diff --git a/speech_to_phrase/CHANGELOG.md b/speech_to_phrase/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e1aec6f6..50efb1f1d 100644
--- a/speech_to_phrase/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/speech_to_phrase/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.4.5
+
+- Shut down cleanly when the app is stopped
+- Leave the "Starting" state faster by checking readiness every 5 seconds
+  during startup
+
 ## 1.4.4
 
 - Upgrade base image to trixie
diff --git a/speech_to_phrase/Dockerfile b/speech_to_phrase/Dockerfile
index 522646eed..33a729be1 100644
--- a/speech_to_phrase/Dockerfile
+++ b/speech_to_phrase/Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ENV ORT_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1
 WORKDIR /
 COPY rootfs /
 
-HEALTHCHECK --start-period=10m \
+HEALTHCHECK --start-period=10m --start-interval=5s --interval=30s \
     CMD echo '{ "type": "describe" }' \
         | nc -w 1 localhost 10300 \
         | grep -iq "speech-to-phrase" \
diff --git a/speech_to_phrase/config.yaml b/speech_to_phrase/config.yaml
index 8a04ffa03..551055f9d 100644
--- a/speech_to_phrase/config.yaml
+++ b/speech_to_phrase/config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-version: 1.4.4
+version: 1.4.5
 slug: speech-to-phrase
 name: Speech-to-Phrase
 description: Fast and personalized local speech-to-text
diff --git a/speech_to_phrase/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/speech-to-phrase/down-signal b/speech_to_phrase/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/speech-to-phrase/down-signal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d751378e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/speech_to_phrase/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/speech-to-phrase/down-signal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SIGINT
diff --git a/whisper/CHANGELOG.md b/whisper/CHANGELOG.md
index c2182f0a8..0b948382e 100644
--- a/whisper/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/whisper/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 3.5.3
+
+- Shut down cleanly when the app is stopped
+- Leave the "Starting" state faster by checking readiness every 5 seconds
+  during startup
+
 ## 3.5.2
 
 - Update speech recognition components to their latest versions
diff --git a/whisper/Dockerfile b/whisper/Dockerfile
index 7ed3a0f85..aa41ebcb4 100644
--- a/whisper/Dockerfile
+++ b/whisper/Dockerfile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ ENV ORT_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1
 WORKDIR /
 COPY rootfs /
 
-HEALTHCHECK --start-period=10m \
+HEALTHCHECK --start-period=10m --start-interval=5s --interval=30s \
     CMD echo '{ "type": "describe" }' \
         | nc -w 1 localhost 10300 \
         | grep -q "faster-whisper" \
diff --git a/whisper/config.yaml b/whisper/config.yaml
index 2cf0c9229..54647e4a6 100644
--- a/whisper/config.yaml
+++ b/whisper/config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-version: 3.5.2
+version: 3.5.3
 slug: whisper
 name: Whisper
 description: Speech-to-text with Whisper
diff --git a/whisper/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/whisper/down-signal b/whisper/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/whisper/down-signal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d751378e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/whisper/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/whisper/down-signal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SIGINT