diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 75c50a90..0a7b221c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [8.2.4](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.2.3...v8.2.4) (2026-07-12)
+
+- docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.2.4 (non-destructive restore) (4574695)
+- fix: non-destructive, crash-resumable restore (a2f4f6a)
+
+
 ### [8.2.3](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.2.2...v8.2.3) (2026-07-12)
 
 - docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.2.3 (transact durability barrier) (be5ce0b)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 82f4a631..5865dcd0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.2.3",
+  "version": "8.2.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "8.2.3",
+      "version": "8.2.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@msgpack/msgpack": "^3.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e7a6615..0496e7b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.2.3",
+  "version": "8.2.4",
   "description": "Universal Knowledge Protocol™ - World's first Triple Intelligence database unifying vector, graph, and document search in one API. Stage 3 CANONICAL: 42 nouns × 127 verbs covering 96-97% of all human knowledge.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.js",