diff --git a/NUSGet.py b/NUSGet.py
index e978c0a..41536d7 100644
--- a/NUSGet.py
+++ b/NUSGet.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "NUSGet.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah and Contributors
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah and Contributors
 
 # Nuitka options. These determine compilation settings based on the current OS.
 # nuitka-project-if: {OS} == "Darwin":
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ from modules.download_batch import run_nus_download_batch
 from modules.download_wii import run_nus_download_wii
 from modules.download_dsi import run_nus_download_dsi
 
-nusget_version = "1.5.0"
+NUSGET_VERSION = "1.5.1"
 
-regions = {"World": ["41"], "USA/NTSC": ["45"], "Europe/PAL": ["50"], "Japan": ["4A"], "Korea": ["4B"], "China": ["43"],
+REGIONS = {"World": ["41"], "USA/NTSC": ["45"], "Europe/PAL": ["50"], "Japan": ["4A"], "Korea": ["4B"], "China": ["43"],
            "Australia/NZ": ["55"]}
 
 
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
             save_config(config_data)
         if auto_update:
             # Do a quick check to see if there's a newer release available if auto-updates are enabled.
-            worker = Worker(check_nusget_updates, app, nusget_version)
+            worker = Worker(check_nusget_updates, app, NUSGET_VERSION)
             worker.signals.result.connect(self.prompt_for_update)
-            worker.signals.progress.connect(self.update_log_text)
+            worker.signals.progress.connect(self.progress_update)
             self.threadpool.start(worker)
 
     def title_double_clicked(self, index):
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
                 return
         self.ui.patch_ios_checkbox.setEnabled(False)
 
-    def download_progress_update(self, done, total, log_text):
+    def progress_update(self, done, total, log_text):
         if done == 0 and total == 0:
             self.ui.progress_bar.setRange(0, 0)
         elif done == -1 and total == -1:
@@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
             msg_box.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes)
             msg_box.setWindowTitle(app.translate("MainWindow", "NUSGet Update Available"))
             msg_box.setText(app.translate("MainWindow", "<b>There's a newer version of NUSGet available!</b>"))
-            msg_box.setInformativeText(app.translate("MainWindow", "You're currently running v{nusget_version}, "
+            msg_box.setInformativeText(app.translate("MainWindow", "You're currently running v{NUSGET_VERSION}, "
                                                    "but v{new_version} is available on GitHub. Would you like to view"
                                                    " the latest version?"
-                                                    .format(nusget_version=nusget_version, new_version=new_version)))
+                                                    .format(NUSGET_VERSION=NUSGET_VERSION, new_version=new_version)))
             ret = msg_box.exec()
             if ret == QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes:
                 webbrowser.open("https://github.com/NinjaCheetah/NUSGet/releases/latest")
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         # If the last two characters are "XX", then this title has multiple regions, and each region uses its own
         # two-digit code. Use the region info passed to load the correct code.
         if selected_title.tid[-2:] == "XX":
-            global regions
-            region_code = regions[selected_title.region][0]
+            global REGIONS
+            region_code = REGIONS[selected_title.region][0]
             tid = selected_title.tid[:-2] + region_code
         else:
             tid = selected_title.tid
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
                             self.ui.pack_vwii_mode_checkbox.isChecked(), self.ui.patch_ios_checkbox.isChecked(),
                             self.ui.archive_file_entry.text())
         worker.signals.result.connect(self.check_download_result)
-        worker.signals.progress.connect(self.download_progress_update)
+        worker.signals.progress.connect(self.progress_update)
         self.threadpool.start(worker)
 
     def check_download_result(self, result):
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
             for category in target_database:
                 for t in target_database[category]:
                     if t["TID"][-2:] == "XX":
-                        for r in regions:
-                            if f"{t['TID'][:-2]}{regions[r][0]}" == tid:
+                        for r in REGIONS:
+                            if f"{t['TID'][:-2]}{REGIONS[r][0]}" == tid:
                                 try:
                                     archive_name = t["Name"].replace(" ", "-")
                                     break
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
                         self.ui.use_wiiu_nus_checkbox.isChecked(), self.ui.use_local_checkbox.isChecked(),
                         self.ui.pack_vwii_mode_checkbox.isChecked(), self.ui.patch_ios_checkbox.isChecked())
         worker.signals.result.connect(self.check_batch_result)
-        worker.signals.progress.connect(self.download_progress_update)
+        worker.signals.progress.connect(self.progress_update)
         self.threadpool.start(worker)
 
