diff --git a/api/handlers/staticimages/staticImagesHandler.go b/api/handlers/staticimages/staticImagesHandler.go
index c26cbba..1b79394 100644
--- a/api/handlers/staticimages/staticImagesHandler.go
+++ b/api/handlers/staticimages/staticImagesHandler.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 )
 
-const cacheControl = "public, max-age=31536000, immutable"
+const cacheControl = "public, no-cache"
 const svgContentSecurityPolicy = "default-src 'none'; style-src 'unsafe-inline'; sandbox"
 const fallbackContentType = "application/octet-stream"
 
diff --git a/docs/design/screens/articles.md b/docs/design/screens/articles.md
index f64dd4e..90b983a 100644
--- a/docs/design/screens/articles.md
+++ b/docs/design/screens/articles.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Rows update when the server responds, not optimistically. Search, tab and sort a
 
 - Breadcrumbs: Articles (mobile title "Articles")
 - Modal: **Delete this article?**
-  - text ""Winter checklist for timber windows" and its 3 images will be deleted. This can't be undone."
+  - text ""Winter checklist for timber windows" will be deleted. Its images stay in your library. This can't be undone."
   - cancel "Cancel"
   - confirm "Delete article" (danger)
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Rows update when the server responds, not optimistically. Search, tab and sort a
 
 - Breadcrumbs: Articles (mobile title "Articles")
 - Modal: **Delete this article?**
-  - text ""Winter checklist for timber windows" and its 3 images will be deleted. This can't be undone."
+  - text ""Winter checklist for timber windows" will be deleted. Its images stay in your library. This can't be undone."
   - cancel "Cancel"
   - confirm "Deleting…" (danger), loading, not dismissible
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Rows update when the server responds, not optimistically. Search, tab and sort a
 
 - Breadcrumbs: Articles (mobile title "Articles")
 - Modal: **Delete this article?**
-  - text ""Winter checklist for timber windows" and its 3 images will be deleted. This can't be undone."
+  - text ""Winter checklist for timber windows" will be deleted. Its images stay in your library. This can't be undone."
   - Alert: "Couldn't delete the article, so it's still there. Try again in a moment."
   - cancel "Cancel"
   - confirm "Delete article" (danger)
@@ -118,5 +118,5 @@ Rows update when the server responds, not optimistically. Search, tab and sort a
 **Trigger:** 204: the row is removed and focus moves to the next row. This is also where a delete from the editor ends up.
 
 - Breadcrumbs: Articles (mobile title "Articles")
-- Toast (success, circle-check): **Article deleted** ""Winter checklist for timber windows" and its images are gone."
+- Toast (success, circle-check): **Article deleted** ""Winter checklist for timber windows" is gone."
 - Tab counts (All, Online, Drafts): 5, 4, 1
diff --git a/docs/design/screens/editor.md b/docs/design/screens/editor.md
index d5336e0..585ce08 100644
--- a/docs/design/screens/editor.md
+++ b/docs/design/screens/editor.md
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ On mobile, Save and Publish sit in a sticky bottom bar and the details panel ope
 
