diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 40311a16..5187da5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Require current catalogs and assemble offline examples
         run: |
+          # The release job uses the Java 17 toolchain for Maven Central
+          # signing. Javadoc can normalize generated reference metadata on a
+          # different JDK, so refresh derived compatibility files before the
+          # read-only gate instead of publishing stale JSON.
+          python3 scripts/browser-compatibility.py
           python3 scripts/browser-compatibility.py --check
           python3 scripts/release-catalogs.py --check
           python3 scripts/release-catalogs.py --archive dist/scratch-catalogs.zip
diff --git a/scripts/lifecycle-parity.sh b/scripts/lifecycle-parity.sh
index 953d046e..05b8f66a 100644
--- a/scripts/lifecycle-parity.sh
+++ b/scripts/lifecycle-parity.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ public class DesktopLifecycleLauncher {
 JAVA
 probe_cp="target/classes:$(cat "$probe_dir/classpath")"
 javac -cp "$probe_cp" -d "$probe_dir" compatibility/probes/LifecycleProbe.java "$probe_dir/DesktopLifecycleLauncher.java"
-timeout 30s xvfb-run -a java --enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED -cp "$probe_dir:$probe_cp" DesktopLifecycleLauncher > "$probe_dir/output" 2> "$probe_dir/stderr"
+timeout --foreground 60s xvfb-run -a java --enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED -cp "$probe_dir:$probe_cp" DesktopLifecycleLauncher > "$probe_dir/output" 2> "$probe_dir/stderr"
 diff -u compatibility/probes/lifecycle-expected.txt "$probe_dir/output"
 echo 'Desktop clone lifecycle, removal, broadcasts and geometry: passed'