     def open_output_dir(self):
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
             return out_folder
 
     def about_nusget(self):
-        about_box = AboutNUSGet([nusget_version, version("libWiiPy"), version("libTWLPy")])
+        about_box = AboutNUSGet([NUSGET_VERSION, version("libWiiPy"), version("libTWLPy")])
         about_box.exec()
 
     def change_language(self, new_lang):
diff --git a/build_translations.py b/build_translations.py
index bc515e8..850e260 100644
--- a/build_translations.py
+++ b/build_translations.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "build_translations.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
 # This script exists to work around an issue in PySide6 where the "pyside6-project build" command incorrectly places
 # translation files in the root of the project directory while building.
 
diff --git a/modules/config.py b/modules/config.py
index 2e75796..a92b7d5 100644
--- a/modules/config.py
+++ b/modules/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "modules/config.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
 
 import os
 import json
diff --git a/modules/core.py b/modules/core.py
index 093b2a7..02acd1c 100644
--- a/modules/core.py
+++ b/modules/core.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "modules/core.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
 
 import requests
 from dataclasses import dataclass
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ def fixup_qmenu_background(menu):
 
 def check_nusget_updates(app, current_version: str, progress_callback=None) -> str | None:
     # Simple function to make a request to the GitHub API and then check if the latest available version is newer.
+    print("checking for updates...")
     gh_api_request = requests.get(url="https://api.github.com/repos/NinjaCheetah/NUSGet/releases/latest", stream=True)
     if gh_api_request.status_code != 200:
-        progress_callback.emit(app.translate("MainWindow", "\n\nCould not check for updates."))
+        progress_callback.emit(-1, -1, app.translate("MainWindow", "\n\nCould not check for updates."))
+        print(f"update check failed, status code: {gh_api_request.status_code}")
     else:
         api_response = gh_api_request.json()
         new_version: str = api_response["tag_name"].replace('v', '')
@@ -79,9 +81,13 @@ def check_nusget_updates(app, current_version: str, progress_callback=None) -> s
         current_version_split = current_version.split('.')
         for place in range(len(new_version_split)):
             if new_version_split[place] < current_version_split[place]:
+                progress_callback.emit(-1, -1, "\n\nYou're running a development version of NUSGet.")
+                print("no update available, this is a development version")
                 return None
             elif new_version_split[place] > current_version_split[place]:
-                progress_callback.emit(app.translate("MainWindow", "\n\nThere's a newer version of NUSGet available!"))
+                progress_callback.emit(-1, -1, app.translate("MainWindow", "\n\nThere's a newer version of NUSGet available!"))
+                print("update available")
                 return new_version
-        progress_callback.emit(app.translate("MainWindow", "\n\nYou're running the latest release of NUSGet."))
+        progress_callback.emit(-1, -1, app.translate("MainWindow", "\n\nYou're running the latest release of NUSGet."))
+        print("no update available")
     return None
diff --git a/modules/download_batch.py b/modules/download_batch.py
index e76ace4..9b90dcc 100644
--- a/modules/download_batch.py
+++ b/modules/download_batch.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "modules/download_batch.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
 
 import pathlib
 from typing import List
diff --git a/modules/download_dsi.py b/modules/download_dsi.py
index 8c2bd66..d9075ec 100644
--- a/modules/download_dsi.py
+++ b/modules/download_dsi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "modules/download_dsi.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
 