 - Breadcrumbs: Articles › How we price a bathroom renovation (mobile title "Edit article")
 - Modal: **Delete this article?**
-  - text ""How we price a bathroom renovation" and its 3 images will be deleted. This can't be undone."
+  - text ""How we price a bathroom renovation" will be deleted. Its images stay in your library. This can't be undone."
   - cancel "Cancel"
   - confirm "Delete article" (danger)
 - Editor: status "draft", save "saved"
diff --git a/features/articles_list.feature b/features/articles_list.feature
index 680c740..ff5b891 100644
--- a/features/articles_list.feature
+++ b/features/articles_list.feature
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ Feature: Articles list screen
       remaining articles, and raises an info toast (icon info, id "article-not-found-{id}"): title
       "That article no longer exists" text "It was deleted somewhere else, so we removed it from
       the list."
-    And "Delete…" opens ConfirmDialog: title "Delete this article?" text "\"{title}\" and its
-      {n} images will be deleted. This can't be undone." (a components.md convention: the row's
-      title plus its image count, "and its image" for exactly 1 and no image clause at all for 0),
+    And "Delete…" opens ConfirmDialog: title "Delete this article?" text "\"{title}\" will be
+      deleted. Its images stay in your library. This can't be undone." (the second sentence is
+      present only when the article body holds at least one image),
       "Cancel" and "Delete article" (danger); while the DELETE request is in flight the dialog
       cannot be dismissed by Cancel, Esc or a backdrop click, both buttons are disabled, the
       confirm button reads "Deleting…" with a loading indicator, and aria-busy is set
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Feature: Articles list screen
     And a successful delete (204) closes the dialog, removes the row, moves focus to the next row
       (or the page heading if the deleted row was last), recomputes the tab counts, and raises a
       success toast (icon circle-check, id "article-deleted-{id}"): title "Article deleted" text
-      "\"{title}\" and its images are gone."; this is also where a delete initiated from the editor
+      "\"{title}\" is gone."; this is also where a delete initiated from the editor
       ends up
     And the list, sorted by last updated with the most recently updated article first, holds
       these 6 articles by default: id 1 "How we price a bathroom renovation" (online, updated "2
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Feature: Articles list screen
     Given the Default state has loaded, and id 4 "Winter checklist for timber windows" has 3 images
     When the user chooses "Delete…" from id 4's row menu
     Then ConfirmDialog opens: title "Delete this article?" text "\"Winter checklist for timber
-      windows\" and its 3 images will be deleted. This can't be undone.", "Cancel" and "Delete
+      windows\" will be deleted. Its images stay in your library. This can't be undone.", "Cancel" and "Delete
       article" (danger)
 
   Scenario: Delete in progress — the dialog cannot be dismissed while the request is in flight
@@ -256,4 +256,4 @@ Feature: Articles list screen
     Then the dialog closes, id 4's row is removed from the list, and focus moves to the next row
     And the tabs read "All 5" "Online 4" "Drafts 1"
     And a success toast appears: icon circle-check, id "article-deleted-4", title "Article
-      deleted", text "\"Winter checklist for timber windows\" and its images are gone."
+      deleted", text "\"Winter checklist for timber windows\" is gone."
diff --git a/features/articles_list.qa.md b/features/articles_list.qa.md
index 68859f0..3096cbf 100644
--- a/features/articles_list.qa.md
+++ b/features/articles_list.qa.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ as listed), unless a scenario's Examples row substitutes a smaller fixture.
 18. **Deleted** — continuing from 16 (a fresh attempt), resolve the DELETE 204; assert the dialog
     closes, id 4's row is removed, focus moves to the next row; assert tabs read "All 5" "Online
     4" "Drafts 1"; assert a toast with id "article-deleted-4", icon circle-check, title "Article
-    deleted", text "\"Winter checklist for timber windows\" and its images are gone."
+    deleted", text "\"Winter checklist for timber windows\" is gone."
 
 ## Visual (manual verification — desktop and mobile, light and dark)
 
diff --git a/features/serve_uploaded_images.feature b/features/serve_uploaded_images.feature
index 0410176..4c8fea9 100644
--- a/features/serve_uploaded_images.feature
+++ b/features/serve_uploaded_images.feature
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ Feature: Serving uploaded images as static files
       "application/octet-stream"
     And every response from this handler, success or 404, sets
       "X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff"
-    And every successful response sets a long-lived, public Cache-Control
-      header, e.g. "public, max-age=31536000, immutable", because a stored
-      filename is a UUID and its bytes never change
+    And every successful response sets the Cache-Control header
+      "public, no-cache", so a browser may store the file but must revalidate
+      it before reusing it; a stored filename is a UUID and its bytes never
+      change, but the file can be deleted from the media library, and a
+      long-lived cache would keep showing it
     And an "image/svg+xml" response additionally sets
       "Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'none'; style-src
       'unsafe-inline'; sandbox", so a script embedded in an uploaded SVG
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ Feature: Serving uploaded images as static files
       cookie
     Then the response status is 200
     And the response Content-Type is <content_type>
-    And the response Cache-Control is "public, max-age=31536000, immutable"
+    And the response Cache-Control is "public, no-cache"
     And the response X-Content-Type-Options is "nosniff"
     And the response has no Content-Security-Policy header
     And the response body is that file's exact content
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ Feature: Serving uploaded images as static files
       with no jwt cookie
     Then the response status is 200
     And the response Content-Type is "image/svg+xml"
-    And the response Cache-Control is "public, max-age=31536000, immutable"
+    And the response Cache-Control is "public, no-cache"
     And the response X-Content-Type-Options is "nosniff"
     And the response Content-Security-Policy is
       "default-src 'none'; style-src 'unsafe-inline'; sandbox"
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ Feature: Serving uploaded images as static files
       with no jwt cookie
     Then the response status is 200
     And the response Content-Type is "image/webp"
-    And the response Cache-Control is "public, max-age=31536000, immutable"
+    And the response Cache-Control is "public, no-cache"
     And the response X-Content-Type-Options is "nosniff"
     And the response body is empty
 
