diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 76636196..6c691693 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -396,7 +396,9 @@ jobs:
           pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
       - name: 🌐 Install Chrome & Dependencies
         run: |
-          apt-get update && apt-get install -y libnss3 libnspr4 libatk1.0-0 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libcups2 libdrm2 libxkbcommon0 libxcomposite1 libxdamage1 libxext6 libxfixes3 libxrandr2 libgbm1 libasound2t64 libpango-1.0-0 libcairo2
+          rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* || true
+          apt-get update || true
+          apt-get install -y libnss3 libnspr4 libatk1.0-0 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libcups2 libdrm2 libxkbcommon0 libxcomposite1 libxdamage1 libxext6 libxfixes3 libxrandr2 libgbm1 libasound2t64 libpango-1.0-0 libcairo2
           npx puppeteer browsers install chrome
 
       # ── Minimalist Smoke Test ──────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07b8d8b8..80a7dadc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     "prepare": "husky",
     "preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm"
   },
-  "version": "2.3.22-rc.8",
+  "version": "2.3.22-rc.9",
   "pnpm": {
     "onlyBuiltDependencies": [
       "@parcel/watcher",