diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2e1c40e..2a248c7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.8.2"
+  ".": "0.8.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8abaf30..bdf3a3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.3](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/compare/v0.8.2...v0.8.3) (2026-09-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* gate and freshness maintenance spawns carry cgc.maintenanceTimeoutMs ([b9aebf1](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/commit/b9aebf12db60acb5641c34e03b28d849f4089cba))
+* pin ENABLE_AUTO_WATCH=false on every runner-spawned cgc child ([313affa](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/commit/313affa429389730d9c90a44802e990fc0eea359))
+
 ## [0.8.2](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/compare/v0.8.1...v0.8.2) (2026-09-19)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35879f0..65cc77b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-codegraphcontext",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "description": "Pi coding-agent extension for CodeGraphContext (CGC): index lifecycle gate, freshness sync, agent routing guidance, status surfaces, and CLI-gap tools wrapping the cgc binary.",
   "type": "module",
   "keywords": [