diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml
index ef20d03..f7865c3 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
           docker buildx inspect --bootstrap
 
       - name: Lint Python code
-        run: ruff check --exit-non-zero-on-fix --verbose
+        run: ruff check --exit-non-zero-on-fix
 
       - name: Check Python formatting
-        run: ruff format --check --verbose
+        run: ruff format --check
 
       - name: Lint Dockerfile
         run: docker build --check .
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/custom_message.py b/discord_rss_bot/custom_message.py
index 46224cf..e5f1b14 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/custom_message.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/custom_message.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def replace_tags_in_text_message(entry: Entry, reader: Reader) -> str:
     entry_updated: str = entry.updated.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") if entry.updated else "Never"
 
     list_of_replacements: list[dict[str, str]] = [
-        {"{{feed_author}}": feed.author or ""},
+        {"{{feed_author}}": feed.authors_str or ""},
         {"{{feed_added}}": feed_added},
         {"{{feed_last_exception}}": feed_last_exception},
         {"{{feed_last_updated}}": feed_last_updated},
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def replace_tags_in_text_message(entry: Entry, reader: Reader) -> str:
         {"{{feed_user_title}}": feed.user_title or ""},
         {"{{feed_version}}": feed.version or ""},
         {"{{entry_added}}": entry_added},
-        {"{{entry_author}}": entry.author or ""},
+        {"{{entry_author}}": entry.authors_str or ""},
         {"{{entry_content}}": content},
         {"{{entry_content_raw}}": entry.content[0].value if entry.content else ""},
         {"{{entry_id}}": entry.id or ""},
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def replace_tags_in_embed(feed: Feed, entry: Entry, reader: Reader) -> CustomEmb
         embed.title = ""
 
     list_of_replacements: list[dict[str, str]] = [
-        {"{{feed_author}}": feed.author or ""},
+        {"{{feed_author}}": feed.authors_str or ""},
         {"{{feed_added}}": feed_added or ""},
         {"{{feed_last_exception}}": feed_last_exception},
         {"{{feed_last_updated}}": feed_last_updated or ""},
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def replace_tags_in_embed(feed: Feed, entry: Entry, reader: Reader) -> CustomEmb
         {"{{feed_user_title}}": feed.user_title or ""},
         {"{{feed_version}}": feed.version or ""},
         {"{{entry_added}}": entry_added or ""},
-        {"{{entry_author}}": entry.author or ""},
+        {"{{entry_author}}": entry.authors_str or ""},
         {"{{entry_content}}": content or ""},
         {"{{entry_content_raw}}": entry.content[0].value if entry.content else ""},
         {"{{entry_id}}": entry.id},
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py b/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py
index 87cd162..833bf33 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/feeds.py
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ from urllib.parse import parse_qs
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
-import httpx
+import httpx2
 import tldextract
 from fastapi import HTTPException
+from httpx2 import HTTPError
+from httpx2 import Response
 from markdownify import markdownify
 from playwright.sync_api import Browser
 from playwright.sync_api import Page
@@ -702,7 +704,7 @@ def get_webhook_files(webhook: DiscordWebhook) -> list[WebhookFile]:  # noqa: C9
     return files
 
 
-def get_retry_after_seconds(response: httpx.Response) -> float | None:
+def get_retry_after_seconds(response: Response) -> float | None:
     """Return Discord's retry delay for a rate-limited response when available."""
     response_json: JsonObject = get_response_json(response)
     retry_after: JsonValue = response_json.get("retry_after")
@@ -727,7 +729,7 @@ def request_discord_webhook(
     files: list[WebhookFile] | None,
     timeout: float,
     rate_limit_retry: bool,
-) -> httpx.Response:
+) -> Response:
     """Send a Discord webhook request with optional multipart files.
 
