diff --git a/npm-package/package.json b/npm-package/package.json
index 72191f9f..0fd425f3 100644
--- a/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/npm-package/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@beads/bd",
-  "version": "0.21.5",
+  "version": "0.21.6",
   "description": "Beads issue tracker - lightweight memory system for coding agents with native binary support",
   "main": "bin/bd.js",
   "bin": {