diff --git a/features/serve_uploaded_images.qa.md b/features/serve_uploaded_images.qa.md
index 79799b0..e4932b9 100644
--- a/features/serve_uploaded_images.qa.md
+++ b/features/serve_uploaded_images.qa.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Package: `test` (black-box, new file `test/serve_uploaded_images_test.go`).
    non-empty byte content. For each, `httptest.NewRequest("GET",
    "/static/uploadedImages/"+name, nil)`, no cookie. Assert status `200`;
    `Content-Type` equals the expected value; `Cache-Control` equals
-   `"public, max-age=31536000, immutable"`; `X-Content-Type-Options` equals
+   `"public, no-cache"`; `X-Content-Type-Options` equals
    `"nosniff"`; `Content-Security-Policy` header is absent; body bytes equal
    what was written.
 7. Write a `.svg` file whose content contains an inline `onload` handler
diff --git a/test/serve_uploaded_images_test.go b/test/serve_uploaded_images_test.go
index cccb299..4267a71 100644
--- a/test/serve_uploaded_images_test.go
+++ b/test/serve_uploaded_images_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestServeUploadedImagesHttp(t *testing.T) {
 			if got := rec.Header().Get("Content-Type"); got != example.contentType {
 				t.Fatalf("expected Content-Type %q, got %q", example.contentType, got)
 			}
-			if got := rec.Header().Get("Cache-Control"); got != "public, max-age=31536000, immutable" {
+			if got := rec.Header().Get("Cache-Control"); got != "public, no-cache" {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected Cache-Control: %q", got)
 			}
 			if got := rec.Header().Get("X-Content-Type-Options"); got != "nosniff" {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestServeUploadedImagesHttp(t *testing.T) {
 		if got := rec.Header().Get("Content-Type"); got != "image/svg+xml" {
 			t.Fatalf("expected Content-Type image/svg+xml, got %q", got)
 		}
-		if got := rec.Header().Get("Cache-Control"); got != "public, max-age=31536000, immutable" {
+		if got := rec.Header().Get("Cache-Control"); got != "public, no-cache" {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected Cache-Control: %q", got)
 		}
 		if got := rec.Header().Get("X-Content-Type-Options"); got != "nosniff" {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func TestServeUploadedImagesHttp(t *testing.T) {
 		if got := rec.Header().Get("Content-Type"); got != "image/webp" {
 			t.Fatalf("expected Content-Type image/webp, got %q", got)
 		}
-		if got := rec.Header().Get("Cache-Control"); got != "public, max-age=31536000, immutable" {
+		if got := rec.Header().Get("Cache-Control"); got != "public, no-cache" {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected Cache-Control: %q", got)
 		}
 		if got := rec.Header().Get("X-Content-Type-Options"); got != "nosniff" {
diff --git a/web/src/components/ArticleEditorImageNode.vue b/web/src/components/ArticleEditorImageNode.vue
index 3e38f76..d921833 100644
--- a/web/src/components/ArticleEditorImageNode.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/ArticleEditorImageNode.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { NodeViewWrapper, nodeViewProps } from '@tiptap/vue-3'
 import { articleImageId } from '@/lib/articleImage'
+import { mediaRevision, withMediaRevision } from '@/lib/mediaRevision'
 
 const props = defineProps(nodeViewProps)
 
@@ -20,6 +21,19 @@ const imageAttrs = computed(() => {
 	return { src, alt, title, width, height, 'data-image-id': props.node.attrs['data-image-id'] }
 })
 
