diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-hugo/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-hugo/action.yaml
index 62f17ff..f874e44 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-hugo/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-hugo/action.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ inputs:
   hugo_version:
     description: 'Version of Hugo to download'
     required: false
-    default: '0.164.0'
+    default: '0.165.0'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ runs:
     - name: Download and extract Hugo
       run: |
         make ./hugo-bin/.v${{ inputs.hugo_version }}
-      shell: bash
\ No newline at end of file
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/content/news/2026/2026b-announce/index.md b/content/news/2026/2026b-announce/index.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+title: "Event announcement: IVOA November 2026 Interoperability Meeting"
+date: 2026-09-28T10:00:00+01:00
+author:  Marco Molinaro
+draft: false
+tags:
+- post
+---
+
+The IVOA _Southern Spring_ November 2026 Interoperability Meeting will 
+take place in Perth (Australia) and will be hosted at The Hub, in the 
+Bentley Technology Park in South Perth. The meeting will be organised 
+and run by the ASVO and Data Central and will run from Friday 6th to
+Sunday 8th November 2026.
+
+You can already (freely) 
+[register](https://events.humanitix.com/perth-ivoa-interoperability-meeting)
+for the event, follow logistics on the organser's 
+[web page](https://adass2026.icrar.org/ivoa-2026), and stay tuned for the
+detailed 
+[program on the IVOA wiki](https://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/InterOpNov2026).
+
+Program times are reported on Perth's locale.
+
+Looking forward to seeing you all in Perth!
+
+![The Hub - Bentley Technology Park](hub-bentley.webp)
+
+
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