diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 87c137989..707a22e83 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.6.24] - 2026-07-07
+
 ### Changed — consistent `--version` across every UFFS binary
 
 All 22 shipped and dev binaries now print the same `--version`: a short line
@@ -2667,7 +2669,8 @@ thin clients over a unified `uffsd` process.
 ### Fixed
 - Various MFT parsing edge cases
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/skyllc-ai/UltraFastFileSearch/compare/v0.6.23...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/skyllc-ai/UltraFastFileSearch/compare/v0.6.24...HEAD
+[0.6.24]: https://github.com/skyllc-ai/UltraFastFileSearch/compare/v0.6.23...v0.6.24
 [0.6.23]: https://github.com/skyllc-ai/UltraFastFileSearch/compare/v0.6.22...v0.6.23
 [0.6.18]: https://github.com/skyllc-ai/UltraFastFileSearch/compare/v0.6.17...v0.6.18
 [0.6.17]: https://github.com/skyllc-ai/UltraFastFileSearch/compare/v0.6.15...v0.6.17
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4ece12fb1..4c222ef25 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4379,7 +4379,7 @@ checksum = "b6f5e870be6c3b371b77fe0ee0bafb859fa4964b4404c27de1d380043c4dda20"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-bench"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
@@ -4396,7 +4396,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-broker"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "tracing",
@@ -4411,14 +4411,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-broker-protocol"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-ci-pipeline"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -4437,7 +4437,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-cli"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -4459,7 +4459,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-client"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs-next",
  "libc",
@@ -4479,7 +4479,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-core"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytemuck",
@@ -4510,7 +4510,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-daemon"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -4543,7 +4543,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-diag"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -4558,7 +4558,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-format"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "itoa",
@@ -4569,7 +4569,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-gen-hooks"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -4581,7 +4581,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-gen-workflow"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -4594,7 +4594,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-manifest-audit"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -4606,7 +4606,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-mcp"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
@@ -4630,7 +4630,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-mft"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitflags",
@@ -4671,14 +4671,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-polars"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "polars",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-security"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "dirs-next",
@@ -4693,22 +4693,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-statusfmt"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-text"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-time"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-update"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs-next",
@@ -4727,11 +4727,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-version"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uffs-winsvc"
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "windows 0.62.2",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ebc8cc6a1..6a025942b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ members = [
 # Workspace Package Metadata (inherited by all crates)
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.6.23"
+version = "0.6.24"
 edition = "2024"
 # No `rust-version` claim: the workspace is structurally nightly-only.
 # `crates/uffs-polars` enables `polars/nightly` unconditionally, which
@@ -128,30 +128,30 @@ publish = false
 # proposed-plan output for 12 days because `release-plz update`
 # failed at `cargo package` with this very error.  See
 # `release-automation-baseline.md` §10 for the diagnostic trail.
-uffs-polars = { path = "crates/uffs-polars", version = "0.6.23" }
-uffs-security = { path = "crates/uffs-security", version = "0.6.23" }
-uffs-text = { path = "crates/uffs-text", version = "0.6.23" }
-uffs-time = { path = "crates/uffs-time", version = "0.6.23" }
-uffs-version = { path = "crates/uffs-version", version = "0.6.23" }
-uffs-statusfmt = { path = "crates/uffs-statusfmt", version = "0.6.23" }
-uffs-mft = { path = "crates/uffs-mft", version = "0.6.23" }
-uffs-format = { path = "crates/uffs-format", version = "0.6.23" }
-uffs-core = { path = "crates/uffs-core", version = "0.6.23" }
-uffs-client = { path = "crates/uffs-client", version = "0.6.23" }
+uffs-polars = { path = "crates/uffs-polars", version = "0.6.24" }
+uffs-security = { path = "crates/uffs-security", version = "0.6.24" }
+uffs-text = { path = "crates/uffs-text", version = "0.6.24" }
+uffs-time = { path = "crates/uffs-time", version = "0.6.24" }
+uffs-version = { path = "crates/uffs-version", version = "0.6.24" }
+uffs-statusfmt = { path = "crates/uffs-statusfmt", version = "0.6.24" }
+uffs-mft = { path = "crates/uffs-mft", version = "0.6.24" }
+uffs-format = { path = "crates/uffs-format", version = "0.6.24" }
+uffs-core = { path = "crates/uffs-core", version = "0.6.24" }
+uffs-client = { path = "crates/uffs-client", version = "0.6.24" }
 # `uffs-broker-protocol` carries the wire-protocol types shared between
 # `uffs-broker` (the elevated handle vendor, Windows-only binary) and
 # `uffs-daemon::broker_client` (the handle consumer).  Pure-logic
 # Layer-0 lib — cross-platform tests run on every CI lane.  Added in
 # F5 (issue #205) so neither side duplicates `BROKER_PIPE_NAME` /
 # wire-format byte literals.
-uffs-broker-protocol = { path = "crates/uffs-broker-protocol", version = "0.6.23" }
+uffs-broker-protocol = { path = "crates/uffs-broker-protocol", version = "0.6.24" }
 # `uffs-winsvc` — native Windows service control (SCM query/start/stop) +
 # the non-connecting broker-pipe readiness probe.  Layer-0 leaf: its only
 # dependency is the `windows` crate (windows-target), with non-Windows
 # stubs so cross-platform consumers (uffs-update, uffs-cli) compile.
 # Single source of truth for the `sc`/SCM mechanics previously duplicated
 # across uffs-broker, uffs-update, and uffs-cli.
-uffs-winsvc = { path = "crates/uffs-winsvc", version = "0.6.23" }
+uffs-winsvc = { path = "crates/uffs-winsvc", version = "0.6.24" }
 # NOTE: no `uffs-broker` workspace dependency alias on purpose —
 # `uffs-broker` is a binary-only crate (the only `[lib]` it carries is
 # this protocol module's now-extracted sibling); no other workspace
diff --git a/crates/uffs-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/uffs-cli/Cargo.toml
index 0a520c759..eb096863f 100644
--- a/crates/uffs-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/uffs-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 # `version = "0.5.90"` is required for `cargo package` validation —
 # see root `Cargo.toml`'s [workspace.dependencies] note for the full
 # rationale (R6 of `release-automation-plan.md`).
-uffs-client = { path = "../uffs-client", version = "0.6.23", default-features = false }
+uffs-client = { path = "../uffs-client", version = "0.6.24", default-features = false }
 
 # Canonical CSV / parity / legacy-footer writer.  Direct dep (not a
 # re-export chain through `uffs-client`) so the CLI and the daemon
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ uffs-client = { path = "../uffs-client", version = "0.6.23", default-features =
 # `version = "0.5.90"` is required for `cargo package` validation —
 # see root `Cargo.toml`'s [workspace.dependencies] note for the full
 # rationale (R6 of `release-automation-plan.md`).
-uffs-format = { path = "../uffs-format", version = "0.6.23" }
+uffs-format = { path = "../uffs-format", version = "0.6.24" }
 
 # Typed drive-letter newtype.  Direct dep so the CLI command signatures
 # (`daemon_load`, `daemon_tiering`, etc.) name `DriveLetter` natively