diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9521b6077..cfce765f6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ checksum = "2af50177e190e07a26ab74f8b1efbfe2ef87da2116221318cb1c2e82baf7de06"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "batten"
-version = "0.0.167"
+version = "0.0.168"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "blake3",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 09ff012e4..90cf550cd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resolver = "3"
 members = ["crates/*"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.0.167"
+version = "0.0.168"
 edition = "2024"
 # A DERIVED COPY of `mise.toml [tools] rust`, not a compatibility promise
 # (CLOUD-593). Batten ships compiled binaries and its source is public so the
diff --git a/crates/batten/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/batten/CHANGELOG.md
index afa128203..229aa06c1 100644
--- a/crates/batten/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/batten/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.0.168](https://github.com/button-inc/batten/compare/v0.0.167...v0.0.168) - 2026-09-17
+
+### Fixed
+
+- *(admission)* a mint addressing no finding of a rule that fired refuses
+- *(harness-wiring)* name the surface a could-not-look could not read
+- *(ci)* a provisioning run that failed must not report 0
+- *(store)* [**breaking**] give the merged journal the order `assess` already assumes
+- *(admission)* read a spent block from HEAD so CI honours an override
+- *(doctor)* report a session-start fact a registered rule reads and nothing minted
+
+### Other
+
+- *(store)* the journal's order is asserted on both sides of the draw
+- *(harness-wiring)* the could-not-look clause gets a compiled-binary tier
+
 ## [0.0.167](https://github.com/button-inc/batten/compare/v0.0.166...v0.0.167) - 2026-09-16
 
 ### Added