diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 0630bcdfd8..8bc6b8f02a 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Keyman Version History
 
+## 17.0.203 alpha 2023-10-30
+
+* fix(linux): Fix uninstallation of shared keyboard (#9880)
+* chore: include ci/pull-requests.inc.sh for help uploads (#9897)
+
 ## 17.0.202 alpha 2023-10-30
 
 * chore(common): unify pull-request creation scripts (#9888)
diff --git a/VERSION.md b/VERSION.md
index 0ee08aa753..d8de415ab0 100644
--- a/VERSION.md
+++ b/VERSION.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.0.203
\ No newline at end of file
+17.0.204
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/engine/osk/src/keyboard-layout/oskLayerGroup.ts b/web/src/engine/osk/src/keyboard-layout/oskLayerGroup.ts
index e4d4e933cc..540e82672f 100644
--- a/web/src/engine/osk/src/keyboard-layout/oskLayerGroup.ts
+++ b/web/src/engine/osk/src/keyboard-layout/oskLayerGroup.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ export default class OSKLayerGroup {
       const layerObj = new OSKLayer(vkbd, layout, layer);
       this.layers[layer.id] = layerObj;
 
-      // Always make the first layer visible
-      layerObj.element.style.display = (n==0 ? 'block' : 'none');
+      // Always make the 'default' layer visible by default.
+      layerObj.element.style.display = (layer.id == 'default' ? 'block' : 'none');
 
       // Add layer to group
       lDiv.appendChild(layerObj.element);
diff --git a/web/src/engine/osk/src/visualKeyboard.ts b/web/src/engine/osk/src/visualKeyboard.ts
index d450c661a0..204b99bfbb 100644
--- a/web/src/engine/osk/src/visualKeyboard.ts
+++ b/web/src/engine/osk/src/visualKeyboard.ts
@@ -1647,6 +1647,8 @@ export default class VisualKeyboard extends EventEmitter<EventMap> implements Ke
     // Add a faint border
     kbd.style.border = '1px solid #ccc';
 
+    kbdObj.updateState(); // double-ensure that the 'default' layer is properly displayed.
+
     // Once the element is inserted into the DOM, refresh the layout so that proper text scaling may apply.
     const detectAndHandleInsertion = () => {
       if(document.contains(kbd)) {