diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2daf5c02..e3ca979d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,17 +15,24 @@ GitHub Releases page; `0.8.0` is the new starting line.
## Unreleased
-- Fix the Windows shell UI going blank mid-session (transcript and input box
- disappearing until terminal restart): child processes no longer attach to the
- interactive console (`CREATE_NO_WINDOW` on Shell-tool, background-task, and
- `!` command spawns), and the prompt renderer now forces an absolute repaint
- after terminal resizes and failed scrollback handoffs instead of diffing
- against a stale frame.
-- Fix Workflow progress rendering duplicating agents truncated by the per-phase
- display cap, close leaked `agent()` coroutines when `parallel()` rejects its
- arguments, and add a 1000-agent lifetime backstop against runaway workflow loops.
-- Fix stale update-success notices so restarting into an older Homebrew install
- shows `/update` again instead of a permanent "Restart to apply" banner.
+## 0.56.0 (2026-07-02)
+
+- **Windows shell UI recovers from mid-session console blanking.** The TUI's
+ transcript and input box could go blank mid-session until a terminal restart;
+ child processes spawned by the Shell tool, background tasks, and `!` commands
+ no longer attach to the interactive console (`CREATE_NO_WINDOW`), and the
+ prompt renderer now forces an absolute repaint after terminal resizes and
+ failed scrollback handoffs instead of diffing against a stale frame.
+- **Workflow progress rendering and lifecycle fixes.** Progress display no
+ longer duplicates agents once truncated by the per-phase display cap,
+ `agent()` coroutines are no longer leaked when `parallel()` rejects its
+ arguments, and a 1000-agent lifetime backstop now guards against runaway
+ workflow loops.
+- **Stale update-success notice cleared after downgrading.** Restarting into
+ an older Homebrew install no longer leaves a permanent "Restart to apply"
+ banner — the `/update` command surfaces again as expected.
+
+Upgrade with `pythinker update`, `pip install --upgrade pythinker-code==0.56.0`, or use the native installer for your platform from the [Releases page](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
## 0.55.0 (2026-06-30)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3aed1b3..4072429a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ It speaks the [**Agent Client Protocol (ACP)**](https://github.com/agentclientpr
---
-## 🆕 What's New in 0.55.0
+## 🆕 What's New in 0.56.0
-- **Local-model reliability fixes for compaction, Qwen3 reasoning, and stuck loops.** Capped context-compaction summary output so a slow/degenerate local model completion can't hang the soul loop, switched self-hosted `openai_legacy` endpoints (llama.cpp/vLLM/LM Studio) to Qwen3.x's binary `enable_thinking` toggle instead of a tiered `reasoning_effort` value, and added a second stuck-loop backstop that catches consecutive identical tool calls even when each reports success.
+- **Windows shell UI recovers from mid-session console blanking.** Child processes spawned by the Shell tool, background tasks, and `!` commands no longer attach to the interactive console, and the prompt renderer forces an absolute repaint after terminal resizes and failed scrollback handoffs instead of diffing against a stale frame.
+- **Workflow progress rendering and lifecycle fixes.** Progress display no longer duplicates agents truncated by the per-phase display cap, leaked `agent()` coroutines are closed when `parallel()` rejects its arguments, and a 1000-agent lifetime backstop now guards against runaway workflow loops.
+- **Stale update-success notice cleared after downgrading.** Restarting into an older Homebrew install no longer leaves a permanent "Restart to apply" banner.
