diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 9ed98493..166d5bdc 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": "0.28.0"
+      "version": "0.29.0"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index ac2dce5c..cb47f0d6 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": "0.28.0",
+  "version": "0.29.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Steve Yegge",
     "url": "https://github.com/steveyegge"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 87f9a8c2..3e131963 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [0.29.0] - 2025-12-03
 
+## [0.29.0] - 2025-12-03
+
 ### Added
 
 - **`--estimate` / `-e` flag for `bd create` and `bd update` (GH #443)**
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
index 293f15d4..1d7e4264 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.28.0
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.29.0
 #
 # bd (beads) post-checkout hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
index e59af067..90eebeb3 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.28.0
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.29.0
 #
 # bd (beads) post-merge hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
index ba4b24ac..40872c1c 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.28.0
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.29.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-commit hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
index 9e238004..fb4b0830 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.28.0
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.29.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-push hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/version.go b/cmd/bd/version.go
index a7f83461..73148084 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 = "0.28.0"
+	Version = "0.29.0"
 	// 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 f0b7e554..1a6548df 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "beads-mcp"
-version = "0.28.0"
+version = "0.29.0"
 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 74c57dee..6a833a9e 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__ = "0.28.0"
+__version__ = "0.29.0"
diff --git a/npm-package/package.json b/npm-package/package.json
index e085590c..9ae1ad94 100644
--- a/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/npm-package/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@beads/bd",
-  "version": "0.28.0",
+  "version": "0.29.0",
   "description": "Beads issue tracker - lightweight memory system for coding agents with native binary support",
   "main": "bin/bd.js",
   "bin": {