diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b37a77..0822f93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ Skills support context modes (`inject`, `full`, `override`) and per-skill LLM fa
 
 Didactyl will support local inference, which is very privacy preserving. Remote inference does however have it's advantages, and in those cases Didactyl supports using Bitcoin Lightning and eCash inference providers.
 
-## Current Status — v0.0.51
+## Current Status — v0.0.52
 
 **Active build — this project is barely working. Experiment at your own risk.**
 
-> Last release update: v0.0.51 — Added in-memory DM ring buffer for inbound and outbound capture and switched dm_history to local cache
+> Last release update: v0.0.52 — Added dm_history expand section to soul template so history is injected into context
 
 - Connects to configured relays with auto-reconnect and relay state transition logging
 - Publishes configured startup events per relay as each relay becomes connected
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index a90128e..a603a87 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // Using DIDACTYL_ prefix to avoid conflicts with nostr_core_lib VERSION macros
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 51
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.51"
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 52
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.52"
 
 // Agent metadata
 #define DIDACTYL_NAME "Didactyl"