-Upgrade with `pythinker update`, `pip install --upgrade pythinker-code==0.55.0`, or use the native installer for your platform from the [Releases page](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
+Upgrade with `pythinker update`, `pip install --upgrade pythinker-code==0.56.0`, or use the native installer for your platform from the [Releases page](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
---
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ matches your OS — no Python, Node, or `uv` prerequisite.
| Platform | Recommended install | Artifact source |
|---|---|---|
-| **🪟 Windows** | `irm https://pythinker.com/install.ps1 \| iex` | `PythinkerSetup-0.55.0.exe` from [Releases](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest) |
+| **🪟 Windows** | `irm https://pythinker.com/install.ps1 \| iex` | `PythinkerSetup-0.56.0.exe` from [Releases](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest) |
| **
/
** | `curl -fsSL https://pythinker.com/install.sh \| bash` | native tarball from [Releases](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest) |
| **
— Homebrew** | `brew install Pythoughts-labs/pythinker/pythinker-code` | auto-published Homebrew tap |
| **🐳 Docker** | `docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code` | GHCR multi-arch image |
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ pythinker # start the interactive TUI
### 🪟 Windows — native installer
-`PythinkerSetup-0.55.0.exe` is a signed* Inno Setup wizard. Installs per-user
+`PythinkerSetup-0.56.0.exe` is a signed* Inno Setup wizard. Installs per-user
into `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Pythinker`, registers `pythinker` on your user
PATH (`HKCU\Environment`), broadcasts `WM_SETTINGCHANGE` so new shells see
the change. **No UAC prompt.**
@@ -183,13 +185,13 @@ irm https://pythinker.com/install.ps1 | iex
# Or manually download the installer + checksum from the Releases page,
# verify with Get-FileHash, then run:
-.\PythinkerSetup-0.55.0.exe
+.\PythinkerSetup-0.56.0.exe
# Open a fresh PowerShell
pythinker --version
```
-**Per-machine install** (IT-managed boxes): `.\PythinkerSetup-0.55.0.exe /ALLUSERS`
+**Per-machine install** (IT-managed boxes): `.\PythinkerSetup-0.56.0.exe /ALLUSERS`
installs to `%ProgramFiles%\Pythinker` and writes PATH to HKLM (requires admin).
**Upgrade:** `pythinker update` from inside the running app — it downloads
@@ -247,26 +249,26 @@ attached to every GitHub Release.
```sh
# Debian / Ubuntu (x86_64)
-sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.55.0_amd64.deb
+sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f # only if dpkg reports missing deps
# Debian / Ubuntu (ARM64)
-sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.55.0_arm64.deb
+sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.56.0_arm64.deb
# Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE (x86_64)
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.55.0/pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.55.0/pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
# Fedora / RHEL:
-sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm
+sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
# openSUSE:
-sudo zypper install ./pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm
+sudo zypper install ./pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
# Fedora / RHEL (aarch64)
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.55.0/pythinker-code-0.55.0.aarch64.rpm
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.55.0/pythinker-code-0.55.0.aarch64.rpm.sha256
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.55.0.aarch64.rpm.sha256
-sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.55.0.aarch64.rpm
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.aarch64.rpm
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.aarch64.rpm.sha256
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.56.0.aarch64.rpm.sha256
+sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.56.0.aarch64.rpm
```
Both packages drop a small `/usr/bin/pythinker` launcher that execs the real
@@ -275,8 +277,8 @@ binary under `/usr/lib/pythinker/`, so your `$PATH` stays tidy.
**Verify before install:**
```sh
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code_0.55.0_amd64.deb.sha256 # Debian/Ubuntu
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256 # Fedora/RHEL
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb.sha256 # Debian/Ubuntu
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256 # Fedora/RHEL
```
**Upgrade:** download the new `.deb`/`.rpm` from Releases and `dpkg -i` /
diff --git a/docs/en/guides/getting-started.md b/docs/en/guides/getting-started.md
index 29759adf..09178da2 100644
--- a/docs/en/guides/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/en/guides/getting-started.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ On Windows, run the PowerShell bootstrap. It downloads the native installer, ver
irm https://pythinker.com/install.ps1 | iex
```
-You can also download `PythinkerSetup-0.55.0.exe` manually from the [latest release](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
+You can also download `PythinkerSetup-0.56.0.exe` manually from the [latest release](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
Verify the installation:
diff --git a/docs/en/release-notes/breaking-changes.md b/docs/en/release-notes/breaking-changes.md
index 7bc2d40d..5d215a3f 100644
--- a/docs/en/release-notes/breaking-changes.md
+++ b/docs/en/release-notes/breaking-changes.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ This page documents breaking changes in Pythinker Code releases and provides mig
## Unreleased
+## 0.56.0 (2026-07-02)
+
+No breaking changes. This release is compatible with 0.55.0 user configuration, native installs, and session data.
