diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c779190e..71e6bac7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "synapt"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 description = "Persistent conversational memory for AI coding assistants"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/synapt/__init__.py b/src/synapt/__init__.py
index aa49b0b5..4068b800 100644
--- a/src/synapt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/synapt/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Synapt: persistent conversational memory for AI coding assistants."""
 
-__version__ = "0.11.1"
+__version__ = "0.12.0"