+const failed = ref(false)
+const displayAttrs = computed(() => ({
+	...imageAttrs.value,
+	src: withMediaRevision(imageAttrs.value.src, mediaRevision.value),
+}))
+
+watch(
+	() => displayAttrs.value.src,
+	() => {
+		failed.value = false
+	},
+)
+
 function onDeleteClick() {
 	if (imageId.value === null) {
 		return
@@ -31,14 +45,29 @@ function onDeleteClick() {
 <template>
 	<NodeViewWrapper
 		as="div"
-		class="relative block w-fit"
-		:class="{ 'outline-2 outline-primary rounded-md': selected }"
+		class="relative block"
+		:class="[failed ? 'w-full' : 'w-fit', { 'outline-2 outline-primary rounded-md': selected }]"
 		data-testid="article-editor-image"
 		@dragstart.prevent
 	>
-		<img v-bind="imageAttrs" draggable="false" class="block max-w-full" />
+		<div
+			v-if="failed"
+			data-testid="article-editor-image-missing"
+			class="flex min-h-40 flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2 border border-dashed border-accented bg-elevated p-6 text-center font-sans text-sm text-muted"
+		>
+			<UIcon name="i-lucide-image-off" class="size-6" />
+			<span class="font-medium text-highlighted">This image is no longer available</span>
+			<span>It was deleted from the library. Remove it from the article.</span>
+		</div>
+		<img
+			v-else
+			v-bind="displayAttrs"
+			draggable="false"
+			class="block max-w-full"
+			@error="failed = true"
+		/>
 		<UButton
-			v-if="showDeleteButton"
+			v-if="showDeleteButton || (failed && imageId !== null)"
 			data-testid="remove-image-button"
 			icon="i-lucide-trash-2"
 			color="neutral"
diff --git a/web/src/composables/useMedia.ts b/web/src/composables/useMedia.ts
index 9a77842..1fdd89f 100644
--- a/web/src/composables/useMedia.ts
+++ b/web/src/composables/useMedia.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ref } from 'vue'
 import { tryOnBeforeUnmount } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { ApiError, useApi } from '@/composables/useApi'
 import { toRequestQuery, type MediaControls } from '@/lib/mediaQuery'
+import { bumpMediaRevision } from '@/lib/mediaRevision'
 
 export interface MediaItem {
 	id: number
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ export function useMedia() {
 
 	async function deleteItem(id: number) {
 		await request<void>(`/v1/media/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE' })
+		bumpMediaRevision()
 		removeLocal(id)
 	}
 
@@ -171,16 +173,21 @@ export function useMedia() {
 		const pick = (outcome: string) =>
 			outcomes.filter((entry) => entry.outcome === outcome).map((entry) => entry.item)
 		const deleted = pick('deleted')
+		if (deleted.length > 0) {
+			bumpMediaRevision()
+		}
 		items.value = items.value.filter((entry) => !deleted.some((gone) => gone.id === entry.id))
 		return { deleted, failed: pick('failed'), handled: pick('handled').length > 0 }
 	}
 
-	function mergeCopies(keepId: number, mergeIds: number[]) {
-		return request<MediaMergeResult>('/v1/media/merge', {
+	async function mergeCopies(keepId: number, mergeIds: number[]) {
+		const result = await request<MediaMergeResult>('/v1/media/merge', {
 			method: 'POST',
 			headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
 			body: JSON.stringify({ keep_id: keepId, merge_ids: mergeIds }),
 		})
+		bumpMediaRevision()
+		return result
 	}
 
 	function removeLocalMany(ids: number[]) {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/__tests__/articleImage.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/__tests__/articleImage.spec.ts
index 6a6215b..852cae3 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/__tests__/articleImage.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/__tests__/articleImage.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import { Editor, EditorContent } from '@tiptap/vue-3'
 import StarterKit from '@tiptap/starter-kit'
 import { ArticleImage, findArticleImagePos } from '../articleImage'
+import { bumpMediaRevision } from '../mediaRevision'
 
