diff --git a/src/pages/nearle/dispatch/CLAUDE.md b/src/pages/nearle/dispatch/CLAUDE.md
index ad96718..39eab6d 100644
--- a/src/pages/nearle/dispatch/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/src/pages/nearle/dispatch/CLAUDE.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Dispatch.js defines the canonical batch hour ranges. `deliveries.js` mirrors the
 // BATCH_OPTIONS — half-open [startHour, endHour) in LOCAL time, not UTC
 [
   { id: 'morning',   startHour: 0,  endHour: 8  },   // 12 AM – 8 AM
-  { id: 'afternoon', startHour: 9,  endHour: 12 },   // 9 AM – 12 PM
+  { id: 'afternoon', startHour: 9,  endHour: 12.5 }, // 9 AM – 12:30 PM
   { id: 'evening',   startHour: 16, endHour: 19 }    // 4 PM – 7 PM
 ]
 ```
diff --git a/src/pages/nearle/dispatch/Dispatch.js b/src/pages/nearle/dispatch/Dispatch.js
index f0cf83c..60e2d80 100644
--- a/src/pages/nearle/dispatch/Dispatch.js
+++ b/src/pages/nearle/dispatch/Dispatch.js
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ const BATCHES_DEFAULT_RAW = [
   { id: 'evening', name: 'Evening Batch', startHour: 16, endHour: 19 }
 ];
 
-// v8: afternoon batch extended to 12:30 PM. Bumping from v7 wipes the
+// v9: afternoon batch extended to 12:30 PM. Bumping from v8 wipes the
 // cached layouts that still hold the old endHour: 12 value.
-const SLOTS_STORAGE_KEY = 'dispatch.slots.v8';
+const SLOTS_STORAGE_KEY = 'dispatch.slots.v9';
 
 // Every prior storage key. Wiped once on mount so stale layouts
 // from earlier code versions can't reappear on the next page load.
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ const LEGACY_SLOTS_STORAGE_KEYS = [
   'dispatch.slots.v4',
   'dispatch.slots.v5',
   'dispatch.slots.v6',
-  'dispatch.slots.v7'
+  'dispatch.slots.v7',
+  'dispatch.slots.v8'
 ];
 
 // Build a label like "Slot 1 · 8 AM" (or "Slot 2 · 12:30 PM") from a