diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1a7c088..6f8f471 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,19 @@ LDFLAGS = -lcurl -lssl -lcrypto -lm -lpthread -ldl -lz -L/usr/local/lib -lsecp25
 # Build directory
 BUILD_DIR = build
 
-all: $(TARGET)
+all:
+	@echo "================================================================"
+	@echo "  WARNING: Use ./build_static.sh instead of 'make'"
+	@echo "================================================================"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "  The Makefile is kept for reference only (deps, clean, etc.)."
+	@echo "  To build the didactyl binary, run:"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "    ./build_static.sh"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "  This produces a fully static MUSL binary via Docker."
+	@echo ""
+	@exit 1
 
 $(BUILD_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c63905f..0a78f97 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ Skills compose by adoption-list order (`10123`) and trigger tags carry runtime e
 
 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 — v0.2.68
+## Current Status — v0.2.69
 
 **Active build — this project is barely working. Experiment at your own risk.**
 
-> Last release update: v0.2.68 — Replace multi-line skill edit with system editor (/nano/vim/vi) in Step 7 skill picker
+> Last release update: v0.2.69 — Makefile: replace default 'all' target with warning to use build_static.sh instead
 
 - 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 7fbace7..4778908 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 2
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 68
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.2.68"
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 69
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.2.69"
 
 // Agent metadata
 #define DIDACTYL_NAME "Didactyl"