diff --git a/.beads/metadata.json b/.beads/metadata.json
index 6e36c945..4faf148a 100644
--- a/.beads/metadata.json
+++ b/.beads/metadata.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "database": "beads.db",
   "jsonl_export": "issues.jsonl",
-  "last_bd_version": "0.25.1"
+  "last_bd_version": "0.26.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 05d6ea7f..10a16188 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "name": "beads",
       "source": "./",
       "description": "AI-supervised issue tracker for coding workflows",
-      "version": "0.25.1"
+      "version": "0.26.0"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index e41f08a4..91a75da9 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "beads",
   "description": "AI-supervised issue tracker for coding workflows. Manage tasks, discover work, and maintain context with simple CLI commands.",
-  "version": "0.25.1",
+  "version": "0.26.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Steve Yegge",
     "url": "https://github.com/steveyegge"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f8b6bca6..fa555663 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,93 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.26.0] - 2025-11-27
+
+## [0.26.0] - 2025-11-27
+
+### Added
+
+- **bd doctor --check-health**: Lightweight health checks for startup hooks (3fe94f2)
+  - Quick, silent health checks (exit 0 on success, non-zero on issues)
+  - Checks: version mismatch, sync.branch config, outdated hooks
+  - New `hints.doctor` config option to suppress doctor hints globally
+  - Git hooks now call `bd doctor --check-health` in post-merge/post-checkout
+
+- **--no-git-history Flag**: Prevent spurious deletions during import/sync (5506486)
+  - Use when git history is unreliable (shallow clones, squash merges)
+  - Prevents deletion manifest from removing issues based on stale history
+
+- **gh2jsonl Hash ID Mode**: Content-based ID generation for GitHub imports (#383 by @deangiberson)
+  - `--id-mode {sequential|hash}` flag (default: sequential for backward compatibility)
+  - `--hash-length {3,4,5,6,7,8}` for configurable hash length (default: 6)
+  - Hash IDs are deterministic using title, description, creator, timestamp
+
+- **CI Provenance Attestation**: npm publish now includes provenance attestation (03d62d0)
+
+- **bdui**: Added to Third-Party Tools ecosystem (#384)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Critical: MCP Protocol Stdin Fix** (PR #400 by @cleak)
+  - Subprocess stdin inheritance was breaking MCP JSON-RPC protocol
+  - All subprocess calls now use `stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL`
+  - Fixes hanging/blocking issues in Claude Desktop MCP integration
+
+- **Git Worktree Staleness** (#399)
+  - Staleness check was failing after writes in git worktrees
+  - Now uses RFC3339Nano precision for `last_import_time` metadata
+
+- **Multi-Part Prefix Support** (#398)
+  - Issue ID extraction now correctly handles multi-part prefixes
+  - Example: `my-app-123` correctly extracts prefix `my-app`
+
+- **bd sync Commit Scope** (bd-red)
+  - `bd sync` now only commits `.beads/` files, not other staged files
+  - Prevents accidental commits of unrelated staged changes
+
+- **Auto-Import to Wrong File** (bd-tqo)
+  - Fixed auto-import exporting to wrong JSONL file
+  - FindJSONLPath now correctly skips deletions.jsonl
+
+- **Deletions.jsonl Handling**
+  - Git hooks now properly stage deletions.jsonl for cross-clone propagation
+  - bd doctor no longer warns about deletions.jsonl
+  - Prevent rebase failures from deletions.jsonl writes
+
+- **Defense-in-Depth** (bd-4t7)
+  - Added additional check for --no-auto-import flag
+
+- **Tilde Expansion**: Global gitignore path now expands `~` correctly
+
+- **beads-mcp Type Checking**: Resolved all mypy type checking errors
+
+- **CI Test Stability**: Fixed Windows test failures
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Stealth Mode**: Removed global gitattributes setup from `bd init --stealth` (#391)
+  - Stealth mode now purely local with no global git configuration
+
+- **Pre-Push Hook Error Message**: Improved clarity when sync fails (#390)
+
+### Refactoring
+
+- Extract path canonicalization and database search helpers (7d765c2)
+- Consolidate check-health DB access and expand hook checks (3458956)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Sync skill CLI reference with current docs (62d1dc9)
+
+### Community
+
+- PR #400: MCP stdin fix (@cleak)
+- PR #398: Multi-part prefix support
+- PR #391: Stealth mode gitattributes removal
+- PR #390: Pre-push hook error message (@jonathanpberger)
+- PR #384: bdui ecosystem addition
+- PR #383: gh2jsonl hash ID support (@deangiberson)
+
 ## [0.25.1] - 2025-11-25
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/cmd/bd/info.go b/cmd/bd/info.go
index 40932be0..65183729 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/info.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/info.go
@@ -287,6 +287,19 @@ type VersionChange struct {
 
 // versionChanges contains agent-actionable changes for recent versions
 var versionChanges = []VersionChange{
+	{
+		Version: "0.26.0",
+		Date:    "2025-11-27",
+		Changes: []string{
+			"bd doctor --check-health - Lightweight health checks for startup hooks (exit 0 on success)",
+			"--no-git-history flag - Prevent spurious deletions when git history is unreliable",
+			"gh2jsonl --id-mode hash - Hash-based ID generation for GitHub imports",
+			"MCP Protocol Fix (PR #400) - Subprocess stdin no longer breaks MCP JSON-RPC",
+			"Git Worktree Staleness Fix (#399) - Staleness check works after writes in worktrees",
+			"Multi-Part Prefix Support (#398) - Handles prefixes like 'my-app-123' correctly",
+			"bd sync Commit Scope Fixed - Only commits .beads/ files, not other staged files",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		Version: "0.25.1",
 		Date:    "2025-11-25",
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
index 7838eb41..5929b766 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.25.1
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.26.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-commit hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
index f80dc1f6..db3b4631 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.25.1
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.26.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-push hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/version.go b/cmd/bd/version.go
index 47c1cfb3..c097392d 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/version.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// Version is the current version of bd (overridden by ldflags at build time)
-	Version = "0.25.1"
+	Version = "0.26.0"
 	// Build can be set via ldflags at compile time
 	Build = "dev"
 	// Commit and branch the git revision the binary was built from (optional ldflag)
diff --git a/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml b/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
index 1ea64c6d..52ac6023 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "beads-mcp"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 description = "MCP server for beads issue tracker."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py b/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
index 4bfb9a45..920f5f7b 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ This package provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes
 beads (bd) issue tracker functionality to MCP Clients.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.25.1"
+__version__ = "0.26.0"
diff --git a/npm-package/package.json b/npm-package/package.json
index 4ce6caf8..96a3a0b9 100644
--- a/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/npm-package/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@beads/bd",
-  "version": "0.25.1",
+  "version": "0.26.0",
   "description": "Beads issue tracker - lightweight memory system for coding agents with native binary support",
   "main": "bin/bd.js",
   "bin": {