diff --git a/src/routes/api/the-nook/_releases.ts b/src/routes/api/the-nook/_releases.ts
index e72ea6d..5a946e9 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/the-nook/_releases.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/the-nook/_releases.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ const ENTITY_REPLACEMENTS: [RegExp, string][] = [
   [/&lt;/g, "<"],
   [/&gt;/g, ">"],
   [/&quot;/g, '"'],
+  // Python's html.escape, which embed_release_notes.py writes the appcast
+  // with, prefers the hex form for apostrophes (NOOK-565).
+  [/&#x27;/g, "'"],
   [/&#39;/g, "'"],
+  [/&apos;/g, "'"],
   [/&nbsp;/g, " "],
   // Last, so "&amp;lt;" cannot decode twice.
   [/&amp;/g, "&"]
diff --git a/src/routes/api/the-nook/releases.test.ts b/src/routes/api/the-nook/releases.test.ts
index c26587d..079d622 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/the-nook/releases.test.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/the-nook/releases.test.ts
@@ -256,6 +256,21 @@ describe("sectionsFromHtml", () => {
     expect(sectionsFromHtml("")).toEqual([]);
     expect(sectionsFromHtml("<p><b>Added</b></p>")).toEqual([]);
   });
+
+  it("decodes the entities embed_release_notes.py's html.escape writes", () => {
+    // Python's html.escape prefers the hex form for apostrophes; this is what
+    // the live appcast actually carries (NOOK-565).
+    expect(
+      sectionsFromHtml(
+        "<p><b>Added</b></p><ul><li>Each app&#x27;s meter &amp; the icon</li><li>don&#x27;t expand</li></ul>"
+      )
+    ).toEqual([
+      {
+        title: "Added",
+        bullets: ["Each app's meter & the icon", "don't expand"]
+      }
+    ]);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("isoDateOrNull", () => {