diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 12f99fa94..03f3c97de 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ android {
         applicationId = "eu.kanade.tachiyomi.sy"
         minSdk = AndroidConfig.minSdk
         targetSdk = AndroidConfig.targetSdk
-        versionCode = 42
+        versionCode = 43
         versionName = "1.8.5"
 
         buildConfigField("String", "COMMIT_COUNT", "\"${getCommitCount()}\"")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/exh/EXHMigrations.kt b/app/src/main/java/exh/EXHMigrations.kt
index a4e9b171d..aa603b1c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/exh/EXHMigrations.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/exh/EXHMigrations.kt
@@ -496,6 +496,11 @@ object EXHMigrations {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                if (oldVersion under 43) {
+                    if (preferenceStore.getBoolean("start_reading_button").get()) {
+                        libraryPreferences.showContinueReadingButton().set(true)
+                    }
+                }
 
                 // if (oldVersion under 1) { } (1 is current release version)
                 // do stuff here when releasing changed crap