diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50f13ce..c4e022f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [6.9.3] - 2026-10-03
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Version bump to 6.9.3.** No functional changes since v6.9.2; `package.json` version and the release branch/tag are advanced to `6.9.3` so the release workflow publishes from a `release/vX.Y.Z` branch.
+
 ## [6.9.2] - 2026-10-03
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fde4dbf..87f655b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@matterailab/orbcode",
-  "version": "6.9.2",
+  "version": "6.9.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@matterailab/orbcode",
-      "version": "6.9.2",
+      "version": "6.9.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ai-sdk/anthropic": "^3.0.85",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d67138a..ebfc983 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@matterailab/orbcode",
-  "version": "6.9.2",
+  "version": "6.9.3",
   "description": "OrbCode CLI — agentic coding in your terminal, by MatterAI",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {