diff --git a/hypr-tags.env b/hypr-tags.env
index 28fade9..6757bbe 100644
--- a/hypr-tags.env
+++ b/hypr-tags.env
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ HYPRWAYLAND_SCANNER_TAG=v0.4.5
 HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG=v0.6.4
 HYPRLAND_QT_SUPPORT_TAG=v0.1.0
 HYPRLAND_QTUTILS_TAG=v0.1.4
-WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG=1.46
+WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG=1.45
diff --git a/install-scripts/wayland-protocols-src.sh b/install-scripts/wayland-protocols-src.sh
index cc9c979..f48f09d 100644
--- a/install-scripts/wayland-protocols-src.sh
+++ b/install-scripts/wayland-protocols-src.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Provides a newer wayland-protocols.pc for pkg-config when distro version is too old
 
 #specific tag or release (e.g., 1.45, 1.46)
-tag="1.46"
+tag="1.45"
 # Allow environment override
 if [ -n "${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG:-}" ]; then tag="$WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG"; fi
 
@@ -42,8 +42,25 @@ fi
 # Clone and build (meson)
 # Upstream: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols.git
 printf "${INFO} Installing ${YELLOW}wayland-protocols $tag${RESET} ...\n"
-if git clone --depth=1 -b "$tag" https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols.git; then
+repo_url="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols.git"
+if git clone --depth=1 --filter=blob:none "$repo_url" wayland-protocols; then
     cd wayland-protocols || exit 1
+    # Fetch tags and attempt to checkout the requested tag, trying both raw and v-prefixed
+    git fetch --tags --depth=1 >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    checked_out=0
+    for candidate in "$tag" "v$tag"; do
+        if git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/$candidate" >/dev/null; then
+            git checkout -q "refs/tags/$candidate"
+            checked_out=1
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+    if [ "$checked_out" -ne 1 ]; then
+        echo "${ERROR} Tag $tag not found in $repo_url" | tee -a "$LOG"
+        echo "${NOTE} Available tags (truncated):" | tee -a "$LOG"
+        git tag --list | tail -n 20 | tee -a "$LOG" || true
+        exit 1
+    fi
     # Install to /usr/local so pkg-config can prefer it over distro /usr
     meson setup build --prefix=/usr/local
     meson compile -C build -j"$(nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf _NPROCESSORS_CONF)"
diff --git a/update-hyprland.sh b/update-hyprland.sh
index 5328467..94e10ef 100644
--- a/update-hyprland.sh
+++ b/update-hyprland.sh
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ run_stack() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC1090
   source "$TAGS_FILE"
   # Export tags so child scripts inherit them
-  export HYPRLAND_TAG AQUAMARINE_TAG HYPRUTILS_TAG HYPRLANG_TAG HYPRGRAPHICS_TAG HYPRWAYLAND_SCANNER_TAG HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG HYPRLAND_QT_SUPPORT_TAG HYPRLAND_QTUTILS_TAG
+export HYPRLAND_TAG AQUAMARINE_TAG HYPRUTILS_TAG HYPRLANG_TAG HYPRGRAPHICS_TAG HYPRWAYLAND_SCANNER_TAG HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG HYPRLAND_QT_SUPPORT_TAG HYPRLAND_QTUTILS_TAG WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG
 
   # Optionally install dependencies (not dry-run)
   if [[ $WITH_DEPS -eq 1 ]]; then
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ if [[ $VIA_HELPER -eq 1 ]]; then
   fi
   # shellcheck disable=SC1090
   source "$TAGS_FILE"
-  export HYPRLAND_TAG AQUAMARINE_TAG HYPRUTILS_TAG HYPRLANG_TAG HYPRGRAPHICS_TAG HYPRWAYLAND_SCANNER_TAG HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG HYPRLAND_QT_SUPPORT_TAG HYPRLAND_QTUTILS_TAG
+export HYPRLAND_TAG AQUAMARINE_TAG HYPRUTILS_TAG HYPRLANG_TAG HYPRGRAPHICS_TAG HYPRWAYLAND_SCANNER_TAG HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG HYPRLAND_QT_SUPPORT_TAG HYPRLAND_QTUTILS_TAG WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_TAG
   helper="$REPO_ROOT/dry-run-build.sh"
   if [[ ! -x "$helper" ]]; then
     echo "[ERROR] dry-run-build.sh not found or not executable at $helper" | tee -a "$SUMMARY_LOG"