     Returns:
@@ -742,7 +744,7 @@ def request_discord_webhook(
     else:
         request_kwargs["json"] = payload
 
-    response: httpx.Response = httpx.request(method, url, **request_kwargs)
+    response: Response = httpx2.request(method, url, **request_kwargs)
     if not rate_limit_retry or response.status_code != 429:  # noqa: PLR2004
         return response
 
@@ -751,11 +753,11 @@ def request_discord_webhook(
         return response
 
     time.sleep(max(0.0, retry_after))
-    return httpx.request(method, url, **request_kwargs)
+    return httpx2.request(method, url, **request_kwargs)
 
 
-def send_webhook_message(webhook: DiscordWebhook, payload: JsonObject) -> httpx.Response:
-    """Execute a Discord webhook message create request using httpx.
+def send_webhook_message(webhook: DiscordWebhook, payload: JsonObject) -> Response:
+    """Execute a Discord webhook message create request using httpx2.
 
     Returns:
         Discord API response.
@@ -777,11 +779,11 @@ def edit_sent_webhook_message(
     message_id: str,
     webhook: DiscordWebhook,
     payload: JsonObject,
-) -> httpx.Response:
+) -> Response:
     """Edit an already-sent Discord webhook message.
 
     Returns:
-        httpx.Response: Discord API response.
+        Response: Discord API response.
     """
     clean_webhook_url, params = get_webhook_query_params(webhook_url, payload, webhook=webhook, wait=True)
     return request_discord_webhook(
@@ -938,8 +940,13 @@ def update_sent_webhook_record_for_entry(
 
     now: str = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.UTC).isoformat()
     try:
-        response = edit_sent_webhook_message(webhook_url_value, message_id_value, webhook, edit_payload)
-    except (AssertionError, RequestException, httpx.HTTPError, OSError, ValueError) as e:
+        response: Response = edit_sent_webhook_message(
+            webhook_url=webhook_url_value,
+            message_id=message_id_value,
+            webhook=webhook,
+            payload=edit_payload,
+        )
+    except (AssertionError, RequestException, HTTPError, OSError, ValueError) as e:
         logger.exception("Failed to edit Discord webhook message %s for entry %s", message_id_value, entry.id)
         return (
             {
@@ -1484,13 +1491,13 @@ def fetch_ttvdrops_campaign_media_items(entry: Entry) -> list[JsonObject]:
         return []
 
     try:
-        response: httpx.Response = httpx.get(api_url, follow_redirects=True, timeout=10.0)
+        response: Response = httpx2.get(api_url, follow_redirects=True, timeout=10.0)
         if response.status_code != 200:  # noqa: PLR2004
             logger.warning("Failed to fetch ttvdrops campaign data from %s: %s", api_url, response.text[:500])
             return []
 
         response_json = cast("JsonValue", response.json())
-    except (httpx.HTTPError, ValueError, TypeError):
+    except (HTTPError, ValueError, TypeError):
         logger.exception("Failed to fetch ttvdrops campaign data from %s", api_url)
         return []
 
@@ -1759,7 +1766,7 @@ def send_to_discord(reader: Reader | None = None, feed: Feed | None = None, *, d
     )
     try:
         update_sent_webhooks_for_modified_entries(effective_reader, modified_entries)
-    except (AssertionError, ReaderError, RequestException, httpx.HTTPError, OSError, ValueError):
+    except (AssertionError, ReaderError, RequestException, HTTPError, OSError, ValueError):
         logger.exception("Failed to update saved Discord webhooks for modified feed entries.")
 
     # Loop through the unread entries.
@@ -1826,7 +1833,7 @@ def execute_webhook(
 
     request_payload: JsonObject = get_webhook_request_payload(webhook)
     payload: JsonObject = get_webhook_message_payload(webhook)
-    response: httpx.Response = send_webhook_message(webhook, request_payload)
+    response: Response = send_webhook_message(webhook, request_payload)
     logger.debug("Discord webhook response for entry %s: status=%s", entry.id, response.status_code)
     if response.status_code not in {200, 204}:
         msg: str = f"Error sending entry to Discord: {response.text}\n{pprint.pformat(request_payload)}"
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/filter/evaluator.py b/discord_rss_bot/filter/evaluator.py
index 30ca4ca..01851db 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/filter/evaluator.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/filter/evaluator.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def get_entry_fields(entry: Entry) -> dict[str, str]:
         "title": entry.title or "",
         "summary": entry.summary or "",
         "content": content_value,
-        "author": entry.author or "",
+        "author": entry.authors_str or "",
     }
 
