diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d2cef22..75c50a90 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.
 
+### [8.2.3](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.2.2...v8.2.3) (2026-07-12)
+
+- docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.2.3 (transact durability barrier) (be5ce0b)
+- fix: transact durability barrier — committed transactions are durable on return (3b8fa51)
+
+
 ### [8.2.2](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.2.1...v8.2.2) (2026-07-11)
 
 - docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.2.2 (transaction timeout rollback) (ed97006)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 73e4135b..82f4a631 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.2.2",
+  "version": "8.2.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "8.2.2",
+      "version": "8.2.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@msgpack/msgpack": "^3.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1553285..4e7a6615 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.2.2",
+  "version": "8.2.3",
   "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",