diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 467868d6..7207bd02 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 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.
 
+### [3.20.2](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v3.20.1...v3.20.2) (2025-09-30)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **vfs**: resolve VFS race conditions and decompression errors ([1a2661f](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/commit/1a2661f))
+  - Fixes duplicate directory nodes caused by concurrent writes
+  - Fixes file read decompression errors caused by rawData compression state mismatch
+  - Adds mutex-based concurrency control for mkdir operations
+  - Adds explicit compression tracking for file reads
+
 ### [3.19.1](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v3.19.0...v3.19.1) (2025-09-29)
 
 ## [3.19.0](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v3.18.0...v3.19.0) (2025-09-29)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5cb11e79..058fc6a8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "3.20.1",
+  "version": "3.20.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "3.20.1",
+      "version": "3.20.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48ae9d42..5590249a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "3.20.1",
+  "version": "3.20.2",
   "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",