd483ca608348ca4379b708465c0c6e",
-			"repository": "https://github.com/krotname/NppMarkdownTableEditor/releases/download/v11.0.2/MarkdownTableEditor-11.0.2-arm64-pluginadmin.zip",
+			"id": "37ed2e3ac28b514d3267e9bcd0cca18683d67ae817075e9f91a5b944c78e18ea",
+			"repository": "https://github.com/krotname/NppMarkdownTableEditor/releases/download/v11.1.0/MarkdownTableEditor-11.1.0-arm64-pluginadmin.zip",
 			"description": "Edits Markdown pipe tables as aligned text. Align, fit width, narrow or widen columns, navigate, insert, delete, move and sort rows or columns, convert CSV/TSV blocks, and insert new tables from Notepad++.",
 			"author": "Kreout",
 			"homepage": "https://github.com/krotname/NppMarkdownTableEditor"
diff --git a/src/pl.x64.json b/src/pl.x64.json
index bd531efed..7e8ab11a1 100644
--- a/src/pl.x64.json
+++ b/src/pl.x64.json
@@ -656,11 +656,11 @@
 		{
 			"folder-name": "HTMLTag",
 			"display-name": "HTML Tag",
-			"version": "1.6.0.0",
+			"version": "1.6.1.0",
 			"npp-compatible-versions": "[8.3,]",
 			"old-versions-compatibility": "[,1.1][,8.2.1]",
-			"id": "0281be7b6f0c77661ba004e0c2f52f7f8b3289071535042879f8c69b242af5f4",
-			"repository": "https://github.com/rdipardo/nppHTMLTag/releases/download/v1.6.0/HTMLTag_v1.6.0_x64.zip",
+			"id": "32127f58479d106840a9790ed52296d62406e5715b63740ac96338d8ae8d515b",
+			"repository": "https://github.com/rdipardo/nppHTMLTag/releases/download/v1.6.1/HTMLTag_v1.6.1_x64.zip",
 			"description": "Provides three core functions:\r\n- HTML and XML tag jumping, like the built-in brace matching and selection\r\n of tags and/or contents.\r\n- HTML entity encoding/decoding (example: é to é)\r\n- JS character encoding/decoding (example: é to \\u00E9)",
 			"author": "Martijn Coppoolse",
 			"homepage": "https://github.com/rdipardo/nppHTMLTag"
@@ -867,10 +867,10 @@
 		{
 			"folder-name": "MarkdownTableEditor",
 			"display-name": "Markdown Table Editor",
-			"version": "11.0.2",
+			"version": "11.1.0",
 			"npp-compatible-versions": "[8.3.1,]",
-			"id": "1c22f73d52b3586e00d8a757dd9af52589d497659dca81fb2c5b26d06d2ed553",
-			"repository": "https://github.com/krotname/NppMarkdownTableEditor/releases/download/v11.0.2/MarkdownTableEditor-11.0.2-x64-pluginadmin.zip",
+			"id": "a39a5f4cce2b726c585b80d142c755b1d2cd7cd3ef8c1afe6e3be41c0ff5fa40",
+			"repository": "https://github.com/krotname/NppMarkdownTableEditor/releases/download/v11.1.0/MarkdownTableEditor-11.1.0-x64-pluginadmin.zip",
 			"description": "Edits Markdown pipe tables as aligned text. Align, fit width, narrow or widen columns, navigate, insert, delete, move and sort rows or columns, convert CSV/TSV blocks, and insert new tables from Notepad++.",
 			"author": "Kreout",
 			"homepage": "https://github.com/krotname/NppMarkdownTableEditor"
diff --git a/src/pl.x86.json b/src/pl.x86.json
index b7399f244..67c499eba 100644
--- a/src/pl.x86.json
+++ b/src/pl.x86.json
@@ -655,11 +655,11 @@
 		{
 			"folder-name": "HTMLTag_unicode",
 			"display-name": "HTML Tag",
-			"version": "1.6.0.0",
+			"version": "1.6.1.0",
 			"npp-compatible-versions": "[7.7,]",
 			"old-versions-compatibility": "[,1.1][,7.6.6]",
-			"id": "94872e5cc49d7b7e8bff641b1fc292ffbaba7a2d6841fe708137d4276d1384f6",
-			"repository": "https://github.com/rdipardo/nppHTMLTag/releases/download/v1.6.0/HTMLTag_v1.6.0.zip",
+			"id": "1d4fb8d05d14837620af8efa9314beb999ee99ab6760d0d3ea511afcab489808",
+			"repository": "https://github.com/rdipardo/nppHTMLTag/releases/download/v1.6.1/HTMLTag_v1.6.1.zip",
 			"description": "Provides three core functions:\r\n- HTML and XML tag jumping, like the built-in brace matching and selection\r\n of tags and/or contents.\r\n- HTML entity encoding/decoding (example: é to é)\r\n- JS character encoding/decoding (example: é to \\u00E9)",
 			"author": "Martijn Coppoolse",
 			"homepage": "https://github.com/rdipardo/nppHTMLTag"
@@ -882,10 +882,10 @@
 		{
 			"folder-name": "MarkdownTableEditor",
 			"display-name": "Markdown Table Editor",
-			"version": "11.0.2",
+			"version": "11.1.0",
 			"npp-compatible-versions": "[7.5.9,]",
-			"id": "2f8fe08ab6c4c55b2111df2de398ecb185fa2691dea41083fad0e1f2138cb785",
-			"repository": "https://github.com/krotname/NppMarkdownTableEditor/releases/download/v11.0.2/MarkdownTableEditor-11.0.2-x86-pluginadmin.zip",
+			"id": "8d5b66e539cceef2bce664433616eacdf57c22cbd590d155f11c5d6266877bf5",
+			"repository": "https://github.com/krotname/NppMarkdownTableEditor/releases/download/v11.1.0/MarkdownTableEditor-11.1.0-x86-pluginadmin.zip",
 			"description": "Edits Markdown pipe tables as aligned text. Align, fit width, narrow or widen columns, navigate, insert, delete, move and sort rows or columns, convert CSV/TSV blocks, and insert new tables from Notepad++.",
 			"author": "Kreout",
 			"homepage": "https://github.com/krotname/NppMarkdownTableEditor"
diff --git a/validator.py b/validator.py
index 816ece204..62c0d0305 100755
--- a/validator.py
+++ b/validator.py
@@ -10,11 +10,26 @@
 
