diff --git a/.didc-release b/.didc-release
index c675f976da..6f39413feb 100644
--- a/.didc-release
+++ b/.didc-release
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # the release used to pull the didc executable
 # see frontend-checks for more info
-2025-10-02
+2025-10-16