 function mountHarness(onRequestRemove = vi.fn()) {
 	let editor: Editor
@@ -263,3 +264,68 @@ describe('removeImage removes the matching image node from the document', () =>
 		expect(findArticleImagePos(editor, 11)).not.toBeNull()
 	})
 })
+
+describe('An image that fails to load', () => {
+	it('shows a placeholder and keeps the remove button reachable without selecting it', async () => {
+		const { wrapper, getEditor } = mountHarness()
+		activeWrapper = wrapper
+		const editor = getEditor()
+		editor.commands.setArticleImage({
+			src: '/static/uploadedImages/gone.png',
+			alt: '',
+			imageId: 10,
+		})
+		await flush()
+
+		document.body.querySelector('img')!.dispatchEvent(new Event('error'))
+		await flush()
+
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('img')).toBeNull()
+		expect(
+			document.body.querySelector('[data-testid="article-editor-image-missing"]')
+				?.textContent,
+		).toContain('This image is no longer available')
+		expect(deleteButton()).toBeTruthy()
+	})
+
+	it('has no remove button for an old image without an id, but still shows the placeholder', async () => {
+		const { wrapper, getEditor } = mountHarness()
+		activeWrapper = wrapper
+		const editor = getEditor()
+		editor.commands.setArticleImage({ src: '/static/uploadedImages/gone.png', alt: '' })
+		await flush()
+
+		document.body.querySelector('img')!.dispatchEvent(new Event('error'))
+		await flush()
+
+		expect(
+			document.body.querySelector('[data-testid="article-editor-image-missing"]'),
+		).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(deleteButton()).toBeNull()
+	})
+})
+
+describe('An image shown after a media delete or merge', () => {
+	it('asks the server again by adding a display-only revision to uploaded image URLs', async () => {
+		const { wrapper, getEditor } = mountHarness()
+		activeWrapper = wrapper
+		const editor = getEditor()
+		editor.commands.setArticleImage({
+			src: '/static/uploadedImages/a.png',
+			alt: '',
+			imageId: 10,
+		})
+		await flush()
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('img')?.getAttribute('src')).toBe(
+			'/static/uploadedImages/a.png',
+		)
+
+		bumpMediaRevision()
+		await flush()
+
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('img')?.getAttribute('src')).toBe(
+			'/static/uploadedImages/a.png?rev=1',
+		)
+		expect(editor.getHTML()).not.toContain('rev=')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/web/src/lib/__tests__/articleIndent.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/__tests__/articleIndent.spec.ts
index a5b8437..6a31469 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/__tests__/articleIndent.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/__tests__/articleIndent.spec.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ describe('Outdenting a paragraph decreases the indent level', () => {
 
 describe('Indenting inside a list item sinks it instead of touching the paragraph', () => {
 	it('nests the list item under the previous one', () => {
-		const editor = createEditor(
-			'<ul><li><p>First</p></li><li><p>Second</p></li></ul>',
-		)
+		const editor = createEditor('<ul><li><p>First</p></li><li><p>Second</p></li></ul>')
 		editor.commands.setTextSelection(editor.state.doc.content.size - 2)
 
 		const indented = editor.commands.indent()
diff --git a/web/src/lib/__tests__/mediaRevision.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/__tests__/mediaRevision.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4396f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/__tests__/mediaRevision.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { withMediaRevision } from '../mediaRevision'
+
+describe('withMediaRevision', () => {
+	it('leaves a URL alone while no media was deleted or merged', () => {
+		expect(withMediaRevision('/static/uploadedImages/a.png', 0)).toBe(
+			'/static/uploadedImages/a.png',
+		)
+	})
+
+	it('adds the revision to relative and absolute uploaded image URLs', () => {
+		expect(withMediaRevision('/static/uploadedImages/a.png', 2)).toBe(
+			'/static/uploadedImages/a.png?rev=2',
+		)
+		expect(
+			withMediaRevision('http://localhost:5173/static/uploadedImages/a.png?x=1#top', 3),
+		).toBe('http://localhost:5173/static/uploadedImages/a.png?x=1&rev=3#top')
+	})
+
+	it('never touches other URLs or an empty source', () => {
+		expect(withMediaRevision('https://example.com/a.png', 2)).toBe('https://example.com/a.png')
+		expect(withMediaRevision(undefined, 2)).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+})
diff --git a/web/src/lib/__tests__/relativeDate.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/__tests__/relativeDate.spec.ts
index c005e55..aef2528 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/__tests__/relativeDate.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/__tests__/relativeDate.spec.ts
@@ -5,56 +5,38 @@ const now = new Date('2026-08-25T12:00:00Z')
 
