diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f0051c81..54e1c4bd 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.
 
+### [5.7.2](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v5.7.1...v5.7.2) (2025-11-12)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* resolve v5.7.x race condition with write-through cache (v5.7.2) ([732d23b](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/commit/732d23bd2afb4ac9559a9beb7835e0f623065ff2))
+
 ### [5.7.1](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v5.7.0...v5.7.1) (2025-11-11)
 
 - fix: resolve v5.7.0 deadlock by restoring storage layer separation (v5.7.1) (eb9af45)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8a34fef4..70ff7c8d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "5.7.1",
+  "version": "5.7.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "5.7.1",
+      "version": "5.7.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b513c04c..79ceb6f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "5.7.1",
+  "version": "5.7.2",
   "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",