diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/src/http-server.ts b/packages/mcp-server/src/http-server.ts
index f24ef57f..48a49864 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/src/http-server.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/src/http-server.ts
@@ -80,10 +80,27 @@ let drawioDir: string | null =
     [join(HERE, "drawio"), join(HERE, "../dist/drawio")].find((dir) =>
         existsSync(join(dir, "index.html")),
     ) ?? null
+let drawioVersion = readDrawioVersion(drawioDir)
 
 /** For tests: serve draw.io from this directory (null: no bundled copy) */
 export function setDrawioDir(dir: string | null): void {
     drawioDir = dir
+    drawioVersion = readDrawioVersion(dir)
+}
+
+/**
+ * The draw.io version the fetch script stamps into the copy. It is part of
+ * every file's ETag: an install that keeps the archive's dates (npm does
+ * not) would otherwise hand out the old ETag for a changed file of the
+ * same size after an upgrade.
+ */
+function readDrawioVersion(dir: string | null): string {
+    if (!dir) return ""
+    try {
+        return readFileSync(join(dir, ".version"), "utf8").trim()
+    } catch {
+        return ""
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -184,7 +201,7 @@ interface SessionState {
     exportFormat?: ExportFormat // Set by MCP tool to request browser export
     exportXml?: string // Single-page projection to load before a page-targeted export
     exportOptions?: ExportOptions // Extra draw.io export parameters (PNG only)
-    exportId?: number // Number of the pending export, echoed with its result
+    exportId?: string // Random id of the pending export, echoed with its result
     exportData?: string // Base64/SVG data returned by browser after export
 }
 
@@ -305,13 +322,13 @@ export function requestExport(
     state.exportOptions = options
     state.exportFormat = format
     // The browser sends this back with the result, so a late result of an
-    // export that timed out is not taken for this one
-    state.exportId = ++lastExportId
+    // export that timed out is not taken for this one. Random rather than
+    // counted: a counter restarts with the process, and the page retries a
+    // result refused with 403 against the process that took over the port
+    state.exportId = randomUUID()
     return true
 }
 
-let lastExportId = 0
-
 export function requestSync(sessionId: string): boolean {
     const state = stateStore.get(sessionId)
     if (state) {
@@ -922,7 +939,7 @@ function serveDrawioFile(
         const stat = statSync(file)
         if (!stat.isFile()) throw new Error("not a file")
         size = stat.size
-        etag = `"${size.toString(16)}-${Math.floor(stat.mtimeMs).toString(16)}"`
+        etag = `"${drawioVersion}-${size.toString(16)}-${Math.floor(stat.mtimeMs).toString(16)}"`
     } catch {
         res.writeHead(404)
         res.end("Not Found")
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/tests/http-server.test.ts b/packages/mcp-server/tests/http-server.test.ts
index fb29f883..c534fa7c 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/tests/http-server.test.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/tests/http-server.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@
  * node:http so tests can set raw paths and Host/Origin headers.
  */
 
-import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs"
+import {
+    mkdirSync,
+    mkdtempSync,
+    rmSync,
+    utimesSync,
+    writeFileSync,
+} from "node:fs"
 import http from "node:http"
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os"
 import { join } from "node:path"
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
     mkdirSync(join(drawioDir, "js"))
     mkdirSync(join(drawioDir, "WEB-INF"))
     writeFileSync(join(drawioDir, "index.html"), "<html>draw.io</html>")
+    writeFileSync(join(drawioDir, ".version"), "v1\n")
     writeFileSync(join(drawioDir, "js/app.min.js"), "// app")
     writeFileSync(join(drawioDir, "WEB-INF/web.xml"), "<web-app/>")
     setDrawioDir(drawioDir)
@@ -382,6 +389,25 @@ describe("export requests", () => {
         expect(getState(id)?.exportData).toBeUndefined()
         expect(getState(id)?.exportFormat).toBe("svg")
     })
+
+    it("names exports at random, so a result meant for another process is not taken", async () => {
+        const id = "mcp-export-random-id"
+        setState(id, "<mxfile>x</mxfile>")
+        requestExport(id, "svg")
+        const poll = JSON.parse(
+            (await request(`/api/state?sessionId=${id}`)).body,
+        )
+        expect(poll.exportId).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f-]{36}$/)
+        // The page retries a result refused with 403 against the process
+        // that took over the port; a per-process counter would restart at 1
+        await postJson("/api/state", {
+            sessionId: id,
+            exportData: "<svg>OLD</svg>",
+            exportId: 1,
+        })
+        expect(getState(id)?.exportData).toBeUndefined()
+        expect(getState(id)?.exportFormat).toBe("svg")
+    })
 })
 
 describe("a session state recreated after it was lost", () => {
@@ -571,11 +597,37 @@ describe("bundled draw.io files", () => {
         // Revalidated on every use: the file names stay the same across
         // draw.io versions, so a package upgrade must reach the browser
         expect(res.headers["cache-control"]).toBe("no-cache")
-        expect(res.headers.etag).toMatch(/^"[0-9a-f]+-[0-9a-f]+"$/)
+        expect(res.headers.etag).toMatch(/^"v1-[0-9a-f]+-[0-9a-f]+"$/)
         expect(res.headers["x-content-type-options"]).toBe("nosniff")
         expect(res.headers["content-security-policy"]).toBeUndefined()
     })
 
+    it("changes the ETag with the draw.io version, whatever the file dates say", async () => {
+        // An install that keeps the archive's dates gives the upgraded file
+        // the same date and, here, the same size as before
+        const file = join(drawioDir, "js/same-size.js")
+        const date = new Date("2020-01-01T00:00:00Z")
+        writeFileSync(file, "// v1")
+        utimesSync(file, date, date)
+        const first = await request("/drawio/js/same-size.js")
+        writeFileSync(file, "// v2")
+        utimesSync(file, date, date)
+        writeFileSync(join(drawioDir, ".version"), "v2\n")
+        setDrawioDir(drawioDir)
+        try {
+            const again = await request("/drawio/js/same-size.js", {
+                headers: { "if-none-match": first.headers.etag as string },
+            })
+            expect(again.status).toBe(200)
+            expect(again.body).toBe("// v2")
+            expect(again.headers.etag).not.toBe(first.headers.etag)
+        } finally {
+            writeFileSync(join(drawioDir, ".version"), "v1\n")
+            setDrawioDir(drawioDir)
+            rmSync(file, { force: true })
+        }
+    })
+
     it("answers 304 to a matching If-None-Match, and HEAD without a body", async () => {
         const first = await request("/drawio/js/app.min.js")
         const again = await request("/drawio/js/app.min.js", {