diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 9549b53..1d27286 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           lfs: false
 
+      - name: Bump Version (Pre-hook)
+        run: |
+          echo "🔄 Running pre-deploy version bump..."
+          ./tools/deploy/bump-version.sh
+
       - name: Configure Git
         run: |
           git config --global http.postBuffer 52428800
diff --git a/tools/deploy/generate-nginx-configs.sh b/tools/deploy/generate-nginx-configs.sh
index c865a9a..384eb04 100755
--- a/tools/deploy/generate-nginx-configs.sh
+++ b/tools/deploy/generate-nginx-configs.sh
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@ EOF
         return 204;
     }
 
-    # Proxy to backend server
+    # Proxy to backend server (HTTPS for API, HTTP for others)
     location / {
-        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:$upstream_port;
+        proxy_pass https://127.0.0.1:$upstream_port;
+        proxy_ssl_verify off;  # Skip SSL verification for local connection
         proxy_set_header Host \$host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP \$remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For \$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
diff --git a/tools/deploy/generated_configs/code.mnemo-cards.online.conf b/tools/deploy/generated_configs/code.mnemo-cards.online.conf
index a85d9ac..c048fb5 100644
--- a/tools/deploy/generated_configs/code.mnemo-cards.online.conf
+++ b/tools/deploy/generated_configs/code.mnemo-cards.online.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Nginx configuration for code.mnemo-cards.online
-# Generated by generate-nginx-configs.sh on Thu Nov 27 22:04:55 MSK 2025
+# Generated by generate-nginx-configs.sh on Thu Nov 27 22:14:27 MSK 2025
 # Service: forgejo
 
 server {
diff --git a/tools/deploy/generated_configs/mnemo-cards.online.conf b/tools/deploy/generated_configs/mnemo-cards.online.conf
index 2c341e8..c6491a9 100644
--- a/tools/deploy/generated_configs/mnemo-cards.online.conf
+++ b/tools/deploy/generated_configs/mnemo-cards.online.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Nginx configuration for mnemo-cards.online
-# Generated by generate-nginx-configs.sh on Thu Nov 27 22:04:55 MSK 2025
+# Generated by generate-nginx-configs.sh on Thu Nov 27 22:14:27 MSK 2025
 # Service: webapp
 
 server {
diff --git a/tools/deploy/generated_configs/vscode.mnemo-cards.online.conf b/tools/deploy/generated_configs/vscode.mnemo-cards.online.conf
index 06aee95..eb79f7d 100644
--- a/tools/deploy/generated_configs/vscode.mnemo-cards.online.conf
+++ b/tools/deploy/generated_configs/vscode.mnemo-cards.online.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Nginx configuration for vscode.mnemo-cards.online
-# Generated by generate-nginx-configs.sh on Thu Nov 27 22:04:55 MSK 2025
+# Generated by generate-nginx-configs.sh on Thu Nov 27 22:14:27 MSK 2025
 # Service: vscode
 
 server {