diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b63ee36..85b53a62 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to `@tangle-network/agent-eval` and its sibling `agent-eval-
 
 ---
 
-## Unreleased
+## [0.138.0] - 2026-07-30 - exact analyst runs with sealed receipts
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/clients/python/pyproject.toml b/clients/python/pyproject.toml
index 425e5062..95f16ed0 100644
--- a/clients/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/clients/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "agent-eval-rpc"
-version = "0.137.0"
+version = "0.138.0"
 description = "Python RPC client, official optimizer bridge, and DSPy metric adapter for @tangle-network/agent-eval."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2dc536fe..75cc4360 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tangle-network/agent-eval",
-  "version": "0.137.0",
+  "version": "0.138.0",
   "description": "Evaluate and improve AI agents from runs, traces, judges, and feedback. Compare candidates, cluster failures, measure lift, and gate releases.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/tangle-network/agent-eval#readme",
   "repository": {