diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b6d1901..7009e55 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4007,7 +4007,7 @@ checksum = "6ce2be8dc25455e1f91df71bfa12ad37d7af1092ae736f3a6cd0e37bc7810596"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "storkit"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.4.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-stream",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/script/release b/script/release
index 377b991..31d0d47 100755
--- a/script/release
+++ b/script/release
@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@ if git rev-parse "$TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# ── Bump version in Cargo.toml ────────────────────────────────
+CARGO_TOML="${SCRIPT_DIR}/server/Cargo.toml"
+if ! grep -q "^version = " "$CARGO_TOML"; then
+  echo "Error: Could not find version field in ${CARGO_TOML}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+sed -i '' "s/^version = \".*\"/version = \"${VERSION}\"/" "$CARGO_TOML"
+echo "==> Bumped ${CARGO_TOML} to ${VERSION}"
+
+PACKAGE_JSON="${SCRIPT_DIR}/frontend/package.json"
+sed -i '' "s/\"version\": \".*\"/\"version\": \"${VERSION}\"/" "$PACKAGE_JSON"
+echo "==> Bumped ${PACKAGE_JSON} to ${VERSION}"
+
+git add "$CARGO_TOML" "$PACKAGE_JSON"
+git commit -m "Bump version to ${VERSION}"
+
 if ! command -v cross >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo "Error: 'cross' is not installed. Run: cargo install cross"
   exit 1
@@ -78,14 +94,16 @@ else
   RANGE="initial...${TAG}"
 fi
 
-# Extract completed stories/bugs/refactors from "storkit: merge <id>" commits.
+# Extract completed stories/bugs/refactors from merge commits.
+# Matches both the current "storkit:" prefix and the legacy "story-kit:" prefix.
 # Deduplicate (a story may have been merged more than once after reverts).
+MERGE_RE="^(storkit|story-kit): merge "
 if [ -n "$LOG_RANGE" ]; then
   MERGED_RAW=$(git log "$LOG_RANGE" --pretty=format:"%s" --no-merges \
-    | grep "^storkit: merge " | sed 's/^storkit: merge //' | sort -u)
+    | grep -E "$MERGE_RE" | sed -E "s/$MERGE_RE//" | sort -u)
 else
   MERGED_RAW=$(git log --pretty=format:"%s" --no-merges \
-    | grep "^storkit: merge " | sed 's/^storkit: merge //' | sort -u)
+    | grep -E "$MERGE_RE" | sed -E "s/$MERGE_RE//" | sort -u)
 fi
 
 # Categorise merged work items and format names.
@@ -108,14 +126,14 @@ done <<< "$MERGED_RAW"
 # Collect non-automation manual commits (direct fixes, version bumps, etc).
 if [ -n "$LOG_RANGE" ]; then
   MANUAL=$(git log "$LOG_RANGE" --pretty=format:"%s" --no-merges \
-    | grep -v "^storkit: " \
-    | grep -v "^Revert \"storkit: " \
+    | grep -Ev "^(storkit|story-kit): " \
+    | grep -Ev "^Revert \"(storkit|story-kit): " \
     | grep -v "^Bump version" \
     | sed 's/^/- /')
 else
   MANUAL=$(git log --pretty=format:"%s" --no-merges \
-    | grep -v "^storkit: " \
-    | grep -v "^Revert \"storkit: " \
+    | grep -Ev "^(storkit|story-kit): " \
+    | grep -Ev "^Revert \"(storkit|story-kit): " \
     | grep -v "^Bump version" \
     | sed 's/^/- /')
 fi