 describe('formatRelativeDate', () => {
 	it('formats under an hour in minutes', () => {
-		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-25T11:45:00Z', now)).toBe(
-			'15 minutes ago',
-		)
+		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-25T11:45:00Z', now)).toBe('15 minutes ago')
 	})
 
 	it('clamps a sub-minute difference to "1 minute ago"', () => {
-		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-25T11:59:45Z', now)).toBe(
-			'1 minute ago',
-		)
+		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-25T11:59:45Z', now)).toBe('1 minute ago')
 	})
 
 	it('uses the singular for exactly one minute ago', () => {
-		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-25T11:59:00Z', now)).toBe(
-			'1 minute ago',
-		)
+		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-25T11:59:00Z', now)).toBe('1 minute ago')
 	})
 
 	it('formats under a day in hours', () => {
-		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-25T10:00:00Z', now)).toBe(
-			'2 hours ago',
-		)
+		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-25T10:00:00Z', now)).toBe('2 hours ago')
 	})
 
 	it('uses the singular for exactly one hour ago', () => {
-		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-25T11:00:00Z', now)).toBe(
-			'1 hour ago',
-		)
+		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-25T11:00:00Z', now)).toBe('1 hour ago')
 	})
 
 	it('formats exactly one day back as Yesterday', () => {
-		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-24T11:00:00Z', now)).toBe(
-			'Yesterday',
-		)
+		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-24T11:00:00Z', now)).toBe('Yesterday')
 	})
 
 	it('formats within the week in days', () => {
-		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-22T12:00:00Z', now)).toBe(
-			'3 days ago',
-		)
+		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-22T12:00:00Z', now)).toBe('3 days ago')
 	})
 
 	it('formats exactly 7 days ago as an absolute date, not "7 days ago"', () => {
-		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-18T12:00:00Z', now)).toBe(
-			'18 Aug 2026',
-		)
+		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-18T12:00:00Z', now)).toBe('18 Aug 2026')
 	})
 
 	it('formats a week or more ago as an absolute date', () => {
-		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-10T12:00:00Z', now)).toBe(
-			'10 Aug 2026',
-		)
+		expect(formatRelativeDate('2026-08-10T12:00:00Z', now)).toBe('10 Aug 2026')
 	})
 })
diff --git a/web/src/lib/articleIndent.ts b/web/src/lib/articleIndent.ts
index 17f065c..2c0f3ee 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/articleIndent.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/articleIndent.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ declare module '@tiptap/core' {
 	}
 }
 
-function currentIndentableNode(state: {
-	selection: { $from: { parent: unknown } }
-}) {
+function currentIndentableNode(state: { selection: { $from: { parent: unknown } } }) {
 	return state.selection.$from.parent as {
 		type: { name: string }
 		attrs: { indent?: number }
@@ -30,8 +28,7 @@ export const ArticleIndent = Extension.create({
 				attributes: {
 					indent: {
 						default: 0,
-						parseHTML: (element) =>
-							Number(element.getAttribute('data-indent')) || 0,
+						parseHTML: (element) => Number(element.getAttribute('data-indent')) || 0,
 						renderHTML: (attributes) => {
 							if (!attributes.indent) {
 								return {}
@@ -55,17 +52,10 @@ export const ArticleIndent = Extension.create({
 					if (!INDENT_TYPES.includes(node.type.name)) {
 						return false
 					}
-					const level = Math.min(
-						INDENT_MAX,
-						(node.attrs.indent ?? 0) + 1,
-					)
+					const level = Math.min(INDENT_MAX, (node.attrs.indent ?? 0) + 1)
 					if (dispatch) {
 						const { $from } = state.selection
-						tr.setNodeAttribute(
-							$from.before($from.depth),
-							'indent',
-							level,
-						)
+						tr.setNodeAttribute($from.before($from.depth), 'indent', level)
 						dispatch(tr)
 					}
 					return true
@@ -83,11 +73,7 @@ export const ArticleIndent = Extension.create({
 					const level = Math.max(0, (node.attrs.indent ?? 0) - 1)
 					if (dispatch) {
 						const { $from } = state.selection
-						tr.setNodeAttribute(
-							$from.before($from.depth),
-							'indent',
-							level,
-						)
+						tr.setNodeAttribute($from.before($from.depth), 'indent', level)
 						dispatch(tr)
 					}
 					return true
diff --git a/web/src/lib/mediaRevision.ts b/web/src/lib/mediaRevision.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e47a6fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/mediaRevision.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+
+const UPLOADED_IMAGES_PATH = '/static/uploadedImages/'
+
+export const mediaRevision = ref(0)
+
+export function bumpMediaRevision() {
+	mediaRevision.value += 1
+}
+
+export function withMediaRevision(src: string | undefined, revision = mediaRevision.value) {
+	if (!src || revision === 0 || !src.includes(UPLOADED_IMAGES_PATH)) {
+		return src
+	}
+	const hashAt = src.indexOf('#')
+	const base = hashAt === -1 ? src : src.slice(0, hashAt)
+	const hash = hashAt === -1 ? '' : src.slice(hashAt)
+	const separator = base.includes('?') ? '&' : '?'
+	return `${base}${separator}rev=${revision}${hash}`
+}
diff --git a/web/src/views/ArticleView.vue b/web/src/views/ArticleView.vue
index 17d9dfe..9e5c1ae 100644
--- a/web/src/views/ArticleView.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/ArticleView.vue
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ async function handleCopyUrl(id: number) {
 function deleteDescription(article: Article) {
 	const count = bodyImageCount(article.body)
 	const imagesPhrase =
-		count === 0 ? '' : count === 1 ? ' and its image' : ` and its ${count} images`
-	return `"${article.title}"${imagesPhrase} will be deleted. This can't be undone.`
+		count === 0 ? '' : ' Its images stay in your library.'
+	return `"${article.title}" will be deleted.${imagesPhrase} This can't be undone.`
 }
 
