diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ef013f0..7393dcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
             os: ubuntu-24.04
             openssl_target: linux-ppc
             cross_prefix: powerpc-linux-gnu-
-          - target: linux-ppc64be
-            os: ubuntu-24.04
-            openssl_target: linux-ppc64
-            cross_prefix: powerpc64-linux-gnu-
           - target: macos-amd64
             os: macos-14
             openssl_target: darwin64-x86_64-cc
@@ -71,12 +67,6 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install --yes gcc-powerpc-linux-gnu
 
-      - name: Install the Linux PPC64 big-endian cross-compiler
-        if: matrix.target == 'linux-ppc64be'
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install --yes gcc-powerpc64-linux-gnu
-
       - name: Build static OpenSSL
         env:
           OPENSSL_VERSION: 3.5.7
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2135c4a..a526945 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ The PPC64 target is big-endian and is compiled for the PowerPC 970 with
 AltiVec, matching the CPU used by the iMac G5. It targets 64-bit Linux; use a
 PowerPC64 Linux installation or live environment on the machine to run it.
 
+PPC64 is source-build support only. The commonly available PPC64 cross-build
+libc requires POWER6 instructions and produces release binaries that fault on
+the iMac G5's PowerPC 970. Build `linux-ppc64be` natively on the G5 so it uses
+the compatible Arch POWER ELFv2 runtime.
+
 Release binaries statically include OpenSSL. Linux releases are fully static;
 macOS releases retain only Apple's required system-library linkage because the
 macOS toolchain does not support fully static executables.
@@ -107,8 +112,8 @@ macOS toolchain does not support fully static executables.
 
 Pushing a Git tag runs the GitHub Actions build and correctness tests. If they
 succeed, the workflow creates a GitHub Release named `Release <tag name>` with
-Linux archives for AMD64, ARM64, PPC32 big-endian, and PPC64 big-endian; macOS archives for AMD64
-and ARM64, and a `SHA256SUMS` file.
+Linux archives for AMD64, ARM64, and PPC32 big-endian; macOS archives for AMD64
+and ARM64; and a `SHA256SUMS` file. PPC64 remains available as a source build.
 
 ## Scores
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 9a5b058..e02295b 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #ifndef FM_API_BASE_URL
 #  define FM_API_BASE_URL "https://fossbench.net"
 #endif
-#define FM_VERSION "0.1.2"
+#define FM_VERSION "0.1.3-hotfix1"
 
 /* ---------- platform identification (for the banner only) ---------- */