diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3a891d4..677f7ca 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.65.6"
+  ".": "0.65.7"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d5d352..301c563 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.65.7](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.65.6...v0.65.7) (2026-01-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* pass empty array instead of undefined if meta has no countries ([e8ed29e](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/e8ed29eb9dea2bfe52fc2c2f07c8c245b08bee3e))
+
 ## [0.65.6](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.65.5...v0.65.6) (2026-01-19)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ea76bcd..b725cc8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
-  "version": "0.65.6",
+  "version": "0.65.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "webstreamr",
-      "version": "0.65.6",
+      "version": "0.65.7",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@keyv/sqlite": "^4.0.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2646025..08db763 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
   "description": "Provides HTTP URLs from streaming websites.",
-  "version": "0.65.6",
+  "version": "0.65.7",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "scripts": {
     "analyse": "tsc --noEmit --project ./tsconfig.dev.json",
diff --git a/src/utils/manifest.ts b/src/utils/manifest.ts
index 6cb3855..23de9c9 100644
--- a/src/utils/manifest.ts
+++ b/src/utils/manifest.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const typedEntries = <T extends object>(obj: T): [keyof T, T[keyof T]][] => (Obj
 export const buildManifest = (sources: Source[], extractors: Extractor[], config: Config): CustomManifest => {
   const manifest: CustomManifest = {
     id: envGetAppId(),
-    version: '0.65.6', // x-release-please-version
+    version: '0.65.7', // x-release-please-version
     name: envGetAppName(),
     description: 'Provides HTTP URLs from streaming websites. Configure add-on for additional languages. Add MediaFlow proxy for more URLs.',
     resources: [