diff --git a/hosts/mars/hermes-agent.nix b/hosts/mars/hermes-agent.nix
index f100b5d..417c32d 100644
--- a/hosts/mars/hermes-agent.nix
+++ b/hosts/mars/hermes-agent.nix
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ let
   # it's inside Hermes's own write-safe root (HERMES_WRITE_SAFE_ROOT).
   dropboxDir = "/mnt/jupiter/AppData/hermes-dropbox";
 
-  # Pinned by digest (captured 2026-08-21 from jupiter) rather than floating
+  # v2026.9.14, pinned by index digest rather than floating
   # :latest, so bumping Hermes is an explicit edit here, not silent drift.
-  hermesImage = "docker.io/nousresearch/hermes-agent@sha256:5342e518734a08f6c66b89b4262434813c28a77abbc59c230c8f1637df71a259";
+  hermesImage = "docker.io/nousresearch/hermes-agent@sha256:99641e57ec762c59e54cb44aa6746b7fc68c18b3c5ddb088af54234c613d9294";
 
   # Kept identical to jupiter's instance purely so nothing else needs to
   # change if state ever gets migrated over.
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ in
 
           # created_at is cosmetic and the only key carried over from any
           # existing route; everything else is replaced outright so a
-          # leftover key from an earlier definition can't survive here.
+          # leftover key from an earlier definition cannot survive here.
           def upsert($name; $r):
             .[$name] = ($r + { created_at: (.[$name].created_at // (now | todate)) });