+
## 0.55.0 (2026-06-30)
No breaking changes. This release is compatible with 0.54.0 user configuration, native installs, and session data.
diff --git a/docs/en/release-notes/changelog.md b/docs/en/release-notes/changelog.md
index 44b90e3b..ae129577 100644
--- a/docs/en/release-notes/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/en/release-notes/changelog.md
@@ -17,6 +17,25 @@ GitHub Releases page; `0.8.0` is the new starting line.
## Unreleased
+## 0.56.0 (2026-07-02)
+
+- **Windows shell UI recovers from mid-session console blanking.** The TUI's
+ transcript and input box could go blank mid-session until a terminal restart;
+ child processes spawned by the Shell tool, background tasks, and `!` commands
+ no longer attach to the interactive console (`CREATE_NO_WINDOW`), and the
+ prompt renderer now forces an absolute repaint after terminal resizes and
+ failed scrollback handoffs instead of diffing against a stale frame.
+- **Workflow progress rendering and lifecycle fixes.** Progress display no
+ longer duplicates agents once truncated by the per-phase display cap,
+ `agent()` coroutines are no longer leaked when `parallel()` rejects its
+ arguments, and a 1000-agent lifetime backstop now guards against runaway
+ workflow loops.
+- **Stale update-success notice cleared after downgrading.** Restarting into
+ an older Homebrew install no longer leaves a permanent "Restart to apply"
+ banner — the `/update` command surfaces again as expected.
+
+Upgrade with `pythinker update`, `pip install --upgrade pythinker-code==0.56.0`, or use the native installer for your platform from the [Releases page](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
+
## 0.55.0 (2026-06-30)
- **Local-model reliability fixes for compaction, Qwen3 reasoning, and stuck loops.**
diff --git a/packages/linux-installer/README.md b/packages/linux-installer/README.md
index 31501480..58e77c77 100644
--- a/packages/linux-installer/README.md
+++ b/packages/linux-installer/README.md
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ End-user install from the current GitHub Release:
```sh
# Debian / Ubuntu
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.55.0/pythinker-code_0.55.0_amd64.deb
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.55.0/pythinker-code_0.55.0_amd64.deb.sha256
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code_0.55.0_amd64.deb.sha256
-sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.55.0_amd64.deb
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb.sha256
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb.sha256
+sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f # only needed if dependencies fail to resolve
# Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.55.0/pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.55.0/pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
-sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
+sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
# or, on openSUSE:
-sudo zypper install ./pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm
+sudo zypper install ./pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
```
The package drops a single executable at `/usr/bin/pythinker` and a license
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ file at `/usr/share/doc/pythinker-code/LICENSE`.
## Build
```sh
-bash packages/linux-installer/build.sh 0.55.0
+bash packages/linux-installer/build.sh 0.56.0
```
Outputs to `dist/`:
-- `pythinker-code_0.55.0_amd64.deb`
-- `pythinker-code-0.55.0.x86_64.rpm`
+- `pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb`
+- `pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm`
The portable tarball used by `scripts/install-native.sh` is published by
the existing `release-pythinker-cli.yml` workflow under the cargo-dist
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ad789d94..7d539714 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[project]
name = "pythinker-code"
-version = "0.55.0"
+version = "0.56.0"
description = "Pythinker — an agentic CLI developed by Pythoughts-labs."
readme = "README.md"
requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 5ee7fbea..2e206f47 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2515,7 +2515,7 @@ wheels = [
[[package]]
name = "pythinker-code"
-version = "0.55.0"
+version = "0.56.0"
source = { editable = "." }
dependencies = [
{ name = "agent-client-protocol" },