diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4fbd70d..7573110b 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]
 
+## [0.28.5] - 2026-05-05
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - **Pi no longer hard-blocks startup with a red error when run in directories
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d27b27c0..a92592f5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "taskplane",
-  "version": "0.28.4",
+  "version": "0.28.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "taskplane",
-      "version": "0.28.4",
+      "version": "0.28.5",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "jiti": "^2.6.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f0e0cf2..e6aaf3ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "taskplane",
-  "version": "0.28.4",
+  "version": "0.28.5",
   "description": "AI agent orchestration for pi — parallel task execution with checkpoint discipline",
   "keywords": [
     "pi-package",