diff --git a/packages/agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 01c57437a..284d8f773 100644
--- a/packages/agent/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -2,44 +2,12 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [5.6.70] - 2026-01-18
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 ## [5.6.7] - 2026-01-18
 ### Fixed
 
 - Added proper tool result messages for tool calls that are aborted or error out
 - Ensured tool_use/tool_result pairing is maintained when tool execution fails
 
-## [5.5.0] - 2026-01-18
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-## [5.4.2] - 2026-01-16
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-## [5.4.0] - 2026-01-15
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-## [5.0.1] - 2026-01-12
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-## [4.7.0] - 2026-01-12
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 ## [4.6.0] - 2026-01-12
 ### Changed
 
@@ -49,40 +17,12 @@
 
 - Fixed tool result ordering in Cursor mode by buffering results and emitting them at the correct position within assistant messages
 
-## [4.5.0] - 2026-01-12
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-## [4.4.9] - 2026-01-12
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-## [4.3.2] - 2026-01-11
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-## [4.3.1] - 2026-01-11
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 ## [4.3.0] - 2026-01-11
 ### Added
 
 - Added `cursorExecHandlers` and `cursorOnToolResult` options for local tool execution with cursor-based streaming
 - Added `emitExternalEvent` method to allow external event injection into the agent state
 
-## [4.2.3] - 2026-01-11
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-## [4.2.2] - 2026-01-11
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-## [4.2.1] - 2026-01-11
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-## [4.2.0] - 2026-01-10
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-## [4.1.0] - 2026-01-10
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-## [4.0.1] - 2026-01-10
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 ## [4.0.0] - 2026-01-10
 ### Added
 
@@ -94,16 +34,6 @@
 
 - `minimal` thinking level now maps to `minimal` reasoning effort instead of being treated as `low`
 
-## [3.37.1] - 2026-01-10
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-## [3.37.0] - 2026-01-10
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-## [3.34.0] - 2026-01-09
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 ## [3.33.0] - 2026-01-08
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -111,16 +41,6 @@
 - Ensured aborted assistant responses always include an error message for callers.
 - Filtered thinking blocks from Cerebras request context to keep multi-turn prompts compatible.
 
-## [3.32.0] - 2026-01-08
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-## [3.31.0] - 2026-01-08
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-## [3.30.0] - 2026-01-07
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-## [3.24.0] - 2026-01-07
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 ## [3.21.0] - 2026-01-06
 
 ### Changed
@@ -132,8 +52,6 @@
 - Added `sessionId` option for provider caching (e.g., OpenAI Codex session-based prompt caching)
 - Added `sessionId` getter/setter on Agent class for runtime session switching
 
-## [3.20.1] - 2026-01-06
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 ## [3.20.0] - 2026-01-06
 
 ### Breaking Changes
@@ -150,24 +68,6 @@
 
 - `prompt()` and `continue()` now throw when the agent is already streaming; use steering or follow-up queues instead
 
-## [3.15.1] - 2026-01-05
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-## [3.15.0] - 2026-01-05
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-## [3.14.0] - 2026-01-04
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 ## [3.4.1337] - 2026-01-03
 
 ### Added
@@ -179,22 +79,6 @@
 
 - Fixed abort handling to properly return aborted message state when stream is interrupted mid-response
 
-## [3.3.1337] - 2026-01-03
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-## [3.1.1337] - 2026-01-03
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-## [1.500.0] - 2026-01-03
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 ## [1.341.0] - 2026-01-03
 
 ### Added
@@ -204,8 +88,6 @@
 - Implemented "wait" mode to defer queue processing until the entire turn completes.
 - Added getter and setter methods for `interruptMode` on Agent class.
 
-## [1.338.0] - 2026-01-03
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 ## [1.337.1] - 2026-01-02
 
 ### Changed
@@ -216,8 +98,6 @@
 
 Initial release under @oh-my-pi scope. See previous releases at [badlogic/pi-mono](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono).
 
-## [0.31.1] - 2026-01-02
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 ## [0.31.0] - 2026-01-02
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/packages/ai/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/ai/CHANGELOG.md
index f794614c6..029371cdc 100644
--- a/packages/ai/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/ai/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [5.6.70] - 2026-01-18
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 ## [5.6.7] - 2026-01-18
 ### Added
 
@@ -35,24 +33,12 @@
 - Simplified Codex system prompt instructions
 - Removed bridge text override from Codex system prompt builder
 
-## [5.4.2] - 2026-01-16
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-## [5.4.0] - 2026-01-15
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-## [5.3.1] - 2026-01-15
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 ## [5.3.0] - 2026-01-15
 ### Changed
 
 - Replaced detailed Codex system instructions with simplified pi assistant instructions
 - Updated internal documentation references to use pi-internal:// protocol
 
