diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9f39421..ecfe73b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ checksum = "9330f8b2ff13f34540b44e946ef35111825727b38d33286ef986142615121801"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "claude-code-usage-bubble"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "embed-resource",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ac99889..a86ca95 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "claude-code-usage-bubble"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 description = "Floating bubble showing Claude Code and Codex usage on Windows"
diff --git a/src/update/install.rs b/src/update/install.rs
index d248704..e0d6213 100644
--- a/src/update/install.rs
+++ b/src/update/install.rs
@@ -58,8 +58,14 @@ fn spawn_handoff(source: &std::path::Path, target: &std::path::Path) -> Result<(
     let cmd = format!(
         r#"timeout /t 2 /nobreak >nul & move /y "{src_str}" "{tgt_str}" & start "" "{tgt_str}""#
     );
+    // raw_arg bypasses Rust's std auto-escaping which would turn the inner
+    // `"` characters into `\"`. cmd.exe does not recognise `\"`, so the
+    // escaped form makes `start` see the path as `\\` and emit a
+    // "Windows cannot find '\\'" dialog. Feeding the command line raw
+    // preserves the quotes cmd.exe actually expects.
     Command::new("cmd.exe")
-        .args(["/c", &cmd])
+        .raw_arg("/c")
+        .raw_arg(format!("\"{cmd}\""))
         .creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW | DETACHED_PROCESS)
         .stdin(Stdio::null())
         .stdout(Stdio::null())