diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d4fd13..4be8c8d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 
 ---
 
+## [1.14.14] — 2026-07-09
+
+### Fixed
+- **Clicking a name elsewhere in the text to feed an already-open "Assign to" popup did nothing** — a separate document-level "click outside closes the popup" handler only exempted clicks on the paragraph's own speaker label, not clicks anywhere else in the passage text. So the popup was being closed by mousedown before the (v1.14.13) name-click logic ever got to run. Clicks and drag-selections inside passage text no longer auto-close the popup.
+
+---
+
 ## [1.14.13] — 2026-07-09
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 517e041..569a91f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.14.13
+1.14.14
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 244796d..94ee58b 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="1.14.13">
+  <meta name="app-version" content="1.14.14">
   <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=1.14.13">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.14.14">
 
 
   <!-- ── 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=1.14.13"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.14.14"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/js/audiobook.js b/static/js/audiobook.js
index ebdf888..c3856f6 100644
--- a/static/js/audiobook.js
+++ b/static/js/audiobook.js
@@ -2574,7 +2574,12 @@ STRIKTE FORMAT- UND TEXTREGELN:
     header.querySelector('.mdi-close').addEventListener('click', () => assignPopup._close?.());
 
     document.addEventListener('mousedown', e => {
-      if (assignPopup.style.display !== 'none' && !assignPopup.contains(e.target) && !e.target.closest('.ab-cv-spk')) {
+      // Don't auto-close on a click/drag inside the passage text either — that's
+      // exactly how you feed a name into an already-open popup (see the feed's
+      // click and mouseup handlers below), so closing here on mousedown would
+      // kill the popup before that logic ever runs.
+      if (assignPopup.style.display !== 'none' && !assignPopup.contains(e.target)
+          && !e.target.closest('.ab-cv-spk') && !e.target.closest('.ab-cv-txt')) {
         assignPopup._close?.();
       }
     });