diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f4a3a7f..5154451 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.6.1"
+    ".": "0.6.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0163e71..8773a5e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.2](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/defender/compare/defender-v0.6.1...defender-v0.6.2) (2026-04-21)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ENG-12702:** strip boundary markers from input before classification ([#55](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/defender/issues/55)) ([0fdd9d4](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/defender/commit/0fdd9d447d932735e4821890e7b0499ca979af22))
+
 ## [0.6.1](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/defender/compare/defender-v0.6.0...defender-v0.6.1) (2026-04-21)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4a2fd3a..8d3e6bb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "@stackone/defender",
-    "version": "0.6.1",
+    "version": "0.6.2",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "@stackone/defender",
-            "version": "0.6.1",
+            "version": "0.6.2",
             "license": "Apache-2.0",
             "dependencies": {
                 "nanoid": "3.3.11"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 15d8dab..8803ff3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@stackone/defender",
-    "version": "0.6.1",
+    "version": "0.6.2",
     "description": "Prompt injection defense framework for AI tool-calling",
     "main": "dist/index.cjs",
     "module": "dist/index.mjs",