 async function performDelete(article: Article) {
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ async function performDelete(article: Article) {
 			color: 'success',
 			icon: 'i-lucide-circle-check',
 			title: 'Article deleted',
-			description: `"${article.title}" and its images are gone.`,
+			description: `"${article.title}" is gone.`,
 		})
 	} catch (err) {
 		if (err instanceof ApiError && err.status === 404) {
diff --git a/web/src/views/EditorView.vue b/web/src/views/EditorView.vue
index ef0265a..d2443b8 100644
--- a/web/src/views/EditorView.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/EditorView.vue
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ function handleUnpublish() {
 function deleteDescription() {
 	const count = bodyImageCount(article.value?.body ?? '')
 	const imagesPhrase =
-		count === 0 ? '' : count === 1 ? ' and its image' : ` and its ${count} images`
-	return `"${article.value?.title ?? ''}"${imagesPhrase} will be deleted. This can't be undone.`
+		count === 0 ? '' : ' Its images stay in your library.'
+	return `"${article.value?.title ?? ''}" will be deleted.${imagesPhrase} This can't be undone.`
 }
 
 async function performDelete() {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ async function performDelete() {
 			color: 'success',
 			icon: 'i-lucide-circle-check',
 			title: 'Article deleted',
-			description: `"${article.value?.title ?? ''}" and its images are gone.`,
+			description: `"${article.value?.title ?? ''}" is gone.`,
 		})
 		router.push('/article')
 	} catch (err) {
diff --git a/web/src/views/__tests__/ArticleView.spec.ts b/web/src/views/__tests__/ArticleView.spec.ts
index 6bb6e72..ee31090 100644
--- a/web/src/views/__tests__/ArticleView.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/views/__tests__/ArticleView.spec.ts
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ describe('Delete confirm — opens the dialog with the row title and image count
 		const props = overlayMock.getProps() as Record<string, unknown>
 		expect(props.title).toBe('Delete this article?')
 		expect(props.description).toBe(
-			'"Winter checklist for timber windows" and its 3 images will be deleted. This can\'t be undone.',
+			'"Winter checklist for timber windows" will be deleted. Its images stay in your library. This can\'t be undone.',
 		)
 		expect(props.confirmLabel).toBe('Delete article')
 		expect(props.cancelLabel).toBe('Cancel')
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ describe('Deleted — a 204 closes the dialog, removes the row, and moves focus
 			color: 'success',
 			icon: 'i-lucide-circle-check',
 			title: 'Article deleted',
-			description: '"Winter checklist for timber windows" and its images are gone.',
+			description: '"Winter checklist for timber windows" is gone.',
 		})
 	})
 })