diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
index d3a34ae21..5277bb4cc 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ const val STRAW_SDK_TARGET = 35
 // vc=19 / 0.1.0-AE — rust pipeline cutover. Extraction via
 // strawcore-core (Sulkta-Coop/strawcore) via the UniFFI wrapper; no
 // NewPipeExtractor in the runtime path.
-const val STRAW_VERSION_CODE = 73
-const val STRAW_VERSION_NAME = "0.1.0-CG"
+const val STRAW_VERSION_CODE = 74
+const val STRAW_VERSION_NAME = "0.1.0-CH"
 const val STRAW_APPLICATION_ID = "com.sulkta.straw"
diff --git a/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/player/MinibarOverlay.kt b/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/player/MinibarOverlay.kt
index 561d69af4..e50e576c6 100644
--- a/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/player/MinibarOverlay.kt
+++ b/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/player/MinibarOverlay.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ package com.sulkta.straw.feature.player
 
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.Orientation
+import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.draggable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.rememberDraggableState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableFloatStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
@@ -101,6 +105,16 @@ fun MinibarOverlay(
         onDispose { controller.removeListener(listener) }
     }
 
+    // Swipe up on the bar to expand back to the full player (vc=74). Was
+    // tap-only before — Cobb couldn't swipe the minibar back up to return
+    // to the video. Tap still works; this just adds the upward-drag path.
+    // Accumulates the vertical drag and expands when released past a small
+    // upward threshold (delta is negative going up).
+    val density = androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity.current
+    val expandThresholdPx = with(density) { 32.dp.toPx() }
+    var dragUp by remember { mutableFloatStateOf(0f) }
+    val expandDragState = rememberDraggableState { delta -> dragUp += delta }
+
     // navigationBarsPadding shifts the whole minibar up by the system
     // nav-bar height so the bar sits ABOVE the gesture pill / 3-button
     // nav, not behind them. enableEdgeToEdge in StrawActivity means
@@ -112,7 +126,16 @@ fun MinibarOverlay(
             modifier = Modifier
                 .fillMaxWidth()
                 .height(64.dp)
-                .clickable(onClick = onExpand),
+                .clickable(onClick = onExpand)
+                .draggable(
+                    orientation = Orientation.Vertical,
+                    state = expandDragState,
+                    onDragStarted = { dragUp = 0f },
+                    onDragStopped = {
+                        if (dragUp < -expandThresholdPx) onExpand()
+                        dragUp = 0f
+                    },
+                ),
         ) {
             Row(
                 verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,