diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cdd8e26f..2be90b9b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 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.
 
+### [5.10.4](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v5.10.3...v5.10.4) (2025-11-17)
+
+- fix: critical clear() data persistence regression (v5.10.4) (aba1563)
+
+
 ### [5.10.3](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v5.10.2...v5.10.3) (2025-11-14)
 
 - docs: add production service architecture guide to public docs (759e7fa)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f372922d..68eccdce 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "5.10.3",
+  "version": "5.10.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "5.10.3",
+      "version": "5.10.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f8dbf758..4a2ce15e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "5.10.3",
+  "version": "5.10.4",
   "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",