diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index faf409d..fa97484 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.15"
+  ".": "0.2.16"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7be830f..16d96d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.16](https://github.com/Unsupervisedcom/panopticon-next/compare/v0.2.15...v0.2.16) (2026-10-29)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **spawner:** resolve repository hooks from the configured directory ([#31](https://github.com/Unsupervisedcom/panopticon-next/issues/31)) ([1e205cd](https://github.com/Unsupervisedcom/panopticon-next/commit/1e205cd2bc43adc6af69c510e2a9b6a7f5134b8f))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* align runtime architecture and document 2119 workflows ([#32](https://github.com/Unsupervisedcom/panopticon-next/issues/32)) ([4f5b13d](https://github.com/Unsupervisedcom/panopticon-next/commit/4f5b13d34e03da76905b64bf4674b21a73e23c37))
+
 ## [0.2.15](https://github.com/Unsupervisedcom/panopticon-next/compare/v0.2.14...v0.2.15) (2026-09-16)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37077df..6451b02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ panopticon quickstart
 ```
 
 [//]: # (x-release-please-start-version)
-You can verify the installed release with `panopticon --version`; it should print `panopticon 0.2.15`
+You can verify the installed release with `panopticon --version`; it should print `panopticon 0.2.16`
 without requiring a checkout or `uv`.
 [//]: # (x-release-please-end)
 
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 5d5675b..32cd677 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ build is supplied as a wheel beside this walkthrough. Open the extracted evaluat
 directory in the new terminal and install that wheel in an isolated environment:
 
 ```sh
-PANOPTICON_RELEASE_VERSION=0.2.15 # x-release-please-version
+PANOPTICON_RELEASE_VERSION=0.2.16 # x-release-please-version
 pipx install "./panopticon_next-${PANOPTICON_RELEASE_VERSION}-py3-none-any.whl"
 panopticon --version
 panopticon doctor
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ For the published release, run `pipx install panopticon-next`, then `panopticon
 The local wheel path above also supports an independently checksummed evaluation.
 
 [//]: # (x-release-please-start-version)
-Expected result: `panopticon --version` prints `panopticon 0.2.15` without requiring a source
+Expected result: `panopticon --version` prints `panopticon 0.2.16` without requiring a source
 checkout, and `doctor` ends with `All prerequisites satisfied.` Do not continue until both checks
 pass. `doctor` checks Python 3.11+, Git, the Docker CLI and daemon, and tmux. Agent CLIs are
 reported for native browser login; pasting a token or API key does not require a host agent CLI.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a5c7d91..147391d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "panopticon-next"
-version = "0.2.15"
+version = "0.2.16"
 description = "Self-hosted control plane for running a fleet of coding agents in isolated containers, governed by configurable workflows."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"