diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7afc973f..17f5d0c5 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.
 
+### [8.0.13](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.0.12...v8.0.13) (2026-07-07)
+
+- docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.0.13 (accurate boot log for established stores) (38e8de5)
+- fix: an established store no longer boot-logs "New installation" (3086916)
+
+
 ### [8.0.12](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.0.11...v8.0.12) (2026-07-07)
 
 - docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.0.12 (7→8 VFS recovery, zero-rebuild cold open, strict query operators) (d9017e7)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 281a75b7..acb5c415 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.0.12",
+  "version": "8.0.13",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "8.0.12",
+      "version": "8.0.13",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@msgpack/msgpack": "^3.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d6856279..7bdaed52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.0.12",
+  "version": "8.0.13",
   "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",