diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fcfeadb9..5ebb255e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 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.
 
+### [8.4.0](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.3.3...v8.4.0) (2026-07-15)
+
+- docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.4.0 (generation fact log + family stamp) (4a60b43)
+- feat: entity-tree family stamp — sourceGeneration + rollup coherence at open (2888ae6)
+- feat: generation fact log — after-image commit records, dual-written at every commit point (38b0041)
+
+
 ### [8.3.3](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.3.2...v8.3.3) (2026-07-15)
 
 - docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.3.3 (rename containment fix + repair) (c3feafd)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c4e4f9ab..43347132 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.3.3",
+  "version": "8.4.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "8.3.3",
+      "version": "8.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@msgpack/msgpack": "^3.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ee74980b..fbbc8b5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.3.3",
+  "version": "8.4.0",
   "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",