diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1230783c..d60fc579 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 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.
 
-### [7.5.3](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v7.5.0...v7.5.3) (2026-01-26)
+### [7.5.4](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v7.5.0...v7.5.4) (2026-01-26)
 
-- chore: republish (npm registry ghost records for 7.5.0-7.5.2)
+- chore: republish (npm immutable registry burned 7.5.0-7.5.3)
 
 ### [7.5.0](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v7.4.1...v7.5.0) (2026-01-26)
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4745c052..1070fda8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "7.5.3",
+  "version": "7.5.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "7.5.3",
+      "version": "7.5.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 79061fa2..b9ab1203 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "7.5.3",
+  "version": "7.5.4",
   "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",