diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4ffed35..93dc0dc 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.1.29"
+  ".": "0.1.30"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a7dce7..d6b72cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.30](https://github.com/maruakshay/miii-cli/compare/miii-agent-v0.1.29...miii-agent-v0.1.30) (2026-07-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* harden config/context/permissions and smooth first-run UX ([9a20ee5](https://github.com/maruakshay/miii-cli/commit/9a20ee5a033ef751f775f2d45e9895c424993c4b))
+* harden config/context/permissions and smooth first-run UX ([67f95e3](https://github.com/maruakshay/miii-cli/commit/67f95e3f7bd9de1a72d04eacfd207d1cc5604611))
+* **loop:** detect repeats before committing assistant turn ([c3c8251](https://github.com/maruakshay/miii-cli/commit/c3c8251d31c0b01f5b2345582e40b7de785f98c2))
+* **loop:** detect repeats before committing assistant turn ([dc9d8fc](https://github.com/maruakshay/miii-cli/commit/dc9d8fcf29edd1e6ad95243da7c3ad593086960b))
+
 ## [0.1.29](https://github.com/maruakshay/miii-cli/compare/miii-agent-v0.1.28...miii-agent-v0.1.29) (2026-06-29)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4494b03..79a73e2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "miii-agent",
-  "version": "0.1.29",
+  "version": "0.1.30",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "miii-agent",
-      "version": "0.1.29",
+      "version": "0.1.30",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "cli-highlight": "^2.1.11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9efa0ee..212f3ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "miii-agent",
-  "version": "0.1.29",
+  "version": "0.1.30",
   "description": "Cursor / Claude Code, but local. An offline AI pair-programmer in your terminal, powered by Ollama. Private by default, free forever.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {