diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ab2ffc1..3136ea62 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.
 
+### [7.19.7](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v7.19.6...v7.19.7) (2026-02-23)
+
+- docs: add plain-language ELI5 overview and link from README (a88962f)
+
+
 ### [7.19.6](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v7.19.5...v7.19.6) (2026-02-19)
 
 - docs: convert code examples to TypeScript (791cacc)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ae89dd58..3954d6f8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "7.19.6",
+  "version": "7.19.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "7.19.6",
+      "version": "7.19.7",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c11fd4db..dde95334 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "7.19.6",
+  "version": "7.19.7",
   "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",