 import pathlib
 
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ def run_nus_download_dsi(out_folder: pathlib.Path, tid: str, version: str, pack_
         content = libTWLPy.download_content(tid, title.tmd.content_record.content_id)
         progress_callback.emit(-1, -1, "   - Done!")
         # If keep encrypted contents is on, write out the content after its downloaded.
-        if keep_enc_chkbox is True:
+        if keep_enc_chkbox:
             version_dir.joinpath(content_file_name).write_bytes(content)
     title.content.content = content
     # If decrypt local contents is still true, decrypt the content and write out the decrypted file.
-    if decrypt_contents_enabled is True:
+    if decrypt_contents_enabled:
         try:
             progress_callback.emit(-1, -1, f" - Decrypting content (Content ID: {title.tmd.content_record.content_id})...")
             dec_content = title.get_content()
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def run_nus_download_dsi(out_folder: pathlib.Path, tid: str, version: str, pack_
             # local encrypted contents that have been altered at present.
             return -3
     # If pack TAD is still true, pack the TMD, ticket, and content into a TAD.
-    if pack_tad_enabled is True:
+    if pack_tad_enabled:
         # Get the TAD certificate chain, courtesy of libTWLPy.
         progress_callback.emit(-1, -1, " - Building certificate...")
         title.tad.set_cert_data(libTWLPy.download_cert())
diff --git a/modules/download_wii.py b/modules/download_wii.py
index e2d1be0..3589ee8 100644
--- a/modules/download_wii.py
+++ b/modules/download_wii.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "modules/download_wii.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
 
 import pathlib
 
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ def run_nus_download_wii(out_folder: pathlib.Path, tid: str, version: str, pack_
                                                                 wiiu_endpoint=wiiu_nus_enabled, progress=progress_update))
             progress_callback.emit(-1, -1, "   - Done!")
             # If keep encrypted contents is on, write out each content after its downloaded.
-            if keep_enc_chkbox is True:
+            if keep_enc_chkbox:
                 version_dir.joinpath(content_file_name).write_bytes(content_list[content])
     title.content.content_list = content_list
     # If decrypt local contents is still true, decrypt each content and write out the decrypted file.
-    if decrypt_contents_enabled is True:
+    if decrypt_contents_enabled:
         try:
             for content in range(len(title.tmd.content_records)):
                 progress_callback.emit(-1, -1, f" - Decrypting content {content + 1} of {len(title.tmd.content_records)} "
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def run_nus_download_wii(out_folder: pathlib.Path, tid: str, version: str, pack_
             # local encrypted contents that have been altered at present.
             return -3
     # If pack WAD is still true, pack the TMD, ticket, and contents all into a WAD.
-    if pack_wad_enabled is True:
+    if pack_wad_enabled:
         # If the option to pack for vWii mode instead of Wii U mode is enabled, then the Title Key needs to be
         # re-encrypted with the common key instead of the vWii key, so that the title can be installed from within
         # vWii mode. (vWii mode does not have access to the vWii key, only Wii U mode has that.)
diff --git a/modules/language.py b/modules/language.py
index a9259c6..f95c48b 100644
--- a/modules/language.py
+++ b/modules/language.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "modules/language.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
 
 from modules.config import update_setting
 
diff --git a/modules/theme.py b/modules/theme.py
index 68357aa..160e951 100644
--- a/modules/theme.py
+++ b/modules/theme.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "modules/theme.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
 
 import os
 import platform
diff --git a/modules/tree.py b/modules/tree.py
index a4a23c2..2c3e0e9 100644
--- a/modules/tree.py
+++ b/modules/tree.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "modules/tree.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
 
 from modules.core import TitleData
 from PySide6.QtCore import QAbstractItemModel, QModelIndex, Qt, QSortFilterProxyModel
diff --git a/qt/py/ui_AboutDialog.py b/qt/py/ui_AboutDialog.py
index 679213b..9374498 100644
--- a/qt/py/ui_AboutDialog.py
+++ b/qt/py/ui_AboutDialog.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "qt/py/ui_AboutDialog.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah and Contributors
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah and Contributors
 # Thanks Isla and Alex for making such a nice about dialog that I could then "borrow" :p
 
 import os
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class AboutNUSGet(QDialog):
         libraries_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
 
         # Copyright
-        copyright_label = QLabel(self.tr("© 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah & Contributors"))
+        copyright_label = QLabel(self.tr("© 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah & Contributors"))
         copyright_label.setProperty("class", "copyright")
         copyright_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
 
diff --git a/update_translations.py b/update_translations.py
index 1daab1d..68c9c64 100644
--- a/update_translations.py
+++ b/update_translations.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # "update_translations.py", licensed under the MIT license
-# Copyright 2024-2025 NinjaCheetah
+# Copyright 2024-2026 NinjaCheetah & Contributors
 # This script exists to work around an issue in PySide6 where the "pyside6-project lupdate" command doesn't work as
 # expected, as it struggles to parse the paths in the .pyproject file. This does what it's meant to do for it.