diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1508d03..6b71b51 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 
 ---
 
+## [1.13.8] — 2026-07-06
+
+### Changed
+- **Read Aloud toolbar decluttered** — removed the standalone "Character sheets" button (redundant with "Cast Characters" already in the Casting flow) and made "Cast as audiobook" the primary blue action, moved to the end of the toolbar as the clear next step.
+
+---
+
 ## [1.13.7] — 2026-07-06
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b0f139e..237a256 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.13.7
+1.13.8
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 497a66a..75fadd4 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
   <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark">
   <meta name="theme-color" content="#2563EB">
-  <meta name="app-version" content="1.13.7">
+  <meta name="app-version" content="1.13.8">
   <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest">
   <link rel="icon" href="/static/icon.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
   <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/icon.svg">
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
   <!-- ── Core styles (local — no CDN dependency for first paint) ────────── -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/mdi/materialdesignicons.min.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.13.7">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.13.8">
 
 
   <!-- ── Flag icons — non-blocking (loaded async, icons appear after JS) ── -->
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ window.toggleNavTree = function(treeId, chevronId) {
 </script>
 
 <!-- loader.js: fetches sections → loads JS modules → removes skeleton -->
-<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.13.7"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.13.8"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/sections/s-reader.html b/static/sections/s-reader.html
index 8e55f02..5222fcc 100644
--- a/static/sections/s-reader.html
+++ b/static/sections/s-reader.html
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@
             <button class="reader-sel-clear" id="reader-sel-clear" title="Clear selection">✕</button>
           </span>
           <button class="btn-secondary btn-sm" id="reader-save-lib" title="Save this document + its synthesised audio to your library"><span class="mdi mdi-content-save-outline"></span> Save to library</button>
-          <button class="btn-secondary btn-sm" id="reader-audiobook-btn" title="Let an LLM detect characters &amp; dialogue in this scope, then open it in the Script Rehearser to cast a voice per character"><span class="mdi mdi-drama-masks"></span> Cast as audiobook</button>
-          <button class="btn-secondary btn-sm" id="reader-charsheets-btn" title="Extract actor-facing RPG-style character sheets (with page + quote sources) from this scope"><span class="mdi mdi-account-details-outline"></span> Character sheets</button>
           <span class="reader-export">
             <select id="reader-export-mode" class="reader-page-inp" style="width:auto" aria-label="Export granularity" title="Choose how to group the exported MP3 files">
               <option value="page">1 MP3 / page</option>
@@ -181,6 +179,7 @@
             </select>
             <button class="btn-secondary btn-sm" id="reader-export-btn" title="Download the synthesised audio as MP3 (synthesises any missing sentences first)"><span class="mdi mdi-download"></span> Export MP3</button>
           </span>
+          <button class="btn-primary btn-sm" id="reader-audiobook-btn" title="Let an LLM detect characters &amp; dialogue in this scope, then open it in the Script Rehearser to cast a voice per character"><span class="mdi mdi-drama-masks"></span> Cast as audiobook</button>
           <div class="reader-synth-prog" id="reader-synth-prog" hidden>
             <div class="reader-synth-track"><div class="reader-synth-fill" id="reader-synth-fill"></div></div>
             <span class="reader-synth-label" id="reader-synth-label">0 / 0</span>