diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3c59a1..161caf5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 All notable changes to hp (hittyping) will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.8.6] - 2026-05-17
+
+### Changed
+
+- Bump Go toolchain: 1.25.6 → 1.26.2
+- Bump dependencies: `golang.org/x/sys` 0.38.0 → 0.43.0, `golang.org/x/crypto` 0.45.0 → 0.50.0, `golang.org/x/net` 0.47.0 → 0.53.0, `golang.org/x/text` 0.31.0 → 0.36.0
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Skip local DNS lookup when proxy environment variables are set
+
 ## [0.8.5] - 2026-03-04
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 805daa6..deca4d4 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ HTTPS_PROXY=socks5://host:port hp cloudflare.com  # Via SOCKS5 proxy
 
 ## Architecture
 
-Go application using `spf13/pflag` for POSIX-style CLI flags. Uses latest stable Go (currently 1.25).
+Go application using `spf13/pflag` for POSIX-style CLI flags. Uses latest stable Go (currently 1.26).
 
 Key functions:
 
diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 02b5213..25ecc45 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ If hp evolves toward interactive features, consider migrating to [Bubble Tea](ht
 
 ## Completed
 
+### v0.8.6 - Toolchain & Dependency Refresh
+
+- [x] Bump Go toolchain to 1.26.2
+- [x] Update `golang.org/x/sys`, `x/crypto`, `x/net`, `x/text` to latest patch series
+
 ### v0.8.5 - Timeline Date Display
 
 - [x] Include date in timeline when session spans multiple calendar days
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 24a09f0..f570ca0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 module github.com/ac/hp
 
-go 1.25.6
+go 1.26.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.59.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/quic-go/qpack v0.6.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.45.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.47.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.31.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.53.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.36.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2c803fb..73eee19 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1/go.mod h1:wZwfW3scLgRK+23gO65QZefKpKQRnfz6sD981Nm4B6U=
 go.uber.org/mock v0.5.2 h1:LbtPTcP8A5k9WPXj54PPPbjcI4Y6lhyOZXn+VS7wNko=
 go.uber.org/mock v0.5.2/go.mod h1:wLlUxC2vVTPTaE3UD51E0BGOAElKrILxhVSDYQLld5o=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.45.0 h1:jMBrvKuj23MTlT0bQEOBcAE0mjg8mK9RXFhRH6nyF3Q=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.45.0/go.mod h1:XTGrrkGJve7CYK7J8PEww4aY7gM3qMCElcJQ8n8JdX4=
-golang.org/x/net v0.47.0 h1:Mx+4dIFzqraBXUugkia1OOvlD6LemFo1ALMHjrXDOhY=
-golang.org/x/net v0.47.0/go.mod h1:/jNxtkgq5yWUGYkaZGqo27cfGZ1c5Nen03aYrrKpVRU=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0 h1:3yZWxaJjBmCWXqhN1qh02AkOnCQ1poK6oF+a7xWL6Gc=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
-golang.org/x/text v0.31.0 h1:aC8ghyu4JhP8VojJ2lEHBnochRno1sgL6nEi9WGFGMM=
-golang.org/x/text v0.31.0/go.mod h1:tKRAlv61yKIjGGHX/4tP1LTbc13YSec1pxVEWXzfoeM=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0 h1:zO47/JPrL6vsNkINmLoo/PH1gcxpls50DNogFvB5ZGI=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0/go.mod h1:3muZ7vA7PBCE6xgPX7nkzzjiUq87kRItoJQM1Yo8S+Q=
+golang.org/x/net v0.53.0 h1:d+qAbo5L0orcWAr0a9JweQpjXF19LMXJE8Ey7hwOdUA=
+golang.org/x/net v0.53.0/go.mod h1:JvMuJH7rrdiCfbeHoo3fCQU24Lf5JJwT9W3sJFulfgs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0 h1:Rlag2XtaFTxp19wS8MXlJwTvoh8ArU6ezoyFsMyCTNI=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
+golang.org/x/text v0.36.0 h1:JfKh3XmcRPqZPKevfXVpI1wXPTqbkE5f7JA92a55Yxg=
+golang.org/x/text v0.36.0/go.mod h1:NIdBknypM8iqVmPiuco0Dh6P5Jcdk8lJL0CUebqK164=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b24b58e..5db4b50 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 // cleanly pause rendering before the process is actually stopped.
 var displayMu sync.Mutex
 
-const version = "0.8.5"
+const version = "0.8.6"
 
 const (
 	// ANSI colors
@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@ func main() {
 
 	displayURL := host
 
-	// Resolve hostname to IP for display (and validate it exists)
+	// Resolve hostname to IP for display (and validate it exists).
+	// Skipped when a proxy is configured: the proxy resolves the host
+	// (e.g. socks5h), so the local resolver may legitimately fail.
 	resolvedIP := ""
 	// Strip brackets from IPv6 for parsing and display
 	hostForLookup := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimSuffix(displayURL, "]"), "[")
-	// Check if it's already an IP address
-	if ip := net.ParseIP(hostForLookup); ip == nil {
-		// It's a hostname, resolve it
+	if ip := net.ParseIP(hostForLookup); ip == nil && !proxyConfigured() {
 		ips, err := net.LookupHost(hostForLookup)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: cannot resolve %s: %v\n", hostForLookup, err)
@@ -440,6 +440,17 @@ func measureRTT(client *http.Client, url string, protoLevel int) (time.Duration,
 	return elapsed, nil
 }
 
+// proxyConfigured reports whether any HTTP/HTTPS proxy env var is set.
+// Mirrors the variables consulted by http.ProxyFromEnvironment.
+func proxyConfigured() bool {
+	for _, k := range []string{"HTTPS_PROXY", "https_proxy", "HTTP_PROXY", "http_proxy"} {
+		if os.Getenv(k) != "" {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func createClient(protoLevel int, timeout time.Duration, insecure bool) *http.Client {
 	if protoLevel == protoHTTP3 {
 		return newHTTP3Client(timeout, insecure)