diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/pipeline.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/pipeline.yaml
index 089f873..c76ae86 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/pipeline.yaml
@@ -19,17 +19,6 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}
           echo "Bumping version to $VERSION"
           npm version $VERSION --no-git-tag-version
-          
-          # Configure Git
-          git config user.name "Forgejo Actions"
-          git config user.email "actions@noreply.flegr.me"
-          
-          # Commit and push back to main if version changed
-          if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain package.json)" ]; then
-            git add package.json package-lock.json
-            git commit -m "chore: bump version to $VERSION [skip ci]"
-            git push origin HEAD:main
-          fi
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run dist:linux
       - name: Build Windows installer with 32-bit Wine prefix
diff --git a/static/shared/app-core.js b/static/shared/app-core.js
index f14b88d..a7ad4e1 100644
--- a/static/shared/app-core.js
+++ b/static/shared/app-core.js
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@ function formatDate(isoString) {
   return d.toLocaleDateString();
 }
 
+function scrollMessagesToBottom() {
+  if (!el.messageList) return;
+  el.messageList.scrollTop = el.messageList.scrollHeight;
+}
+
 let audioCtx = null;
 
 // Global interaction listener to unlock AudioContext (autoplay policy)
@@ -628,7 +633,17 @@ function renderMessages(messages) {
     state.lastMessageId = messages[0].id;
   }
 
-  el.messageList.scrollTop = el.messageList.scrollHeight;
+  scrollMessagesToBottom();
+  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+    scrollMessagesToBottom();
+  });
+
+  // GIF/image height resolves after initial paint; keep chat pinned to latest.
+  for (const gifImage of el.messageList.querySelectorAll(".msg-gif img")) {
+    if (gifImage.complete) continue;
+    gifImage.addEventListener("load", scrollMessagesToBottom, { once: true });
+    gifImage.addEventListener("error", scrollMessagesToBottom, { once: true });
+  }
 }
 
 function renderMembers() {