diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86a09f3a..b957b958 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # aicodeman
 
+## 0.6.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Internal cleanup and release hygiene:
+  - **Dead-code sweep via knip**: added `knip.json` for dead-code detection and ran a full sweep — removed unused test files, unused scripts, and narrowed internal module exports to the minimum surface area actually consumed.
+  - **Lockfile drift prevention**: `version-packages` now runs `npm install --package-lock-only` and verifies the lockfile is in sync via `scripts/check-lockfile-sync.mjs`; CI runs the same check on every push/PR so version drift fails the build instead of reaching production. Resolves the `package-lock.json` / `package.json` version mismatch that shipped in 0.6.0.
+  - **Docs tightening**: archived 22 completed plan docs from `docs/`, corrected file/handler counts in `CLAUDE.md`, documented the lockfile step in the COM workflow, and removed footer redundancy.
+
 ## 0.6.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 204f7250..8d68ed66 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ When user says "COM":
 
 CI runs `npm run check:lockfile` on every push/PR, so lockfile drift fails the build even if the `version-packages` script is bypassed.
 
-**Version**: 0.6.0 (must match `package.json`)
+**Version**: 0.6.1 (must match `package.json`)
 
 ## Project Overview
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e4d04a47..ca78869a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "aicodeman",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "aicodeman",
-      "version": "0.6.0",
+      "version": "0.6.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "workspaces": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75b1ed56..fef0ba12 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aicodeman",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "description": "The missing control plane for AI coding agents - run 20 autonomous agents with real-time monitoring and session persistence",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",