diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index c71a7708..5465e6c4 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -8064,7 +8064,7 @@
     <script defer src="modules/relief-icons.js"></script>
     <script defer src="modules/ui/style.js?v=1.96.00"></script>
     <script defer src="modules/ui/editors.js?v=1.96.01"></script>
-    <script defer src="modules/ui/tools.js?v=1.95.01"></script>
+    <script defer src="modules/ui/tools.js?v=1.96.03"></script>
     <script defer src="modules/ui/world-configurator.js?v=1.91.05"></script>
     <script defer src="modules/ui/heightmap-editor.js?v=1.96.00"></script>
     <script defer src="modules/ui/provinces-editor.js?v=1.96.00"></script>
diff --git a/modules/ui/tools.js b/modules/ui/tools.js
index 5d9d0d40..4d62305c 100644
--- a/modules/ui/tools.js
+++ b/modules/ui/tools.js
@@ -247,13 +247,16 @@ function recreateStates() {
     capitalsTree.add([x, y]);
 
     // update label id reference
-    labels
-      .select("#states")
-      .select(`#stateLabel${state.i}`)
-      .attr("id", `stateLabel${newId}`)
-      .select("textPath")
-      .attr("xlink:href", `#textPath_stateLabel${newId}`);
-    defs.select("#textPaths").select(`#textPath_stateLabel${state.i}`).attr("id", `textPath_stateLabel${newId}`);
+    byId(`textPath_stateLabel${state.i}`)?.setAttribute("id", `textPath_stateLabel${newId}`);
+    const $label = byId(`stateLabel${state.i}`);
+    if ($label) {
+      $label.setAttribute("id", `stateLabel${newId}`);
+      const $textPath = $label.querySelector("textPath");
+      if ($textPath) {
+        $textPath.removeAttribute("href");
+        $textPath.setAttribute("href", `#textPath_stateLabel${newId}`);
+      }
+    }
 
     // update emblem id reference
     byId(`stateCOA${state.i}`)?.setAttribute("id", `stateCOA${newId}`);
diff --git a/versioning.js b/versioning.js
index bdaaca35..2bcedad9 100644
--- a/versioning.js
+++ b/versioning.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 // version and caching control
-const version = "1.96.02"; // generator version, update each time
+const version = "1.96.03"; // generator version, update each time
 
 {
   document.title += " v" + version;