diff --git a/ftl/sync.py b/ftl/sync.py
index 0696d99f6..0f27ec3f4 100644
--- a/ftl/sync.py
+++ b/ftl/sync.py
@@ -117,16 +117,16 @@ def update_repos_bzl():
             out.append(line)
     open(path, "w").writelines(out)
 
-    commit_if_changed(root)
+    commit_if_changed(root, update_label="translations")
 
 
-def commit_if_changed(folder: str):
+def commit_if_changed(folder: str, update_label: str):
     status = subprocess.run(["git", "diff", "--exit-code"], cwd=folder, check=False)
     if status.returncode == 0:
         # no changes
         return
     subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "commit", "-a", "-m", "update translations"], cwd=folder, check=True
+        ["git", "commit", "-a", "-m", "update " + update_label], cwd=folder, check=True
     )
 
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def update_ftl_templates():
                 ],
                 check=True,
             )
-            commit_if_changed(module.folder())
+            commit_if_changed(module.folder(), update_label="templates")
 
 
 def push_i18n_changes():
diff --git a/repos.bzl b/repos.bzl
index 3f8b433bd..bb0aae81d 100644
--- a/repos.bzl
+++ b/repos.bzl
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ def register_repos():
     ################
 
     core_i18n_repo = "anki-core-i18n"
-    core_i18n_commit = "3787f06947296f7ceee9c36000d9bf2176fbf8cf"
-    core_i18n_zip_csum = "ff78d92f4b88821778c7b7e50baab705dc2e6fef46cd355fcd8a527f248bf9d6"
+    core_i18n_commit = "e54034616bf0cdfa158ce78b1824b38144df6857"
+    core_i18n_zip_csum = "3452b4b35d4058ff588f84644409ec204cbf58ae0c42974a713b21c2f00b40c9"
 
     qtftl_i18n_repo = "anki-desktop-ftl"
     qtftl_i18n_commit = "881103198f1e3603c297bf449acb819f027442e6"