diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f202303..56ac1d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ The dashboard's **What's New** rail reads this file at request time
 entries. Keep entries terse — one line per item under each version
 date, grouped by `Added` / `Changed` / `Fixed` / `Removed`.
 
+## [2026-07-25] — v0.30.0 · Faster local agent delivery
+
+### Added
+
+- **Issues provide a copyable local-agent handoff.** The issue header can copy a canonical reference with the issue identity, URL, and concise Forge Delivery workflow contract for use in a local agent task.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Local development and CI use focused, isolated state.** Turbopack stays scoped to the Forge repository, Prisma query logging is opt-in, and the local quality gate serializes work against a disposable `forge_test` database and Redis database 13.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Forge reports one canonical build version.** The application shell, MCP metadata, Admin System surface, and sign-in footer derive version and build identity from the same packaged runtime source.
+
 ## [2026-07-25] — v0.29.7 · Honest MCP delivery recovery
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/DEVLOG.md b/DEVLOG.md
index 779b4d8..776aea3 100644
--- a/DEVLOG.md
+++ b/DEVLOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 > Append-only session log. Read at session start. Update at session end.
 
+## 2026-07-25 — v0.30.0 release preparation
+
+Prepared the serialized minor release after implementation PRs #80, #89, and
+#90 passed exact-head GitHub CI and merged to `main`. Release metadata covers
+isolated local development and CI state, canonical build-version reporting,
+and copyable Forge-aware issue handoffs for local agents. Tagging, production
+deployment, and live verification remain distinct delivery steps.
+
 ## 2026-07-25 — Canonical build version across system surfaces
 
 - Replaced the Admin System router's independent `npm_package_version` /
@@ -12,6 +20,7 @@
   see the packaged application version too.
 - Added unit and instance-admin integration coverage for the standalone-runtime
   case where npm lifecycle metadata is absent.
+
 ## 2026-07-25 — Copyable local-agent issue handoffs
 
 - Added a compact issue-header action that copies the issue key, title, and
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 84f02d6..958751d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "forge",
-  "version": "0.29.7",
+  "version": "0.30.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Forge — a fast, minimalist, keyboard-driven project management platform with pluggable agents.",
   "license": "MIT",