diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 98004448..8316a6de 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.28.0"
+  ".": "0.29.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82b34a37..93b5fe9a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.29.0](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/compare/v0.28.0...v0.29.0) (2026-08-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add read-only AI analysis assistant for the media library ([#320](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/issues/320)) ([e7c212f](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/commit/e7c212fc0d9b8b50426a1d86d5df7325702d07c1))
+* add real-time WebSocket sync for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby ([#306](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/issues/306)) ([966e142](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/commit/966e142e9169d60ca5cf7d8cd4301d652fc67b9f))
+* **realtime:** incremental library sync (apply only changed items) ([#308](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/issues/308)) ([3caa22a](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/commit/3caa22af7e963294bbba3ec8675cb9a18afd5f10))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **sync:** stop syncing collections into media libraries ([#333](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/issues/333)) ([6f6069f](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/commit/6f6069fb56394127388254a8152ea3f49d211f4a))
+* **tools:** 4K transcode criterion no longer kills audio-only transcodes ([#355](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/issues/355)) ([cebbb24](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/commit/cebbb24e22ba6b04de2c8670fad2aa759a3a2fe4))
+
 ## [0.28.0](https://github.com/ahembree/librariarr/compare/v0.27.0...v0.28.0) (2026-07-15)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4344c723..3fb3ad9f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "librariarr",
-  "version": "0.28.0",
+  "version": "0.29.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Media library management for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby",
   "repository": {