diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 6099299..aef1b37 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "com.tpuahsiew.wirc"
-version = "0.1.10"
+version = "0.1.11"
 
 // No project-level repositories{} block here: settings.gradle.kts sets
 // dependencyResolutionManagement.repositoriesMode = FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS and already
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ compose.desktop {
             appResourcesRootDir.set(project.file("installerResources"))
             targetFormats(TargetFormat.Msi, TargetFormat.Exe)
             packageName = "wIRC"
-            packageVersion = "0.1.10"
+            packageVersion = "0.1.11"
             windows {
                 menuGroup = "wIRC"
                 upgradeUuid = "8f14e45f-ceea-4a5e-9c3b-5b1f0e8c2b7a"
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ui/ChannelScreen.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ui/ChannelScreen.kt
index 685f964..a4580d6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ui/ChannelScreen.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ui/ChannelScreen.kt
@@ -1031,7 +1031,10 @@ fun MessageScrollback(
         ) { msg ->
             val ts = timeFormat.format(Date(msg.timestampMillis))
             val bodyAnnotated = parseMircToAnnotatedString(msg.rawText, textColor)
-            val mentioned = isMention(msg.rawText)
+            // Only real messages get the mention tint. Join/part/quit/nick/mode lines
+            // always contain your nick when they're about you ("you joined #chan"),
+            // which used to light up every one of your own joins.
+            val mentioned = msg.kind in MENTION_KINDS && isMention(msg.rawText)
             val nickColor = if (displaySettings.nickColorsEnabled) colorForNick(msg.sender ?: "") else textColor
             val mutedColor = textColor.copy(alpha = 0.7f)
             val prefix = rowPrefix(msg, ts, mutedColor, nickColor)
@@ -1399,6 +1402,8 @@ private fun MentionColorPickerDialog(currentArgb: Int, onDismiss: () -> Unit, on
     )
 }
 
+private val MENTION_KINDS = setOf(MessageKind.CHAT, MessageKind.ACTION, MessageKind.NOTICE)
+
 @Composable
 private fun WindowSettingsPanel(
     displaySettings: WindowDisplaySettings,