diff --git a/Update_Checker.lsl b/Update_Checker.lsl
index b71b751..7ea2e58 100644
--- a/Update_Checker.lsl
+++ b/Update_Checker.lsl
@@ -287,20 +287,28 @@ default {
             updateCheckInProgress = FALSE;
             
             if (status == 200) {
-                // Parse GitHub release JSON
+                // Parse GitHub release JSON - with robust error handling
                 string latestVersion = llJsonGetValue(body, ["tag_name"]);
-                string releaseNotes = llJsonGetValue(body, ["body"]);
                 string htmlUrl = llJsonGetValue(body, ["html_url"]);
                 string publishedAt = llJsonGetValue(body, ["published_at"]);
                 
                 if (latestVersion == JSON_INVALID) {
                     llOwnerSay("❌ Could not parse GitHub API response");
                     if (VERBOSE_LOGGING) {
-                        llOwnerSay("🔍 Response: " + llGetSubString(body, 0, 100) + "...");
+                        llOwnerSay("🔍 Response preview: " + llGetSubString(body, 0, 200) + "...");
                     }
                     return;
                 }
                 
+                // Parse release notes with error handling
+                string releaseNotes = llJsonGetValue(body, ["body"]);
+                if (releaseNotes == JSON_INVALID) {
+                    releaseNotes = "Release notes unavailable";
+                    if (VERBOSE_LOGGING) {
+                        llOwnerSay("⚠️ Could not parse release notes - may contain special characters");
+                    }
+                }
+                
                 llOwnerSay("=== 🔍 UPDATE CHECK RESULTS ===");
                 llOwnerSay("📊 Current Version: v" + CURRENT_VERSION);
                 llOwnerSay("✨ Latest GitHub Release: " + latestVersion);