 import requests
 from jsonschema import Draft202012Validator, FormatChecker
+from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
+from urllib3.util.retry import Retry
 from win32api import GetFileVersionInfo, LOWORD, HIWORD, error as win32api_error
 
 api_url = os.environ.get('APPVEYOR_API_URL')
 has_error = False
 
+# Every run downloads the archive of every plugin in the list, so a single transient hiccup on any
+# entry - a dropped connection, a gateway timeout - fails the whole validation and hides the real
+# result. Retry those, and give up only when a host is genuinely unreachable.
+DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 60
+DOWNLOAD_RETRIES = Retry(
+    total=3,
+    backoff_factor=2,
+    status_forcelist=(408, 425, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504),
+    allowed_methods=frozenset(['GET']),
+    # Let the existing status code check report a persistent failure with its own message.
+    raise_on_status=False,
+)
+
 # Constants for creating the plugin list overview
 C_LINE_BREAK = '\x0d'
 C_LINE_FEED = '\x0a'
@@ -38,6 +53,14 @@ def get_version_number(filename):
     return '.'.join(map(str, [HIWORD(ms), LOWORD(ms), HIWORD(ls), LOWORD(ls)]))
 
 
+def create_download_session():
+    session = requests.Session()
+    adapter = HTTPAdapter(max_retries=DOWNLOAD_RETRIES)
+    session.mount('https://', adapter)
+    session.mount('http://', adapter)
+    return session
+
+
 def post_error(message):
     global has_error
 
@@ -182,6 +205,7 @@ def parse(filename):
         shutil.rmtree("./" + provided_architecture, True)
 
     os.mkdir("./" + provided_architecture)
+    download_session = create_download_session()
     for plugin in pl["npp-plugins"]:
         print(plugin["display-name"], end='')
 
@@ -201,7 +225,10 @@ def parse(filename):
             print(f' *** {"; ".join(compatibility_messages)} ***')
 
         try:
-            response = requests.get(unquote_url(plugin["repository"]))
+            response = download_session.get(
+                unquote_url(plugin["repository"]),
+                timeout=DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+            )
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
             post_error(f'{plugin["display-name"]}: {str(e)}')
             continue