diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 860ebd357..b7c585b7b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [1.50.0.0] - 2026-05-27
+## [1.52.0.0] - 2026-05-27
 
 ## **`/plan-tune` settings actually do something now. Hooks make capture deterministic, preferences binding, and free-text answers loop back as memory.**
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The cathedral lands behind one explicit consent prompt at `./setup` (with diff p
 
 Measured against the existing v1.49 substrate. Reproduce with `bun test test/plan-tune-gates.test.ts test/question-log-hook.test.ts test/question-preference-hook.test.ts test/memory-cache-injection.test.ts test/distill-free-text.test.ts test/distill-apply.test.ts test/declared-annotation.test.ts test/gstack-codex-session-import.test.ts test/skill-e2e-plan-tune-cathedral.test.ts`.
 
-| Metric | Before (v1.49.0.0) | After (v1.50.0.0) | Δ |
+| Metric | Before (v1.49.0.0) | After (v1.52.0.0) | Δ |
 |---|---|---|---|
 | AUQ events captured per session | 0 (agent convention) | every fire (hook) | substrate works |
 | `never-ask` preferences enforced | 0% (agent convention) | 100% (hook + deny+reason) | actually binds |
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d6c236f53..f339f27b1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.50.0.0
+1.52.0.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76e45815e..e69ab42fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gstack",
-  "version": "1.50.0.0",
+  "version": "1.52.0.0",
   "description": "Garry's Stack — Claude Code skills + fast headless browser. One repo, one install, entire AI engineering workflow.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/test/fixtures/parity-baseline-v1.47.0.0.json b/test/fixtures/parity-baseline-v1.47.0.0.json
index 27af1ffb0..29d7f40a5 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/parity-baseline-v1.47.0.0.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/parity-baseline-v1.47.0.0.json
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
       "descriptionLen": 325,
       "hasGateEval": true,
       "hasPeriodicEval": false,
-      "_baseline_note": "Rebased from 51717 → 64017 in plan-tune cathedral v1.50.0.0 (T13). Cathedral added Dream cycle, Recent auto-decisions, Audit unmarked, Dream cycle review/distill sections — all load-bearing for hook substrate. See CHANGELOG.md [1.50.0.0]."
+      "_baseline_note": "Rebased from 51717 → 64017 in plan-tune cathedral v1.52.0.0 (T13). Cathedral added Dream cycle, Recent auto-decisions, Audit unmarked, Dream cycle review/distill sections — all load-bearing for hook substrate. See CHANGELOG.md [1.52.0.0]."
     },
     "qa": {
       "skill": "qa",