-## [5.2.1] - 2026-01-14
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-## [5.2.0] - 2026-01-14
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-## [5.1.1] - 2026-01-14
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 ## [5.1.0] - 2026-01-14
 
 ### Added
@@ -66,8 +52,6 @@
 - Fixed Gemini CLI provider retries with proper error handling, retry delays from headers, and empty stream retry logic
 - Fixed numbered list items showing "1." for all items when code blocks break list continuity (via `start` property)
 
-## [5.0.1] - 2026-01-12
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 ## [5.0.0] - 2026-01-12
 ### Added
 
@@ -79,14 +63,6 @@
 - Changed Google thinking token budgets: minimal (1024), low (2048→4096), medium (8192), high (16384), xhigh (24575)
 - Changed `supportsXhigh()` to return true for all Anthropic models
 
-## [4.9.0] - 2026-01-12
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-## [4.8.3] - 2026-01-12
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-## [4.8.0] - 2026-01-12
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-## [4.7.0] - 2026-01-12
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 ## [4.6.0] - 2026-01-12
 ### Fixed
 
@@ -94,8 +70,6 @@
 - Fixed thought signature handling in Google Gemini CLI and Vertex AI streaming to properly preserve signatures across text deltas
 - Fixed Google schema sanitization stripping property names that match schema keywords (e.g., "pattern", "format") from tool definitions
 
-## [4.5.0] - 2026-01-12
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 ## [4.4.9] - 2026-01-12
 ### Fixed
 
@@ -128,10 +102,6 @@
 
 - Fixed Cursor todo updates to bridge update_todos tool calls to the local todo_write tool
 
-## [4.3.2] - 2026-01-11
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-## [4.3.1] - 2026-01-11
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 ## [4.3.0] - 2026-01-11
 
 ### Added
@@ -157,10 +127,6 @@
 
 - Fixed Cursor conversation history serialization so subagents retain task context and can call complete
 
-## [4.2.3] - 2026-01-11
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-## [4.2.2] - 2026-01-11
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 ## [4.2.1] - 2026-01-11
 ### Changed
 
@@ -172,12 +138,6 @@
 
 - Fixed Cloud Code Assist tool schema conversion to avoid unsupported `const` fields
 
-## [4.2.0] - 2026-01-10
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-## [4.1.0] - 2026-01-10
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-## [4.0.1] - 2026-01-10
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 ## [4.0.0] - 2026-01-10
 ### Added
 
@@ -234,29 +194,17 @@
 
 - Enabled type coercion in JSON schema validation to automatically convert compatible types
 
-## [3.36.0] - 2026-01-10
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 ## [3.35.0] - 2026-01-09
 ### Added
 
 - Enhanced error messages to include retry-after timing information from API rate limit headers
 
-## [3.34.0] - 2026-01-09
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 ## [0.42.0] - 2026-01-09
 
 ### Added
 
 - Added OpenCode Zen provider support with 26 models (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, Kimi, GLM, Qwen, etc.). Set `OPENCODE_API_KEY` env var to use.
 
-## [0.41.0] - 2026-01-09
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-## [0.40.1] - 2026-01-09
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-## [0.40.0] - 2026-01-08
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-## [0.39.1] - 2026-01-08
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 ## [0.39.0] - 2026-01-08
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -281,20 +229,12 @@
 - Fixed Codex SSE error events to surface message, code, and status. ([#551](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/pull/551) by [@tmustier](https://github.com/tmustier))
 - Fixed context overflow detection for `context_length_exceeded` error codes.
 
-## [0.37.8] - 2026-01-07
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-## [0.37.7] - 2026-01-07
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 ## [0.37.6] - 2026-01-06
 
 ### Added
 
 - Exported OpenAI Codex utilities: `CacheMetadata`, `getCodexInstructions`, `getModelFamily`, `ModelFamily`, `buildCodexPiBridge`, `buildCodexSystemPrompt`, `CodexSystemPrompt` ([#510](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/pull/510) by [@mitsuhiko](https://github.com/mitsuhiko))
 
-## [0.37.5] - 2026-01-06
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-## [0.37.4] - 2026-01-06
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 ## [0.37.3] - 2026-01-06
 
 ### Added
@@ -307,8 +247,6 @@
 
 - Codex provider now always includes `reasoning.encrypted_content` even when custom `include` options are passed ([#484](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/pull/484) by [@kim0](https://github.com/kim0))
 
-## [0.37.1] - 2026-01-05
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 ## [0.37.0] - 2026-01-05
 
 ### Breaking Changes
@@ -334,26 +272,12 @@
 
 - Vertex AI dummy value for `getEnvApiKey()`: Returns `"<authenticated>"` when Application Default Credentials are configured (`~/.config/gcloud/application_default_credentials.json` exists) and both `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` (or `GCLOUD_PROJECT`) and `GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION` are set. This allows `streamSimple()` to work with Vertex AI without explicit `apiKey` option. The ADC credentials file existence check is cached per-process to avoid repeated filesystem access.
 
