diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
index 8577a49eb..ed530789d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ const val NEWPIPE_APPLICATION_ID_OLD = "org.schabi.newpipe"
 const val NEWPIPE_APPLICATION_ID_NEW = "net.newpipe.app"
 
 // Sulkta fork — Straw
-const val STRAW_VERSION_CODE = 18
-const val STRAW_VERSION_NAME = "0.1.0-AD"
+//
+// vc=19 / 0.1.0-AE — rust pipeline cutover. Extraction goes through
+// strawcore-core (Sulkta-Coop/strawcore) via the UniFFI wrapper; no
+// NewPipeExtractor in the runtime path. Verified end-to-end on
+// android-emulator: NCS Spektrem + Rick Astley both play; 4s frame-diff
+// confirmed; zero PlaybackException.
+const val STRAW_VERSION_CODE = 19
+const val STRAW_VERSION_NAME = "0.1.0-AE"
 const val STRAW_APPLICATION_ID = "com.sulkta.straw"