diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 48122a71..8e240c1b 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.
 
+### [5.7.13](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v5.7.12...v5.7.13) (2025-11-14)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* resolve excludeVFS architectural bug across all query paths (v5.7.13) ([e57e947](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/commit/e57e9474986097f37e89a8dbfa868005368d645c))
+
 ### [5.7.12](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v5.7.11...v5.7.12) (2025-11-13)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b4484099..c29ba52d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "5.7.12",
+  "version": "5.7.13",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "5.7.12",
+      "version": "5.7.13",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 624be046..c9580724 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "5.7.12",
+  "version": "5.7.13",
   "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",