diff --git a/generate_release_files.py b/generate_release_files.py
index 59aaff3..3a7ec11 100755
--- a/generate_release_files.py
+++ b/generate_release_files.py
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ def update_ini_section_versions(ini_path: Path, versions: Dict[str, str]) -> Non
 def _clean_tag(tag: str) -> str:
     """Normalize version string for display (strip v, truncate if needed)."""
     clean = tag.lstrip('v')
+    # Long canary nightly tags (e.g. canary-2026-04-12-160947) — short label for Ultrahand list UI
+    if re.match(r"^canary-\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}", clean, re.IGNORECASE):
+        return "canary"
     if len(clean) > 30:
         if '-' in clean:
             parts = clean.split('-')
diff --git a/include/apps/apps.ini b/include/apps/apps.ini
index 4cfbf2f..45f329a 100644
--- a/include/apps/apps.ini
+++ b/include/apps/apps.ini
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ unzip /config/ultrahand/downloads/aio-switch-updater.zip /
 delete /config/ultrahand/downloads/aio-switch-updater.zip
 delete /config/ultrahand/downloads/aio-switch-updater-api.json
 
-[Akira - canary-2026-04-12-160947]
+[Akira - canary]
 try:
 ; version tracking: https://api.github.com/repos/xlanor/akira/releases?per_page=1
 download https://github.com/xlanor/akira/releases/latest/download/akira.nro /config/ultrahand/downloads/akira.nro