diff --git a/.config/fish/config.fish b/.config/fish/config.fish
index c9810ad..e6c2588 100644
--- a/.config/fish/config.fish
+++ b/.config/fish/config.fish
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #  DOTFILES_DIR holds the template files; DOTFILES_BACKUP_DIR holds backups
 #  and the last-update-check timestamp.
 
-set -g DOTFILES_VERSION "1.0.6"
+set -g DOTFILES_VERSION "1.0.7"
 
 # --- Remote repository (set this to enable auto-updates) --------------------
 #  Example:
diff --git a/.config/fish/functions/dotfiles.fish b/.config/fish/functions/dotfiles.fish
index d722bfc..27126ff 100644
--- a/.config/fish/functions/dotfiles.fish
+++ b/.config/fish/functions/dotfiles.fish
@@ -403,10 +403,8 @@ end
 #    3.  Copies the templates from the cloned repo into DOTFILES_DIR
 #    4.  Re-applies every template to its target location
 #
-#  The config.fish itself is NOT overwritten — that would require a shell
-#  restart to take effect.  Instead, sync copies the *templates* from the
-#  upstream repo, then re-applies them.  To update the framework logic
-#  itself (the *.fish files), run the update command shown after sync.
+#  Sync also copies config.fish and functions/ from upstream, then
+#  automatically restarts the shell if framework files changed.
 # ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
 function dotfiles_sync -d "Pull remote updates and re-apply all dotfiles"
@@ -453,18 +451,36 @@ function dotfiles_sync -d "Pull remote updates and re-apply all dotfiles"
     echo "Re-applying dotfiles ..."
     dotfiles_update
 
-    # ── Step 5: Clean up ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    # ── Step 5: Copy framework files (config.fish, functions/) ─────────────
+    echo ""
+    echo "Updating framework files ..."
+    set -l had_updates 0
+    if test -f "$tmpdir/.config/fish/config.fish"
+        command cp "$tmpdir/.config/fish/config.fish" "$__fish_config_dir/config.fish"
+        echo "  config.fish updated"
+        set had_updates 1
+    end
+    if test -d "$tmpdir/.config/fish/functions"
+        command cp -r "$tmpdir/.config/fish/functions/." "$__fish_config_dir/functions/"
+        echo "  functions/ updated"
+        set had_updates 1
+    end
+
+    # ── Step 6: Clean up ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
     command rm -rf "$tmpdir"
     echo ""
     echo "Sync complete."
     echo ""
-    echo "NOTE: framework updates (config.fish, functions/) require a manual"
-    echo "copy and shell restart.  To apply them:"
-    echo ""
-    echo "  git clone $DOTFILES_REPO_URL /tmp/dotfiles-update"
-    echo "  cp -r /tmp/dotfiles-update/.config/fish/config.fish ~/.config/fish/"
-    echo "  cp -r /tmp/dotfiles-update/.config/fish/functions/ ~/.config/fish/"
-    echo "  exec fish"
+
+    # ── Step 7: Restart shell to apply framework changes ───────────────────
+    if test "$had_updates" -eq 1
+        if status is-interactive
+            echo "Restarting shell to apply changes ..."
+            exec fish
+        else
+            echo "Framework files updated. Restart your shell:  exec fish"
+        end
+    end
 end