diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b985ff6e7..40ff6fe0d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.0.1"
+  ".": "0.0.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f775ad65..312f0e8db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.0.2](https://github.com/TrogonStack/TrogonEventStore/compare/v0.0.1...v0.0.2) (2026-09-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** keep master behind architecture gates ([#473](https://github.com/TrogonStack/TrogonEventStore/issues/473)) ([10b210b](https://github.com/TrogonStack/TrogonEventStore/commit/10b210b00594fb80a99730991a91b29699094e44))
+* **release:** keep container version selection explicit ([#477](https://github.com/TrogonStack/TrogonEventStore/issues/477)) ([d7e59d5](https://github.com/TrogonStack/TrogonEventStore/commit/d7e59d5ab93039f6bee2e49b55af57918f91ac90))
+* **release:** seed the initial release proposal ([#475](https://github.com/TrogonStack/TrogonEventStore/issues/475)) ([dd67f1b](https://github.com/TrogonStack/TrogonEventStore/commit/dd67f1b4540a3e2c64f2ff26acfec4a3bbb552c9))
+
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ## [23.10.3] - 2024-09-18
@@ -1077,4 +1086,4 @@ The changelog below is a summary of the all of the preview releases.
 
 ### Security
 - TLS is enabled by default for internal node communication. Can be disabled by `--disable-internal-tls`.
-- All external HTTP is HTTPS by default. 
+- All external HTTP is HTTPS by default.
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index c93bfc8b7..33d9456c9 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
 		<LangVersion>14.0</LangVersion>
 		<Platforms>AnyCPU;x64;ARM64</Platforms>
 		<IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-		<VersionPrefix>0.0.1</VersionPrefix>
-		<VersionSuffix></VersionSuffix>
+		<VersionPrefix>0.0.2</VersionPrefix>
+		<VersionSuffix/>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
-		<None Include="..\..\LICENSE.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
-		<None Include="..\..\NOTICE.html" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
-		<None Include="..\..\trogon-logo.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
+		<None Include="..\..\LICENSE.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
+		<None Include="..\..\NOTICE.html" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
+		<None Include="..\..\trogon-logo.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
 	</ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 8acdd82b7..4e379d2bf 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.1
+0.0.2