diff --git a/linux/CHANGELOG.md b/linux/CHANGELOG.md
index 0cda091..0af7d88 100644
--- a/linux/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/linux/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ The version is defined in [`blitztext/__init__.py`](blitztext/__init__.py).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.03.35] - 2026-06-10
+
+### Fixed
+- **Settings pages no longer widen the dialog.** `_switch_row` description
+  labels had `set_line_wrap(True)` but no `set_max_width_chars`, so GTK
+  computed their natural width as the full un-wrapped text (87 chars × ~8 px
+  = ~700 px). With `NEVER` horizontal policy on the page `ScrolledWindow`,
+  that propagated directly to the dialog width, making Keyboard, Wakeword,
+  STT Engines, and Benchmark pages ~1000–1360 px wide. Fixed by adding
+  `set_max_width_chars(50)` (≈ 375 px) to description labels, and changed the
+  page `ScrolledWindow` horizontal policy from `NEVER` to `AUTOMATIC` as a
+  safety net for any other wide widget.
+
 ## [2.03.34] - 2026-06-10
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/linux/blitztext/__init__.py b/linux/blitztext/__init__.py
index 625e9aa..0cef831 100644
--- a/linux/blitztext/__init__.py
+++ b/linux/blitztext/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ counterpart to the macOS Blitztext menu bar app: it runs natively on the host
 (not in a container) so it can type into any application via xdotool.
 """
 
-__version__ = "2.03.34"
+__version__ = "2.03.35"
diff --git a/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py b/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py
index f2b2acc..ea98dc4 100644
--- a/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py
+++ b/linux/blitztext/gtksettings.py
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ def _switch_row(parent, label: str, switch: Gtk.Switch, description: str = "",
 
     desc = Gtk.Label(label=description, xalign=0.0)
     desc.set_line_wrap(True)
+    desc.set_max_width_chars(50)   # bound natural width so NEVER-policy SW doesn't grow the dialog
     desc.get_style_context().add_class("dim-label")
     row.pack_start(desc, True, True, 0)
 
@@ -882,7 +883,7 @@ class SettingsDialog:
         def _stack_page(title: str) -> Gtk.Box:
             outer = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
             sw = Gtk.ScrolledWindow()
-            sw.set_policy(Gtk.PolicyType.NEVER, Gtk.PolicyType.ALWAYS)
+            sw.set_policy(Gtk.PolicyType.AUTOMATIC, Gtk.PolicyType.ALWAYS)
             sw.set_overlay_scrolling(False)
             outer.pack_start(sw, True, True, 0)
             inner = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=2)