diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7403b3..2766d51 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ 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 — v0.0.68
+## Current Status — v0.0.69
 
 **Active build — this project is barely working. Experiment at your own risk.**
 
-> Last release update: v0.0.68 — Update SKILLS.md with seed determinism fields and private kind 31124 NIP-44 encrypted payload spec
+> Last release update: v0.0.69 — Add startup skill to publish core docs as longform notes and switch admin announcement DMs to NIP-04
 
 - 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 8db7d08..bf93a3a 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 68
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.68"
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 69
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.69"
 
 // Agent metadata
 #define DIDACTYL_NAME "Didactyl"