diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 871c1ad..bfa837f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.9.5"
+  ".": "0.9.6"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b1b472..e0a1691 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.9.6](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/compare/v0.9.5...v0.9.6) (2026-10-29)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **gate:** suppress duplicate unavailable notice when HUD owns the warning surface ([415c889](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/commit/415c8898943c1f5178ca6a47f65c835b94a3108e))
+
 ## [0.9.5](https://github.com/raphaelbahat/pi-codegraphcontext/compare/v0.9.4...v0.9.5) (2026-10-10)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f0ab204..5c2870e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-codegraphcontext",
-  "version": "0.9.5",
+  "version": "0.9.6",
   "description": "Pi coding-agent extension for CodeGraphContext (CGC): index lifecycle gate, freshness sync, agent routing guidance, status surfaces, and CLI-gap tools wrapping the cgc binary.",
   "type": "module",
   "keywords": [