diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e5d8e0e..208cc5fc 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.
 
+### [7.9.3](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v7.9.2...v7.9.3) (2026-01-28)
+
+- perf: optimize addMany() with batch embedding for 5-10x speedup (df7d467)
+- fix: cancel abandoned highlight() semantic work and harden WASM engine recovery (f8dd93c)
+
+
 ### [7.9.1](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v7.9.0...v7.9.1) (2026-01-27)
 
 - fix: exclude __words__ keyword index from corruption detection and getStats() (364360d)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6d70f580..4601d819 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "7.9.2",
+  "version": "7.9.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "7.9.2",
+      "version": "7.9.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 43ab637e..a2b2cfe0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "7.9.2",
+  "version": "7.9.3",
   "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",