diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f56b246..11bbd48 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and versions are tracked in the repo-root `VERSION` file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.2.0] - 2026-10-10
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Align the reference consumer, compatibility matrix, release evidence, and
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1a3add..677b98b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ python -m pip install ".[dev]"
 ```
 
 The package requires Python 3.10 or newer and pins the supported Base-CLI line
-to `>=0.5.0,<0.6`. This checkout targets the next demo release after `v0.1.0`;
+to `>=0.5.0,<0.6`. This checkout prepares demo release `v0.2.0`;
 demo release versioning remains separate from framework versioning.
 
 ## Documentation
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6e8bf73..0ea3a94 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.0
+0.2.0