diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 87a5ed3a..ffbc6b59 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": "0.24.3"
+      "version": "0.24.4"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index c3d0b11f..010ae460 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": "0.24.3",
+  "version": "0.24.4",
   "author": {
     "name": "Steve Yegge",
     "url": "https://github.com/steveyegge"
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
index a41f5fdb..629f0669 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.3
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.4
 #
 # Beads post-checkout hook
 # Automatically imports JSONL to SQLite database after checking out branches
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
index b8f848c8..ac6a3722 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.3
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.4
 #
 # bd (beads) post-merge hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
index d71f045f..dd3ce185 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.3
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.4
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-commit hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
index 8bc76dd8..0f830ee5 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.3
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.4
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-push hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/version.go b/cmd/bd/version.go
index 6a11f9e8..d3784920 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 = "0.24.3"
+	Version = "0.24.4"
 	// 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 504e5ad7..8477adae 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "beads-mcp"
-version = "0.24.3"
+version = "0.24.4"
 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 68502934..54bcf446 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__ = "0.24.3"
+__version__ = "0.24.4"
diff --git a/npm-package/package.json b/npm-package/package.json
index 4a035969..df65b848 100644
--- a/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/npm-package/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@beads/bd",
-  "version": "0.24.3",
+  "version": "0.24.4",
   "description": "Beads issue tracker - lightweight memory system for coding agents with native binary support",
   "main": "bin/bd.js",
   "bin": {