 
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/main.py b/discord_rss_bot/main.py
index d3ee932..a27199b 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/main.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/main.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from typing import Annotated
 from typing import TypedDict
 from typing import cast
 
-import httpx
+import httpx2
 import sentry_sdk
 import uvicorn
 from apscheduler.schedulers.asyncio import AsyncIOScheduler
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ from fastapi import Request
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
-from httpx import Response
+from httpx2 import HTTPError
+from httpx2 import Response
 from markdownify import markdownify
 from reader import Entry
 from reader import EntryNotFoundError
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ from discord_rss_bot.settings import get_reader
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
     from collections.abc import Iterable
+    from pathlib import Path
 
     from reader.types import JSONType
 
@@ -1881,7 +1883,7 @@ def create_html_for_feed(  # noqa: C901, PLR0914
 
         html += f"""<div class="p-2 mb-2 border border-dark">
 {blacklisted}{whitelisted}{from_another_feed}<a class="text-muted text-decoration-none" href="{entry.link}"><h2>{entry.title}</h2></a>
-{feed_link}{f"By {entry.author} @" if entry.author else ""}{published} - {to_discord_html}
+{feed_link}{f"By {entry.authors_str} @" if entry.authors_str else ""}{published} - {to_discord_html}
 
 {text}
 {video_embed_html}
@@ -1939,8 +1941,8 @@ def get_data_from_hook_url(hook_name: str, hook_url: str) -> WebhookInfo:
         return our_hook
 
     try:
-        response: Response = httpx.get(clean_hook_url, timeout=10.0)
-    except httpx.HTTPError as e:
+        response: Response = httpx2.get(clean_hook_url, timeout=10.0)
+    except HTTPError as e:
         logger.warning("Failed to fetch webhook metadata for %s: %s", clean_hook_url, e)
         return our_hook
 
@@ -2209,7 +2211,7 @@ async def update_feed(
 
     try:
         update_sent_webhooks_for_modified_entries(reader, modified_entries)
-    except (AssertionError, ReaderError, httpx.HTTPError, OSError, ValueError):
+    except (AssertionError, ReaderError, HTTPError, OSError, ValueError):
         logger.exception("Failed to update saved Discord webhooks for manually updated feed: %s", feed_url)
 
     logger.info("Manually updated feed: %s", feed_url)
@@ -2230,18 +2232,18 @@ async def manual_backup(
     Returns:
         RedirectResponse: Redirect to the index page with a success or error message.
     """
-    backup_path = get_backup_path()
+    backup_path: Path | None = get_backup_path()
     if backup_path is None:
-        message = "Git backup is not configured. Set GIT_BACKUP_PATH environment variable to enable backups."
+        message: str = "Git backup is not configured. Set GIT_BACKUP_PATH environment variable to enable backups."
         logger.warning("Manual git backup attempted but GIT_BACKUP_PATH is not configured")
         return RedirectResponse(url=f"/?message={urllib.parse.quote(message)}", status_code=303)
 
     try:
         commit_state_change(reader, "Manual backup triggered from web UI")
-        message = "Successfully created git backup!"
+        message: str = "Successfully created git backup!"
         logger.info("Manual git backup completed successfully")
     except Exception as e:
-        message = f"Failed to create git backup: {e}"
+        message: str = f"Failed to create git backup: {e}"
         logger.exception("Manual git backup failed")
 
     return RedirectResponse(url=f"/?message={urllib.parse.quote(message)}", status_code=303)
@@ -2419,8 +2421,8 @@ def resolve_final_feed_url(url: str) -> tuple[str, str | None]:
         return clean_url, "URL is invalid"
 
     try:
-        response: Response = httpx.get(clean_url, follow_redirects=True, timeout=10.0)
-    except httpx.HTTPError as e:
+        response: Response = httpx2.get(clean_url, follow_redirects=True, timeout=10.0)
+    except HTTPError as e:
         return clean_url, str(e)
 
