diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fccfb00..4c01a24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           for target in linux/amd64 linux/arm64 darwin/amd64 darwin/arm64; do
             os="${target%/*}"; arch="${target#*/}"
             name="agent-runtime_${VERSION}_${os}_${arch}"
-            GOOS="$os" GOARCH="$arch" go build -trimpath \
+            GOOS="$os" GOARCH="$arch" go build -trimpath -ldflags "-X main.version=$VERSION" \
               -o "dist/${name}/agent-runtime" ./cmd/agent-runtime
             tar -C "dist/${name}" -czf "dist/${name}.tar.gz" agent-runtime
             rm -rf "dist/${name}"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7334c8..2e5543f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ contract.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.1.2] - 2026-09-13
+
+- Stamp downloaded release binaries with the exact release version; local source builds retain `dev`.
+
 - Select continuous-development so ordinary merge does not wait on the
   `Gate` GitHub required check; local `verification.required` stays.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index faebb32..1b8bf37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ protocol, scheduler, or operating-system sandbox.
 Requires Go 1.25 or newer.
 
 ```sh
-go install github.com/NDDev-OpenNetwork/agent-runtime/cmd/agent-runtime@v0.1.1
+go install github.com/NDDev-OpenNetwork/agent-runtime/cmd/agent-runtime@v0.1.2
 agent-runtime task validate --manifest examples/basic/agent.json --workspace examples/basic
 agent-runtime task run --manifest examples/basic/agent.json --workspace examples/basic
 ```
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ The GitHub Release additionally carries `agent-runtime` CLI binaries for linux
 and darwin on both architectures, plus `SHA256SUMS`. Check a downloaded archive
 against that file before running it.
 
-The current release is `v0.1.1`, and the line starts there: this module path is
+The current release is `v0.1.2`; the line started at `v0.1.1`: this module path is
 new, so numbering from the repository it grew out of does not carry over.
 
 See [`docs/releasing.md`](docs/releasing.md) for the steps and for why a tag is