diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2272633b62..302ff6595e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3031,7 +3031,7 @@ checksum = "92ecc6618181def0457392ccd0ee51198e065e016d1d527a7ac1b6dc7c1f09d2"
 
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 name = "jcode"
-version = "0.81.3"
+version = "0.81.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-stream",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0a31809dcd..17c2f9c54e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "jcode"
-version = "0.81.3"
+version = "0.81.4"
 description = "Possibly the greatest coding agent ever built — blazing-fast TUI, multi-model, swarm coordination, 30+ tools"
 edition = "2024"
 autobins = false
diff --git a/changelog/index.json b/changelog/index.json
index 9a070fb522..1e1253444f 100644
--- a/changelog/index.json
+++ b/changelog/index.json
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "version": "0.81.4",
+      "date": "2026-08-30"
+    },
     {
       "version": "0.81.3",
       "date": "2026-08-29"
diff --git a/changelog/v0.81.4.json b/changelog/v0.81.4.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29dbdac819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/v0.81.4.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.81.4",
+  "date": "2026-08-30",
+  "improvements": [
+    "Internal reliability and performance work"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/docs/images/star-history.svg b/docs/images/star-history.svg
index 9448ebf338..81ef1f65b7 100644
--- a/docs/images/star-history.svg
+++ b/docs/images/star-history.svg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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+<desc id="desc">Cumulative GitHub stars sampled weekly over the last 26 weeks, ending at 18,842 stars.</desc>
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