diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bdae88aa..5008a001 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ All notable changes to Stability Matrix will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning 2.0](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v2.11.7
+### Changed
+- Forge will use the recommended pytorch version 2.3.1 the next time it is updated
+- InvokeAI users with AMD GPUs on Linux will be upgraded to the rocm5.6 version of pytorch the next time it is updated
+### Fixed
+- Fixed Inference not connecting with "Could not connect to backend - JSON value could not be converted" error with API changes from newer ComfyUI versions
+### Supporters
+#### Pioneers
+- Shoutout to our Pioneer-tier supporters on Patreon: **tankfox**, **tanangular**, **Mr. Unknown**, and **Szir777**! Thanks for all of your continued support!
+
 ## v2.11.6
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed incorrect IPAdapter download links in the HuggingFace model browser
diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/InferenceViewModel.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/InferenceViewModel.cs
index e55449c5..d94e6e72 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/InferenceViewModel.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Avalonia/ViewModels/InferenceViewModel.cs
@@ -462,10 +462,15 @@ private async Task Connect(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
 
         if (RunningPackage is not null)
         {
-            await notificationService.TryAsync(
+            var result = await notificationService.TryAsync(
                 ClientManager.ConnectAsync(RunningPackage, cancellationToken),
                 "Could not connect to backend"
             );
+
+            if (result.Exception is { } exception)
+            {
+                Logger.Error(exception, "Failed to connect to Inference backend");
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Api/Comfy/ComfyInputInfo.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Api/Comfy/ComfyInputInfo.cs
index 60072ac4..c69f14d2 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Api/Comfy/ComfyInputInfo.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Api/Comfy/ComfyInputInfo.cs
@@ -16,17 +16,35 @@ public class ComfyInputInfo
     {
         var value = Required?[key];
 
-        var nested = value?.Deserialize<List<List<string>>>();
+        // value usually is a [["a", "b"]] array
+        // but can also be [["a", "b"], {"x": "y"}] array
 
-        return nested?.SelectMany(x => x).ToList();
+        var outerArray = value?.Deserialize<JsonArray>();
+
+        if (outerArray?.FirstOrDefault() is not { } innerNode)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var innerList = innerNode.Deserialize<List<string>>();
+        return innerList;
     }
 
     public List<string>? GetOptionalValueAsNestedList(string key)
     {
         var value = Optional?[key];
 
-        var nested = value?.Deserialize<JsonArray>()?[0].Deserialize<List<string>>();
+        // value usually is a [["a", "b"]] array
+        // but can also be [["a", "b"], {"x": "y"}] array
+
+        var outerArray = value?.Deserialize<JsonArray>();
+
+        if (outerArray?.FirstOrDefault() is not { } innerNode)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
 
-        return nested;
+        var innerList = innerNode.Deserialize<List<string>>();
+        return innerList;
     }
 }
diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Packages/InvokeAI.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Packages/InvokeAI.cs
index 7e155c05..57abe797 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Packages/InvokeAI.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Packages/InvokeAI.cs
@@ -216,15 +216,15 @@ await venvRunner
                 await venvRunner
                     .PipInstall(
                         new PipInstallArgs()
-                            .WithTorch("==2.0.1")
-                            .WithTorchVision()
-                            .WithExtraIndex("rocm5.4.2"),
+                            .WithTorch("==2.2.2")
+                            .WithTorchVision("==0.17.2")
+                            .WithExtraIndex("rocm5.6"),
                         onConsoleOutput
                     )
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
                 Logger.Info("Starting InvokeAI install (ROCm)...");
                 pipCommandArgs =
-                    "-e . --use-pep517 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/rocm5.4.2";
+                    "-e . --use-pep517 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/rocm5.6";
                 break;
             case TorchVersion.Mps:
                 // For Apple silicon, use MPS
diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Packages/SDWebForge.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Packages/SDWebForge.cs
index d72888b0..936c6c31 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Packages/SDWebForge.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Models/Packages/SDWebForge.cs
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ public override async Task InstallPackage(
         else
         {
             pipArgs = pipArgs
-                .WithTorch("==2.1.2")
-                .WithTorchVision("==0.16.2")
+                .WithTorch("==2.3.1")
+                .WithTorchVision("==0.18.1")
                 .WithTorchExtraIndex(
                     torchVersion switch
                     {