diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version bump (patch, minor, major)'
+        required: true
+        default: 'patch'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Bump version and generate changelog
+        run: |
+          npx standard-version --release-as ${{ inputs.version }} --signoff
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Push release
+        run: |
+          git push --follow-tags origin master
diff --git a/.versionrc b/.versionrc
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+{
+  "types": [
+    {"type": "feat", "section": "Features"},
+    {"type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes"},
+    {"type": "docs", "section": "Documentation"},
+    {"type": "style", "section": "Styling", "hidden": true},
+    {"type": "refactor", "section": "Refactoring"},
+    {"type": "perf", "section": "Performance"},
+    {"type": "test", "section": "Tests"},
+    {"type": "build", "section": "Build System"},
+    {"type": "ci", "section": "CI/CD"},
+    {"type": "chore", "section": "Chores", "hidden": true},
+    {"type": "revert", "section": "Reverts"}
+  ],
+  "releaseCommitMessageFormat": "chore(release): {{currentTag}}",
+  "skip": {
+    "bump": false,
+    "changelog": false,
+    "commit": false,
+    "tag": false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docs/RELEASE.md b/docs/RELEASE.md
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+# Release Process
+
+This document describes how to cut a new release of StellarMind.
+
+## Versioning Policy
+
+StellarMind follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/) (SemVer):
+
+- **MAJOR** (`X.0.0`) — breaking changes to the API or payment flow
+- **MINOR** (`0.X.0`) — new features, backward-compatible
+- **PATCH** (`0.0.X`) — bug fixes, documentation, non-functional changes
+
+## Automated Release
+
+Releases are automated via GitHub Actions:
+
+1. Go to the [Actions tab](../../actions/workflows/release.yml)
+2. Click **"Run workflow"**
+3. Select the version bump: `patch`, `minor`, or `major`
+4. The workflow will:
+   - Bump version in `package.json`
+   - Generate/update `CHANGELOG.md` from conventional commits
+   - Create a git tag
+   - Push the release commit and tag
+
+## Manual Release (fallback)
+
+```bash
+# Ensure on latest master with clean tree
+git checkout master
+git pull origin master
+
+# Generate changelog and bump version
+npx standard-version --release-as patch
+
+# Push release commit and tag
+git push --follow-tags origin master
+```
+
+## Commit Convention
+
+We use [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/):
+
+```
+feat: add new agent capability
+fix: correct payment verification edge case
+docs: update architecture diagram
+refactor: extract x402 client into shared module
+```
+
+The changelog is auto-generated from these commit prefixes.