diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1276cd82..3e60dfe2 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.
 
+### [3.36.1](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v3.36.0...v3.36.1) (2025-10-10)
+
+- fix: resolve critical GCS storage bugs preventing production use (3cd0b9a)
+
+
 ### [3.36.0](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v3.35.0...v3.36.0) (2025-10-10)
 
 #### 🚀 Always-Adaptive Caching with Enhanced Monitoring
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f6e4debb..cfd2e36a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "3.36.0",
+  "version": "3.36.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "3.36.0",
+      "version": "3.36.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 766dd592..18b9ad29 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "3.36.0",
+  "version": "3.36.1",
   "description": "Universal Knowledge Protocol™ - World's first Triple Intelligence database unifying vector, graph, and document search in one API. 31 nouns × 40 verbs for infinite expressiveness.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.js",