diff --git a/changelog/server/0.8.85.md b/changelog/server/0.8.85.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+package: "@webjsdev/server"
+version: 0.8.85
+date: 2026-10-07T12:25:24.145Z
+commit_count: 1
+---
+## Fixes
+
+- **settle an in-place dev reload in 300ms instead of 2s** ([#1586](https://github.com/webjsdev/webjs/pull/1586)) [`053f0ac1`](https://github.com/webjsdev/webjs/commit/053f0ac1)
+  The browser relay held every reload for a 2s quiet window so a burst
+  would not reload into a Node server about to be restarted. Bun's dev
+  server now applies edits in place, so that wait was most of the
+  save-to-paint time (3.8s measured in a hosted preview). Frames from a
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
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--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7045,7 +7045,7 @@
     },
     "packages/server": {
       "name": "@webjsdev/server",
-      "version": "0.8.84",
+      "version": "0.8.85",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "ws": "^8.20.0"
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@webjsdev/server",
-  "version": "0.8.84",
+  "version": "0.8.85",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "The server for WebJs, a full-stack JavaScript framework built on web components with server-side rendering and no build step. Provides the file-based router, SSR, server actions, route handlers, middleware, and live reload on Node 24+ or Bun.",
   "main": "index.js",