diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 750b7a6..a9bd430 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.25.3"
+  ".": "0.25.4"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 01494d3..4e5e786 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 This changelog is maintained by release-please Release PRs.
 
+## [0.25.4](https://github.com/Drswith/quantex-cli/compare/v0.25.3...v0.25.4) (2026-06-30)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **lifecycle:** recover uninstall ghost state when package is absent ([0b499c3](https://github.com/Drswith/quantex-cli/commit/0b499c300c164102983e3c1701eaff4a324f6fdf))
+
 ## [0.25.3](https://github.com/Drswith/quantex-cli/compare/v0.25.2...v0.25.3) (2026-06-28)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2780516..9011b8d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "quantex-cli",
-  "version": "0.25.3",
+  "version": "0.25.4",
   "description": "Agent-friendly lifecycle CLI for AI coding assistant CLIs: install, inspect, update, uninstall, run, and automate Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, Cursor, OpenCode, and more",
   "keywords": [
     "agent-cli",
diff --git a/src/generated/build-meta.ts b/src/generated/build-meta.ts
index 187a373..06db3e8 100644
--- a/src/generated/build-meta.ts
+++ b/src/generated/build-meta.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export const BUILD_PACKAGE_NAME = 'quantex-cli'
 export const BUILD_REPOSITORY_URL = 'https://github.com/Drswith/quantex-cli'
-export const BUILD_VERSION = '0.25.3' // x-release-please-version
+export const BUILD_VERSION = '0.25.4' // x-release-please-version