-## [0.35.0] - 2026-01-05
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-## [0.34.2] - 2026-01-04
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-## [0.34.1] - 2026-01-04
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-## [0.34.0] - 2026-01-04
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-## [0.33.0] - 2026-01-04
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 ## [0.32.3] - 2026-01-03
 
 ### Fixed
 
 - Google Vertex AI models no longer appear in available models list without explicit authentication. Previously, `getEnvApiKey()` returned a dummy value for `google-vertex`, causing models to show up even when Google Cloud ADC was not configured.
 
-## [0.32.2] - 2026-01-03
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-## [0.32.1] - 2026-01-03
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 ## [0.32.0] - 2026-01-03
 
 ### Added
@@ -364,8 +288,6 @@
 
 - **Gemini CLI rate limit handling**: Added automatic retry with server-provided delay for 429 errors. Parses delay from error messages like "Your quota will reset after 39s" and waits accordingly. Falls back to exponential backoff for other transient errors. ([#370](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/issues/370))
 
-## [0.31.1] - 2026-01-02
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 ## [0.31.0] - 2026-01-02
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a507edc7..4985063c3 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@
 - Improved system prompt guidance for position-addressed vs content-addressed file edits
 - Enhanced edit tool documentation with clear use cases for bash alternatives
 
-## [5.4.0] - 2026-01-15
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-## [5.3.1] - 2026-01-15
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 ## [5.3.0] - 2026-01-15
 ### Changed
 
@@ -185,8 +181,6 @@
 
 - Implemented `xhigh` thinking level for Anthropic models with increased reasoning limits
 
-## [4.9.0] - 2026-01-12
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 ## [4.8.3] - 2026-01-12
 
 ### Changed
@@ -229,18 +223,12 @@
 - Component `invalidate()` now properly rebuilds content on theme changes
 - Force full re-render after returning from external editor
 
-## [4.5.0] - 2026-01-12
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-## [4.4.9] - 2026-01-12
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 ## [4.4.8] - 2026-01-12
 ### Changed
 
 - Changed review finding priority format from numeric (0-3) to string labels (P0-P3) for clearer severity indication
 - Replaced Type.Union with Type.Literal patterns with StringEnum helper across tool schemas for cleaner enum definitions
 
-## [4.4.6] - 2026-01-11
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 ## [4.4.5] - 2026-01-11
 
 ### Changed
@@ -521,8 +509,6 @@
 - Ctrl+V clipboard image paste works on Wayland sessions
 - Extension directories in `settings.json` respect `package.json` manifests
 
-## [3.37.1] - 2026-01-10
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 ## [3.37.0] - 2026-01-10
 ### Changed
 
@@ -980,8 +966,6 @@
 
 - Changed status line to display usage statistics more efficiently by using centralized session statistics instead of recalculating from entries
 
-## [3.13.1337] - 2026-01-04
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 ## [3.9.1337] - 2026-01-04
 
 ### Changed
@@ -1024,8 +1008,6 @@
 
 - Fixed potential text decoding issues in bash executor by using streaming TextDecoder instead of Buffer.toString()
 
-## [3.6.1337] - 2026-01-03
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 ## [3.5.1337] - 2026-01-03
 
 ### Added
@@ -1104,10 +1086,6 @@
 - Renamed environment variables from `PI_*` to `OMP_*` prefix (e.g., `OMP_SMOL_MODEL`, `OMP_SLOW_MODEL`)
 - Changed model role alias prefix from `pi/` to `omp/` (e.g., `omp/slow` instead of `pi/slow`)
 
-## [2.3.1337] - 2026-01-03
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 ## [2.1.1337] - 2026-01-03
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/git-tool/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/git-tool/CHANGELOG.md
index ba87b8112..51a177f49 100644
--- a/packages/git-tool/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/git-tool/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,100 +2,6 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [5.6.70] - 2026-01-18
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-## [3.20.1] - 2026-01-06
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 ## [3.20.0] - 2026-01-06
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md
index f59d78757..5e5852e27 100644
--- a/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [5.6.70] - 2026-01-18
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 ## [5.6.7] - 2026-01-18
 
 ### Added
@@ -31,25 +29,11 @@
 - Fixed backspace handling with additional codepoint support
 - Fixed Alt+letter key combinations for better recognition
 
-## [5.5.0] - 2026-01-18
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-## [5.4.2] - 2026-01-16
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-## [5.4.0] - 2026-01-15
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 ## [5.3.1] - 2026-01-15
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed rendering issues on Windows by preventing re-entrant renders
 
