diff --git a/images/cta/donate-appeal.webp b/images/cta/donate-appeal.webp
index 697f23d6f7..27842a2262 100644
Binary files a/images/cta/donate-appeal.webp and b/images/cta/donate-appeal.webp differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d66c1e3bbb..5e6de7e4d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "name": "session-desktop",
   "productName": "Session",
   "description": "Private messaging from your desktop",
-  "version": "1.18.0",
+  "version": "1.18.1",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Session Foundation",
diff --git a/ts/components/dialog/SessionCTA.tsx b/ts/components/dialog/SessionCTA.tsx
index 1c82dc8d80..56d7e86616 100644
--- a/ts/components/dialog/SessionCTA.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/dialog/SessionCTA.tsx
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ const StyledDonateAppealTitleContainer = styled(Localizer)`
 `;
 
 function DonateAppealTitle() {
-  return <StyledDonateAppealTitleContainer token="finalAppeal" />;
+  return <StyledDonateAppealTitleContainer token="ongoingAppeal" />;
 }
 
 function getTitle(variant: CTAVariantExcludingProCTAs) {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ function getDescription(variant: CTAVariantExcludingProCTAs) {
       return <Localizer token="donateSessionDescription" />;
 
     case CTAVariant.DONATE_APPEAL:
-      return <Localizer token="finalAppealDescription" />;
+      return <Localizer token="ongoingAppealDescription" />;
 
     default:
       assertUnreachable(variant, 'CtaTitle');
diff --git a/ts/localization b/ts/localization
index ceffc44603..f824751eba 160000
--- a/ts/localization
+++ b/ts/localization
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ceffc446039c90ea1b85b9d6c83df9f282113045
+Subproject commit f824751eba28e98843e082c08672393224e6b939
diff --git a/ts/node/migration/sessionMigrations.ts b/ts/node/migration/sessionMigrations.ts
index fe5885775a..5f5c29a5f2 100644
--- a/ts/node/migration/sessionMigrations.ts
+++ b/ts/node/migration/sessionMigrations.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ const LOKI_SCHEMA_VERSIONS: Array<(currentVersion: number, db: Database) => void
     updateToSessionSchemaVersion53,
     updateToSessionSchemaVersion54,
     updateToSessionSchemaVersion55,
+    updateToSessionSchemaVersion56,
   ];
 
 function updateToSessionSchemaVersion1(currentVersion: number, db: Database) {
@@ -2398,30 +2399,26 @@ async function updateToSessionSchemaVersion54(currentVersion: number, db: Databa
   console.log(`updateToSessionSchemaVersion${targetVersion}: success!`);
 }
 
-async function updateToSessionSchemaVersion55(currentVersion: number, db: Database) {
-  const targetVersion = 55;
-  if (currentVersion >= targetVersion) {
-    return;
-  }
+async function removeDonateAppealCTAReadFlag(targetVersion: number, db: Database) {
   console.log(`updateToSessionSchemaVersion${targetVersion}: starting...`);
 
   db.transaction(() => {
     const ctaInteractions = sqlNode.getItemById(SettingsKey.ctaInteractions, db)?.value ?? [];
     console.log(
-      `updateToSessionSchemaVersion55 ${SettingsKey.ctaInteractions} before: ${JSON.stringify(ctaInteractions)}`
+      `updateToSessionSchemaVersion${targetVersion} ${SettingsKey.ctaInteractions} before: ${JSON.stringify(ctaInteractions)}`
     );
 
     const idx = ctaInteractions.findIndex((i: any) => i?.variant === CTAVariant.DONATE_APPEAL);
     if (idx !== -1) {
       ctaInteractions.splice(idx, 1);
       console.log(
-        `updateToSessionSchemaVersion55 removed ${CTAVariant.DONATE_APPEAL} from ${SettingsKey.ctaInteractions}`
+        `updateToSessionSchemaVersion${targetVersion} removed ${CTAVariant.DONATE_APPEAL} from ${SettingsKey.ctaInteractions}`
       );
       sqlNode.createOrUpdateItem({ id: SettingsKey.ctaInteractions, value: ctaInteractions }, db);
     }
 
     console.log(
-      `updateToSessionSchemaVersion55 ${SettingsKey.ctaInteractions} after: ${JSON.stringify(sqlNode.getItemById(SettingsKey.ctaInteractions, db)?.value ?? [])}`
+      `updateToSessionSchemaVersion${targetVersion} ${SettingsKey.ctaInteractions} after: ${JSON.stringify(sqlNode.getItemById(SettingsKey.ctaInteractions, db)?.value ?? [])}`
     );
 
     writeSessionSchemaVersion(targetVersion, db);
@@ -2430,6 +2427,24 @@ async function updateToSessionSchemaVersion55(currentVersion: number, db: Databa
   console.log(`updateToSessionSchemaVersion${targetVersion}: success!`);
 }
 
+async function updateToSessionSchemaVersion55(currentVersion: number, db: Database) {
+  const targetVersion = 55;
+  if (currentVersion >= targetVersion) {
+    return;
+  }
+  await removeDonateAppealCTAReadFlag(targetVersion, db);
+}
+
+// Note: updateToSessionSchemaVersion55 and updateToSessionSchemaVersion56 are the same,
+// but run at different times to make the donate appeal CTA show up again.
+async function updateToSessionSchemaVersion56(currentVersion: number, db: Database) {
+  const targetVersion = 56;
+  if (currentVersion >= targetVersion) {
+    return;
+  }
+  await removeDonateAppealCTAReadFlag(targetVersion, db);
+}
+
 export function printTableColumns(table: string, db: Database) {
   console.info(db.pragma(`table_info('${table}');`));
 }