diff --git a/.hyperi-ci.yaml b/.hyperi-ci.yaml
index c784f00..eddd11b 100644
--- a/.hyperi-ci.yaml
+++ b/.hyperi-ci.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ release:
   helm:
     enabled: true
     contract: emit
-    library: "2.14.29"
+    library: "2.14.30"
   container:
     enabled: true
     dockerfile: Dockerfile
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7d7d2b2..e692bd2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "39cab71617ae0d63f51a36d69f866391735b51691dbda63cf6f96d042b63efeb"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "socket2",
  "tracing",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2727,7 +2727,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2785,7 +2785,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "security-framework",
  "security-framework-sys",
  "webpki-root-certs",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2838,9 +2838,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "scalo"
-version = "2.14.29"
+version = "2.14.30"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "feceebb26b38815f5f1b78b03f235630d011240810c75af6e230dd7518245a1f"
+checksum = "aee9c374451af23a6ebf90c02ce4ae33ea37fda7f397622825a3e0618988c566"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.23.1",
  "bytes",
@@ -3300,7 +3300,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.4.3",
  "once_cell",
  "rustix",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4030,7 +4030,7 @@ version = "0.1.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c2a7b1c03c876122aa43f3020e6c3c3ee5c05081c9a00739faf7503aeba10d22"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 117fb9d..f73a66b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ tokio-util = { version = ">=0.7.20, <0.8", features = ["rt"] }
 # `health` is REQUIRED for a truthful `/readyz`. `transport-kafka` is for its
 # config only: the image ships no librdkafka, so nothing may build an rdkafka
 # client. The floor moves with `release.helm.library` in .hyperi-ci.yaml.
-scalo = { version = ">=2.14.29, <3", features = [
+scalo = { version = ">=2.14.30, <3", features = [
     "cli-service",
     "config-reload",
     "config-schema",
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ tokio-test = ">=0.4.6, <0.5"
 flate2 = ">=1.1.10, <2"
 tar = ">=0.4.46, <0.5"
 chrono = ">=0.4.45, <0.5"
-scalo = { version = ">=2.14.29, <3", features = [
+scalo = { version = ">=2.14.30, <3", features = [
     "transport-kafka",
     "transport-kafka-test-support",
 ] }
diff --git a/docs/config-schema.json b/docs/config-schema.json
index 311c0c1..0aa3684 100644
--- a/docs/config-schema.json
+++ b/docs/config-schema.json
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
       "description": "How backends are used when multiple are enabled.",
       "oneOf": [
         {
-          "description": "Try backends in order; stop on first success.\nDefault order: Kafka first, file fallback.",
+          "description": "Try backends in order. Stop on first success.\nDefault order: Kafka first, file fallback.",
           "type": "string",
           "const": "cascade"
         },
diff --git a/docs/config-schema.yaml b/docs/config-schema.yaml
index 59e5a6c..f72197e 100644
--- a/docs/config-schema.yaml
+++ b/docs/config-schema.yaml
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ $defs:
     description: How backends are used when multiple are enabled.
     oneOf:
     - description: |-
-        Try backends in order; stop on first success.
+        Try backends in order. Stop on first success.
         Default order: Kafka first, file fallback.
       type: string
       const: cascade