-## [5.3.0] - 2026-01-15
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 ## [5.1.0] - 2026-01-14
 
 ### Added
@@ -72,16 +56,6 @@
 - Fixed numbered list items showing "1." for all items when code blocks break list continuity
 - Fixed width overflow protection in overlay compositing to prevent TUI crashes
 
-## [5.0.1] - 2026-01-12
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 ## [4.7.0] - 2026-01-12
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -100,31 +74,11 @@
 - Rendering optimizations: only re-render changed lines
 - Refactor input component to use keybindings manager
 
-## [4.5.0] - 2026-01-12
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-## [4.4.6] - 2026-01-11
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 ## [4.4.4] - 2026-01-11
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed Ctrl+Enter sequences to insert new lines in the editor
 
-## [4.3.2] - 2026-01-11
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 ## [4.2.1] - 2026-01-11
 ### Changed
 
@@ -135,15 +89,11 @@
 - Fixed editor redraw glitch when canceling autocomplete suggestions
 - Fixed `fd` tool detection to automatically find `fd` or `fdfind` in PATH when not explicitly configured
 
-## [4.2.0] - 2026-01-10
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 ## [4.1.0] - 2026-01-10
 ### Added
 
 - Added persistent prompt history storage support via `setHistoryStorage()` method, allowing history to be saved and restored across sessions
 
-## [4.0.1] - 2026-01-10
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 ## [4.0.0] - 2026-01-10
 ### Added
 
@@ -168,36 +118,12 @@
 - `matchesKey()` now correctly matches Kitty protocol sequences for unmodified letter keys
 - Crash when pasting text with trailing whitespace exceeding terminal width through Markdown rendering
 
-## [3.37.1] - 2026-01-10
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 ## [3.32.0] - 2026-01-08
 
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed text wrapping allowing long whitespace tokens to exceed line width
 
-## [3.31.0] - 2026-01-08
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 ## [3.20.0] - 2026-01-06
 ### Added
 
@@ -229,10 +155,6 @@
 - Added `SymbolTheme` interface for customizing UI symbols including cursors, borders, spinners, and box-drawing characters
 - Added support for custom spinner frames in the Loader component
 
-## [3.14.0] - 2026-01-04
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 ## [3.9.1337] - 2026-01-04
 ### Added
 
@@ -245,39 +167,11 @@
 - Changed Editor component to use proper box borders with vertical side borders instead of horizontal-only borders
 - Changed cursor style from block to thin blinking bar (▏) at end of line
 
-## [3.8.1337] - 2026-01-04
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-## [2.1.1337] - 2026-01-03
-
-## [2.0.1337] - 2026-01-03
-
 ## [1.500.0] - 2026-01-03
 ### Added
 
 - Added `getText()` method to Text component for retrieving current text content
 
-## [1.341.0] - 2026-01-03
-
-## [1.338.0] - 2026-01-03
-
 ## [1.337.1] - 2026-01-02
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/scripts/release.ts b/scripts/release.ts
index 5dae303c5..3f82d3f51 100755
--- a/scripts/release.ts
+++ b/scripts/release.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ async function watchCI(): Promise<boolean> {
 	}
 }
 
+function hasUnreleasedContent(content: string): boolean {
+	const unreleasedMatch = content.match(/## \[Unreleased\]\s*\n([\s\S]*?)(?=## \[\d|$)/);
+	if (!unreleasedMatch) return false;
+	const sectionContent = unreleasedMatch[1].trim();
+	return sectionContent.length > 0;
+}
+
+function removeEmptyVersionEntries(content: string): string {
+	// Remove version entries that have no content (just whitespace until next ## [ or EOF)
+	return content.replace(/## \[\d+\.\d+\.\d+\] - \d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}\s*\n(?=## \[|\s*$)/g, "");
+}
+
 async function updateChangelogsForRelease(version: string): Promise<void> {
 	const date = new Date().toISOString().split("T")[0];
 
@@ -67,11 +79,14 @@ async function updateChangelogsForRelease(version: string): Promise<void> {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		// Replace [Unreleased] with version and date
-		content = content.replace("## [Unreleased]", `## [${version}] - ${date}`);
+		// Only create version entry if [Unreleased] has content
+		if (hasUnreleasedContent(content)) {
+			content = content.replace("## [Unreleased]", `## [${version}] - ${date}`);
+			content = content.replace(/^(# Changelog\n\n)/, `$1## [Unreleased]\n\n`);
+		}
 
-		// Add new [Unreleased] section after # Changelog header
-		content = content.replace(/^(# Changelog\n\n)/, `$1## [Unreleased]\n\n`);
+		// Clean up any existing empty version entries
+		content = removeEmptyVersionEntries(content);
 
 		await Bun.write(changelog, content);
 		console.log(`  Updated ${changelog}`);