diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cb2493f..fdee0de 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.117
+1.1.118
diff --git a/cmd/edgeguard-api/main.go b/cmd/edgeguard-api/main.go
index 577fffe..f5ba407 100644
--- a/cmd/edgeguard-api/main.go
+++ b/cmd/edgeguard-api/main.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ import (
 	usersvc "git.netcell-it.de/projekte/edgeguard-native/internal/services/users"
 )
 
-var version = "1.1.117"
+var version = "1.1.118"
 
 func main() {
 	addr := os.Getenv("EDGEGUARD_API_ADDR")
diff --git a/cmd/edgeguard-ctl/main.go b/cmd/edgeguard-ctl/main.go
index b98072d..145f487 100644
--- a/cmd/edgeguard-ctl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/edgeguard-ctl/main.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"git.netcell-it.de/projekte/edgeguard-native/internal/services/setup"
 )
 
-var version = "1.1.117"
+var version = "1.1.118"
 
 const usage = `edgeguard-ctl — EdgeGuard CLI
 
diff --git a/cmd/edgeguard-scheduler/main.go b/cmd/edgeguard-scheduler/main.go
index fd6deec..17e80ca 100644
--- a/cmd/edgeguard-scheduler/main.go
+++ b/cmd/edgeguard-scheduler/main.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"git.netcell-it.de/projekte/edgeguard-native/internal/services/tlscerts"
 )
 
-var version = "1.1.117"
+var version = "1.1.118"
 
 const (
 	// renewTickInterval — how often we re-evaluate expiring certs.
diff --git a/internal/handlers/haproxy_stats.go b/internal/handlers/haproxy_stats.go
index 4a043c7..4e7c41a 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/haproxy_stats.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/haproxy_stats.go
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@ func (h *HAProxyStatsHandler) Stats(c *gin.Context) {
 		svname := safeAt(fields, colIdx["svname"])
 		pxname := safeAt(fields, colIdx["pxname"])
 
-		// Skip our internal stats listener and the BACKEND summary row.
-		if pxname == "internal_stats" || svname == "BACKEND" || svname == "" {
+		// Skip internal infrastructure rows and the BACKEND summary row.
+		// api_backend = management API; rl_* = rate-limit stick-tables (no servers).
+		if pxname == "internal_stats" || pxname == "api_backend" ||
+			strings.HasPrefix(pxname, "rl_") || svname == "BACKEND" || svname == "" {
 			continue
 		}