diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14192fa..c43cfa1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ written is still readable.
 
 ## Transcription
 
-Built in, on-device, automatic. The default engine is **Parakeet TDT 0.6B v2**
-(English) via [FluidAudio](https://github.com/FluidInference/FluidAudio)'s
+Built in, on-device, automatic. The default engine is **Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3**
+(multilingual) via [FluidAudio](https://github.com/FluidInference/FluidAudio)'s
 Core ML port — roughly 20 seconds per hour of audio on Apple Silicon. Models
 (~600 MB) download once on first transcription; `quill doctor` tells you
 whether they're already cached so you're never downloading after an important
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ quill install --uninstall
   per-process picker if it bothers you).
 - If recordings come out silent, check System Settings → Privacy & Security →
   Screen & System Audio Recording.
-- Parakeet v2 is English-only. Other languages will come with the Whisper
-  engine.
+- Parakeet v3 covers 25 European languages. For anything outside that set,
+  wait for the Whisper engine.
 - The binary embeds its Info.plist (`__TEXT,__info_plist`) so TCC can
   attribute permissions to quill itself when running as a LaunchAgent.
diff --git a/Sources/quill/Doctor.swift b/Sources/quill/Doctor.swift
index 8af8125..439f1f0 100644
--- a/Sources/quill/Doctor.swift
+++ b/Sources/quill/Doctor.swift
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ enum DoctorReport {
                 remediation: nil
             )
         }
-        let cache = AsrModels.defaultCacheDirectory(for: .v2)
-        if AsrModels.modelsExist(at: cache, version: .v2) {
+        let cache = AsrModels.defaultCacheDirectory(for: .v3)
+        if AsrModels.modelsExist(at: cache, version: .v3) {
             return Check(name: "transcription", status: .ok, remediation: nil)
         }
         return Check(
diff --git a/Sources/quill/Transcription/ParakeetEngine.swift b/Sources/quill/Transcription/ParakeetEngine.swift
index ff6cad5..52bbcba 100644
--- a/Sources/quill/Transcription/ParakeetEngine.swift
+++ b/Sources/quill/Transcription/ParakeetEngine.swift
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import AVFoundation
 import FluidAudio
 import Foundation
 
-/// Parakeet TDT 0.6B v2 (English) via FluidAudio's Core ML port. Models
+/// Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3 (multilingual) via FluidAudio's Core ML port. Models
 /// download once into FluidAudio's managed cache (~600 MB); after that,
 /// transcription runs entirely on-device at roughly 20 seconds per hour of
 /// audio on Apple Silicon.
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ actor ParakeetEngine: TranscriptionEngine {
     }
 
     nonisolated let name = "parakeet"
-    nonisolated let model = "parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v2-coreml"
+    nonisolated let model = "parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-coreml"
 
     private var manager: AsrManager?
 
     func prepare() async throws {
         guard manager == nil else { return }
-        let models = try await AsrModels.downloadAndLoad(version: .v2)
+        let models = try await AsrModels.downloadAndLoad(version: .v3)
         let manager = AsrManager()
         try await manager.loadModels(models)
         self.manager = manager