diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fedcad2..45af50e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.9.4] - 2026-05-07
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Reverted PyPI badge to hardcoded `pypi-0.9.4-blue.svg`.** Dynamic shields endpoint was rendering stale for >24 hours. Each release MUST bump this badge in lockstep with `pyproject.toml` version.
+
 ## [0.9.3] - 2026-05-07
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ecb5b82..5a13201 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [![CI](https://github.com/hibou04-ops/antemortem-cli/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/hibou04-ops/antemortem-cli/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 [![License: Apache 2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache--2.0-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 [![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.11%2B-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org)
-[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/antemortem.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/antemortem/)
+[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/badge/pypi-0.9.4-blue.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/antemortem/)
 [![Tests](https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-287%20passing-brightgreen.svg)](tests/)
 [![Providers](https://img.shields.io/badge/providers-anthropic%20%7C%20openai%20%7C%20gemini%20%7C%20openai--compatible-informational.svg)](#provider-support)
 [![Methodology](https://img.shields.io/badge/methodology-Antemortem-blueviolet.svg)](https://github.com/hibou04-ops/Antemortem)
diff --git a/README_KR.md b/README_KR.md
index d19ab81..7bb0715 100644
--- a/README_KR.md
+++ b/README_KR.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [![License: Apache 2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache--2.0-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 [![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.11%2B-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org)
-[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/antemortem.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/antemortem/)
+[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/badge/pypi-0.9.4-blue.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/antemortem/)
 [![Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/status-alpha-orange.svg)](#상태--로드맵)
 [![Tests](https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-287%20passing-brightgreen.svg)](tests/)
 [![Providers](https://img.shields.io/badge/providers-anthropic%20%7C%20openai%20%7C%20gemini%20%7C%20openai--compatible-informational.svg)](#provider-지원)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8812fbf..f046ac2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "antemortem"
-version = "0.9.3"
+version = "0.9.4"
 description = "Model-agnostic CLI for the Antemortem pre-implementation reconnaissance discipline — scaffold, run (Anthropic / OpenAI / Gemini / OpenAI-compatible), optionally critique via a 2-pass adversarial review, and lint antemortem documents with disk-verified file:line citations. Four-level decision gate for CI."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/src/antemortem/__init__.py b/src/antemortem/__init__.py
index 7c55360..b1d9275 100644
--- a/src/antemortem/__init__.py
+++ b/src/antemortem/__init__.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 See https://github.com/hibou04-ops/Antemortem for the methodology.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.9.3"
+__version__ = "0.9.4"