diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index eae5790a..26350d7f 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": "0.32.1"
+      "version": "0.33.0"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 85474ea6..5a6f0ee2 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": "0.32.1",
+  "version": "0.33.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Steve Yegge",
     "url": "https://github.com/steveyegge"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c66d39eb..5d9e1d1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.33.0] - 2025-12-21
+
 ### Added
 
 - **Ephemeral molecules** (bd-2vh3) - Spawn molecules as ephemeral by default
diff --git a/bd_new b/bd_new
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..81a728a5
Binary files /dev/null and b/bd_new differ
diff --git a/cmd/bd/info.go b/cmd/bd/info.go
index dbf08396..c804db9d 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/info.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/info.go
@@ -288,6 +288,18 @@ type VersionChange struct {
 
 // versionChanges contains agent-actionable changes for recent versions
 var versionChanges = []VersionChange{
+	{
+		Version: "0.33.0",
+		Date:    "2025-12-21",
+		Changes: []string{
+			"NEW: Ephemeral molecules (bd-2vh3) - bd mol spawn creates ephemeral issues by default",
+			"NEW: Ephemeral issues live only in SQLite, never export to JSONL (prevents zombie resurrection)",
+			"NEW: --persistent flag on bd mol spawn to opt out of ephemeral spawning",
+			"NEW: bd mol squash compresses ephemeral children into digest issue",
+			"NEW: --summary flag on bd mol squash for agent-provided AI summaries",
+			"FIX: DeleteIssue now cascades to comments table (bd-687g)",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		Version: "0.32.1",
 		Date:    "2025-12-21",
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
index 0442752a..fcfbe2a0 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.32.1
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.33.0
 #
 # bd (beads) post-checkout hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
index 1fde4c7a..6ce2b807 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.32.1
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.33.0
 #
 # bd (beads) post-merge hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
index 5b9adfdc..7a83fff7 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.32.1
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.33.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-commit hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
index c6084c5e..2d7a8478 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.32.1
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.33.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-push hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/version.go b/cmd/bd/version.go
index b4467553..f65d2612 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 = "0.32.1"
+	Version = "0.33.0"
 	// 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 5d08ba03..9a4179a3 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "beads-mcp"
-version = "0.32.1"
+version = "0.33.0"
 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 f5ff5a2c..7e9de1b5 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__ = "0.32.1"
+__version__ = "0.33.0"
diff --git a/npm-package/package.json b/npm-package/package.json
index 98e203be..28480362 100644
--- a/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/npm-package/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@beads/bd",
-  "version": "0.32.1",
+  "version": "0.33.0",
   "description": "Beads issue tracker - lightweight memory system for coding agents with native binary support",
   "main": "bin/bd.js",
   "bin": {