diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 65ca0f8..5754e86 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.79
+1.1.80
diff --git a/cmd/edgeguard-api/main.go b/cmd/edgeguard-api/main.go
index 2e960de..dbc3dda 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 = "1.1.79"
+var version = "1.1.80"
 
 func main() {
 	addr := os.Getenv("EDGEGUARD_API_ADDR")
diff --git a/cmd/edgeguard-ctl/main.go b/cmd/edgeguard-ctl/main.go
index 6771342..9face29 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 = "1.1.79"
+var version = "1.1.80"
 
 const usage = `edgeguard-ctl — EdgeGuard CLI
 
diff --git a/cmd/edgeguard-scheduler/main.go b/cmd/edgeguard-scheduler/main.go
index e7a19e8..160aac5 100644
--- a/cmd/edgeguard-scheduler/main.go
+++ b/cmd/edgeguard-scheduler/main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"git.netcell-it.de/projekte/edgeguard-native/internal/services/tlscerts"
 )
 
-var version = "1.1.79"
+var version = "1.1.80"
 
 const (
 	// renewTickInterval — how often we re-evaluate expiring certs.
diff --git a/management-ui/src/pages/Wireguard/Servers.tsx b/management-ui/src/pages/Wireguard/Servers.tsx
index 41cdfef..7316a3a 100644
--- a/management-ui/src/pages/Wireguard/Servers.tsx
+++ b/management-ui/src/pages/Wireguard/Servers.tsx
@@ -360,10 +360,17 @@ function PeerDrawer({ iface, onClose }: PeerDrawerProps) {
       if (editing) return (await apiClient.put(`/wireguard/peers/${editing.id}`, v)).data
       return (await apiClient.post(`/wireguard/interfaces/${ifaceID}/peers`, v)).data
     },
-    onSuccess: () => {
+    onSuccess: (envelope, _, ctx) => {
+      void ctx
       message.success(t('common.save'))
+      const wasCreating = !editing
       setEditing(null); setCreating(false); form.resetFields()
       void qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['wg', 'peers', ifaceID] })
+      // Auto-open QR when we just created a peer with a generated keypair.
+      if (wasCreating && isEnvelope(envelope)) {
+        const peer = envelope.data as WGPeer
+        if (peer?.has_private_key) setQrPeer(peer)
+      }
     },
     onError: (e: Error) => message.error(e.message),
   })