diff --git a/backend/version.py b/backend/version.py
index 0dc6f6f..4662395 100644
--- a/backend/version.py
+++ b/backend/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Single source of truth for the StackPilot release version."""
 
-APP_VERSION = "0.37.5"
+APP_VERSION = "0.37.6"
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index c5729eb..396528b 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "stackpilot-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.37.5",
+  "version": "0.37.6",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Files.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Files.tsx
index ca0f831..8707cd9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Files.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Files.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,14 @@ export function Files() {
   const qc = useQueryClient();
   const [host, setHost] = useState<number | undefined>(undefined); // undefined = local
   const [path, setPath] = useState("/");
-  const [showHidden, setShowHidden] = useState(false);
+  // Persist "Show hidden" across reloads — otherwise an uploaded dotfile (.env)
+  // becomes invisible again after a refresh and looks like it was lost.
+  const [showHidden, setShowHidden] = useState(
+    () => localStorage.getItem("sp.files.showHidden") === "1",
+  );
+  useEffect(() => {
+    localStorage.setItem("sp.files.showHidden", showHidden ? "1" : "0");
+  }, [showHidden]);
   const [editing, setEditing] = useState<HostPathEntry | null>(null);
   const [renaming, setRenaming] = useState<HostPathEntry | null>(null);
   const [deleting, setDeleting] = useState<HostPathEntry | null>(null);