diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index be82db240..a1eaf394f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -107,16 +107,16 @@ mocks_check: ## check validity of mock python headers
 	flake8 core/mocks/generated
 
 templates: icons ## rebuild coin lists from definitions in common
-	./core/tools/build_templates
+	make -C core templates
 
 templates_check: ## check that coin lists are up to date
-	./core/tools/build_templates --check
+	make -C core templates_check
 
 solana_templates: ## rebuild Solana instruction template file
-	./core/tools/build_solana_templates
+	make -C core solana_templates
 
 solana_templates_check: ## check that Solana instruction template file is up to date
-	./core/tools/build_solana_templates --check
+	make -C core solana_templates_check
 
 icons: ## generate FIDO service icons
 	python3 core/tools/build_icons.py
diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index a326833ce..b7d0a9167 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -211,12 +211,20 @@ clippy:
 
 ## code generation:
 
-templates: ## render Mako templates (for lists of coins, tokens, etc.)
+templates: translations ## render Mako templates (for lists of coins, tokens, etc.)
 	./tools/build_templates
 
-templates_check: ## check that Mako-rendered files match their templates
+templates_check: translations_check ## check that Mako-rendered files match their templates
 	./tools/build_templates --check
 
+translations: ## update translations
+	python ./translations/order.py
+	python ./translations/cli.py gen
+
+translations_check: ## check that translations are up to date
+	# spits out error if the stored merkle root is not up to date
+	python ./translations/cli.py merkle-root > /dev/null
+
 solana_templates: ## rebuild Solana instruction template file
 	./tools/build_solana_templates
 
@@ -455,3 +463,5 @@ coverage:  ## generate coverage report
 unused:  ## find unused micropython code
 	vulture src src/_vulture_ignore.txt --exclude "messages.py,*/enums/*"
 
+
+.PHONY: templates translations templates_check translations_check
diff --git a/core/SConscript.firmware b/core/SConscript.firmware
index 724829d17..b988ef114 100644
--- a/core/SConscript.firmware
+++ b/core/SConscript.firmware
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ if FEATURE_FLAGS["SYSTEM_VIEW"]:
     CPPDEFINES_MOD += ['SYSTEM_VIEW']
     CCFLAGS_MOD += '-DSYSTEM_VIEW '
 
+TRANSLATION_DATA = [
+    "translations/en.json",
+    "translations/order.json",
+]
+
+
 # fonts
 tools.add_font('NORMAL', FONT_NORMAL, CPPDEFINES_MOD, SOURCE_MOD)
 tools.add_font('BOLD', FONT_BOLD, CPPDEFINES_MOD, SOURCE_MOD)
@@ -749,6 +755,7 @@ rust = env.Command(
     source='',
     action=cargo_build(), )
 env.Depends(rust, protobuf_blobs)
+env.Depends(rust, TRANSLATION_DATA)
 
 env.Append(LINKFLAGS=f' -L{RUST_LIBDIR}')
 env.Append(LINKFLAGS=f' -l{RUST_LIB}')
diff --git a/core/SConscript.unix b/core/SConscript.unix
index 2e85a1a70..783485a99 100644
--- a/core/SConscript.unix
+++ b/core/SConscript.unix
@@ -417,6 +417,12 @@ if DMA2D:
     ]
 
 
+TRANSLATION_DATA = [
+    "translations/en.json",
+    "translations/order.json",
+]
+
+
 # fonts
 tools.add_font('NORMAL', FONT_NORMAL, CPPDEFINES_MOD, SOURCE_MOD)
 tools.add_font('BOLD', FONT_BOLD, CPPDEFINES_MOD, SOURCE_MOD)
@@ -833,6 +839,7 @@ rust = env.Command(
     source='',
     action=cargo_build(), )
 env.Depends(rust, protobuf_blobs)
+env.Depends(rust, TRANSLATION_DATA)
 
 
 env.Append(LINKFLAGS=f'-L{RUST_LIBDIR}')
diff --git a/core/translations/order.py b/core/translations/order.py
index bf24cd15c..c9c198221 100644
--- a/core/translations/order.py
+++ b/core/translations/order.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 import json
+import os
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ def generate_new_order() -> None:
             old_order[new_index] = item
 
         output_file.write_text(json.dumps(old_order, indent=2) + "\n")
+        stat = language_file.stat()
+        os.utime(output_file, ns=(stat.st_atime_ns, stat.st_mtime_ns))
     else:
         print("No new items found.")