     if not response.is_success:
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/templates/_filter_preview.html b/discord_rss_bot/templates/_filter_preview.html
index 3134153..6818bd0 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/templates/_filter_preview.html
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/templates/_filter_preview.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                                     {% endif %}
                                 </h5>
                                 <p class="text-muted small mb-0">
-                                    {% if row.entry.author %}By {{ row.entry.author }} |{% endif %}
+                                    {% if row.entry.authors_str %}By {{ row.entry.authors_str }} |{% endif %}
                                     {{ row.published_label }}
                                 </p>
                             </div>
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/templates/custom.html b/discord_rss_bot/templates/custom.html
index 3146718..69c5f5f 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/templates/custom.html
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/templates/custom.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                                     {% raw %}
                                         {{feed_author}}
                                     {% endraw %}
-                                </code>{{ feed.author }}
+                                </code>{{ feed.authors_str }}
                         </li>
                         <li>
                             <code>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
                                         {% raw %}
                                             {{entry_author}}
                                         {% endraw %}
-                                    </code>{{ entry.author }}
+                                    </code>{{ entry.authors_str }}
                         </li>
                         {% if entry.content %}
                         <li>
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/templates/embed.html b/discord_rss_bot/templates/embed.html
index b50807e..4bcc3a7 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/templates/embed.html
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/templates/embed.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                                 {% raw %}
                                     {{feed_author}}
                                 {% endraw %}
-                            </code>{{feed.author}}
+                            </code>{{feed.authors_str}}
                         </li>
                         <li>
                             <code>
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
                                     {% raw %}
                                         {{entry_author}}
                                     {% endraw %}
-                                </code>{{entry.author}}
+                                </code>{{entry.authors_str}}
                         </li>
                         {% if entry.content %}
                         <li>
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/webhook.py b/discord_rss_bot/webhook.py
index 6b78fcb..43c8dba 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/webhook.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/webhook.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class DiscordWebhook:
     """Discord webhook request data.
 
     This intentionally mirrors the subset of `discord-webhook` used by the app
-    while leaving the actual HTTP transport to `httpx`.
+    while leaving the actual HTTP transport to `httpx2`.
     """
 
     def __init__(  # noqa: D107
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c794fbe..3c594e0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
     "apscheduler>=3.11.0",
     "fastapi",
-    "httpx",
+    "httpx2",
     "jinja2",
     "lxml",
     "markdownify",
diff --git a/tests/test_custom_message.py b/tests/test_custom_message.py
index 34f2c6b..7346efa 100644
--- a/tests/test_custom_message.py
+++ b/tests/test_custom_message.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def make_feed() -> SimpleNamespace:
     return SimpleNamespace(
         added=None,
         author="Feed Author",
+        authors_str="Entry Author",
         last_exception=None,
         last_updated=None,
         link="https://example.com/feed",
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ def make_entry(summary: str) -> SimpleNamespace:
     return SimpleNamespace(
         added=None,
         author="Entry Author",
+        authors_str="Entry Author",
         content=[],
         feed=feed,
         feed_url=feed.url,
diff --git a/tests/test_feeds.py b/tests/test_feeds.py
index 08a7e4f..a9b4852 100644
--- a/tests/test_feeds.py
+++ b/tests/test_feeds.py
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ def test_get_ttvdrops_campaign_api_url_from_campaign_page() -> None:
         ("https://ttvdrops.lovinator.space/twitch/feed.xml?hide_paid=0&hide_paid=1", False),
     ],
 )
-@patch("discord_rss_bot.feeds.httpx.get")
+@patch("discord_rss_bot.feeds.httpx2.get")
 def test_fetch_ttvdrops_campaign_media_items_extracts_reward_alt_text(
     mock_get: MagicMock,
     feed_url: str,
@@ -1351,8 +1351,8 @@ def test_execute_webhook_does_not_record_when_feed_tracking_disabled(mock_send_w
     reader.set_tag.assert_not_called()
 
