diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e71b04a..914d14d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 
 ---
 
+## [1.13.3] — 2026-07-06
+
+### Fixed
+- **Dragging a short quoted line ("»Henker«.") to split it opened the Assign-to-character popup instead** — any selection under 40 characters was treated as "assign this text as a character name," even when it was clearly a short quoted line (guillemets/quotes are never part of a name). Selections starting with a quote mark now fall through to the "Split text to Unknown Speaker" button instead of being hijacked into the assign popup.
+
+---
+
 ## [1.13.2] — 2026-07-06
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 61ce01b..01b7568 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.13.2
+1.13.3
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 17fdb72..c204bf8 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="1.13.2">
+  <meta name="app-version" content="1.13.3">
   <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=1.13.2">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.13.3">
 
 
   <!-- ── 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=1.13.2"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.13.3"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/js/audiobook.js b/static/js/audiobook.js
index 04775f2..f6065cf 100644
--- a/static/js/audiobook.js
+++ b/static/js/audiobook.js
@@ -2800,6 +2800,13 @@ STRIKTE FORMAT- UND TEXTREGELN:
     if (sel.isCollapsed || !feed.contains(sel.anchorNode)) return;
     const text = sel.toString().trim();
     if (!text || text.length >= 40 || text.includes('\n')) return;
+    // A short selection is ambiguous — could be a name to assign, or a short
+    // quoted line ("»Henker«.") the user is dragging out to split into its
+    // own Unknown-speaker segment. Quote marks are a strong tell for the
+    // latter (names don't come wrapped in guillemets/quotes), so leave those
+    // alone for the "Split text to Unknown Speaker" button (wired via
+    // selectionchange below) instead of hijacking them into the assign popup.
+    if (/^[»„“"'‘]/.test(text)) return;
     _abJustHandledSelection = true; // stop the click that follows this mouseup from also firing
     if (assignModeSeg) {
       // Popup already open (e.g. from clicking the speaker label) — a short