Star-rating won't update on export

Hello,
when i edit my RAW-files i allways use the stars to rate them before i export them to JPEG.
Sometimes after a while i go over them again, edit some more and occasionally change the rating.
What i have discovered is that when i overwrite them (with the standard Lightroom export function) the ratings do not update.
Is this something one of you can confirm or does this just happen on my computer? And is this a bug or just a mistake on my side?
Thanks, Philipp

Don't think it's a bug per se, but you need to update the metadata for the exported photos you have overwritten. You can do this by using "Read Metadata From File" on the Metadata menu, or by synchronizing the folder containing the exports, and "scanning for metadata updates".

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