 
-@patch("discord_rss_bot.feeds.httpx.request")
-def test_send_webhook_message_posts_components_with_httpx(mock_request: MagicMock) -> None:
+@patch("discord_rss_bot.feeds.httpx2.request")
+def test_send_webhook_message_posts_components_with_httpx2(mock_request: MagicMock) -> None:
     response = MagicMock(status_code=200, text='{"id": "message-1"}')
     mock_request.return_value = response
     components: list[feeds.JsonValue] = [
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ def test_send_webhook_message_posts_components_with_httpx(mock_request: MagicMoc
     }
 
 
-@patch("discord_rss_bot.feeds.httpx.request")
+@patch("discord_rss_bot.feeds.httpx2.request")
 def test_send_webhook_message_uploads_files_as_multipart(mock_request: MagicMock) -> None:
     response = MagicMock(status_code=200, text='{"id": "message-2"}')
     mock_request.return_value = response
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ def test_update_sent_webhooks_for_modified_entries_edits_changed_payload(
 
     assert updated_count == 1
     mock_edit_sent_webhook_message.assert_called_once()
-    edit_payload = mock_edit_sent_webhook_message.call_args.args[3]
+    edit_payload = mock_edit_sent_webhook_message.call_args.kwargs["payload"]
     assert edit_payload == {"content": "New title"}
     records = state["sent_webhooks"]
     assert isinstance(records, list)
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ def test_update_sent_webhook_record_preserves_existing_embed_image_when_updated_
 
     assert record_changed is True
     assert message_was_edited is True
-    edit_payload = mock_edit_sent_webhook_message.call_args.args[3]
+    edit_payload = mock_edit_sent_webhook_message.call_args.kwargs["payload"]
     assert isinstance(edit_payload["embeds"], list)
     assert edit_payload["embeds"][0]["image"] == previous_image
     assert isinstance(updated_record["payload"], dict)
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 8cd59ff..c543f94 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pathlib import Path
 
     import pytest
-    from httpx import Response
+    from httpx2 import Response
     from reader import Entry
     from reader import Reader
 
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ def test_blacklist_preview_uses_50_entry_limit() -> None:
         title: str
         summary: str
         author: str
+        authors_str: str
         link: str
         published: datetime | None
         content: list[DummyContent] = field(default_factory=lambda: [DummyContent("content")])
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ def test_blacklist_preview_uses_50_entry_limit() -> None:
                         title=f"Entry {index}",
                         summary=f"Summary {index}",
                         author="Author",
+                        authors_str="Author",
                         link=f"https://example.com/entry-{index}",
                         published=datetime(2024, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC),
                     ),
@@ -403,6 +405,7 @@ def test_blacklist_preview_shows_labeled_field_values_for_substring_match() -> N
         title: str
         summary: str
         author: str
+        authors_str: str
         link: str
         published: datetime | None
         content: list[DummyContent] = field(default_factory=list)
@@ -419,6 +422,7 @@ def test_blacklist_preview_shows_labeled_field_values_for_substring_match() -> N
                         title="World of Warcraft",
                         summary="<p>Massive MMO news update</p>",
                         author="Blizzard",
+                        authors_str="Blizzard",
                         link="https://example.com/wow-1",
                         published=datetime(2024, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC),
                         content=[DummyContent("<p>The expansion launches soon.</p>")],
@@ -1461,6 +1465,7 @@ def test_create_html_marks_entries_from_another_feed(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyP
         link: str = "https://example.com/post"
         title: str = "Example title"
         author: str = "Author"
+        authors_str: str = "Author"
         summary: str = "Summary"
         content: list[DummyContent] = field(default_factory=lambda: [DummyContent("Content")])
         published: None = None
diff --git a/tests/test_update_interval.py b/tests/test_update_interval.py
index 26c5421..0d9f948 100644
--- a/tests/test_update_interval.py
+++ b/tests/test_update_interval.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from discord_rss_bot.main import app
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from httpx import Response
+    from httpx2 import Response
 
 client: TestClient = TestClient(app)
 webhook_name: str = "Test Webhook for Update Interval"