diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index a01323472a..4fee1f548c 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "hyperframes",
   "description": "HyperFrames by HeyGen. Write HTML, render video. Compositions, GSAP and runtime adapter animations, captions, voiceovers, audio-reactive visuals, and website capture for HyperFrames.",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index 4275fe8043..e566cce102 100644
--- a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "hyperframes",
   "description": "Write HTML, render video. Compositions, Tailwind v4 styles, GSAP and runtime adapter animations, captions, voiceovers, audio-reactive visuals, and website capture for HyperFrames.",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index 5c110379fb..f6363c5309 100644
--- a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "hyperframes",
   "displayName": "HyperFrames by HeyGen",
   "description": "Write HTML, render video. Compositions, Tailwind v4 styles, GSAP and runtime adapter animations, captions, voiceovers, audio-reactive visuals, and website capture for HyperFrames.",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com"
diff --git a/docs/changelog.mdx b/docs/changelog.mdx
index 8f731a5065..5d929f7857 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.mdx
+++ b/docs/changelog.mdx
@@ -8,6 +8,29 @@ Recent HyperFrames releases, including user-facing features, fixes, and migratio
 
 {/* New release entries are prepended by `bun run changelog:draft <version> --write`. */}
 
+<Update
+  label="HyperFrames v0.8.69"
+  description="Released - 2026-09-23"
+  tags={["Release", "Lint", "CLI", "Skills"]}
+>
+Large compositions lint faster, and previews respond sooner to file edits. This release also fixes font handling, installed skill imports, variable validation, and video duration after frame extraction.
+
+## Fixes
+
+- **Lint:** Locate findings in linear time on large compositions ([54cb982ea](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/54cb982ea24c97e3805de38b728f2ec9700a8839), [#4373](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4373)).
+- **CLI:** Add --vars refuses a value of the wrong type instead of writing it ([0aa3cb82a](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/0aa3cb82aad00fcd91cfbad4e1d0d36520c12c83), [#4369](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4369)).
+- **Skills:** Keep script imports inside installed skill directories ([29fc95395](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/29fc95395debf2e8809f27b2a9943ccc973235d0), [#4356](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4356)).
+- **Engine:** Reconcile metadata duration after extraction delivers fewer frames ([b021cb77b](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/b021cb77be16811ddaeddb5ab61b776e72be3159), [#4371](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4371)).
+- **Producer:** Deterministic font faces win over later font stylesheets ([00ea884d8](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/00ea884d8f29dc446765860816913ed9428df2a6), [#4359](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4359)).
+- **Skills:** Preserve captured font subsets ([922be55e5](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/922be55e55b2553ad0f0c9feee11968c20ba6b56), [#4358](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4358)).
+
+## Performance
+
+- **CLI:** Tell the preview about a file edit 30 ms after it lands, not 300 ([5c3f02c85](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/5c3f02c855f90be25699c39fd915223256c323cb), [#4348](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4348)).
+
+[View the full commit range](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.8.68...v0.8.69).
+</Update>
+
 <Update
   label="HyperFrames v0.8.68"
   description="Released - 2026-09-23"
diff --git a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
index 1c279200e4..7bcb3417a5 100644
--- a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/aws-lambda",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "description": "AWS Lambda adapter for HyperFrames distributed rendering — handler, client-side SDK, and CDK construct.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index e4a6e65274..54c2a6a66a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/cli",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "description": "HyperFrames CLI — create, preview, and render HTML video compositions",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 2b9c77d80e..7de5b96e24 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/core",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/engine/package.json b/packages/engine/package.json
index afe4bbab4b..d9dab99130 100644
--- a/packages/engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/engine/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/engine",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "description": "Seekable web page to video rendering engine (Puppeteer + FFmpeg)",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/gcp-cloud-run/package.json b/packages/gcp-cloud-run/package.json
index 2faaffa1bd..88bd8100c4 100644
--- a/packages/gcp-cloud-run/package.json
+++ b/packages/gcp-cloud-run/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/gcp-cloud-run",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "description": "Google Cloud Run + Workflows adapter for HyperFrames distributed rendering — request handler, client-side SDK, and Terraform module.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/lint/package.json b/packages/lint/package.json
index c34f993d0d..0b4339af7c 100644
--- a/packages/lint/package.json
+++ b/packages/lint/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/lint",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/parsers/package.json b/packages/parsers/package.json
index 36d7006d5e..9c3ab119ab 100644
--- a/packages/parsers/package.json
+++ b/packages/parsers/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/parsers",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/player/package.json b/packages/player/package.json
index de51cee809..780d7f99a7 100644
--- a/packages/player/package.json
+++ b/packages/player/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/player",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "description": "Embeddable web component for HyperFrames compositions",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/producer/package.json b/packages/producer/package.json
index 060b6600a7..70b5601917 100644
--- a/packages/producer/package.json
+++ b/packages/producer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/producer",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "description": "HTML-to-video rendering engine using Chrome's BeginFrame API",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index bad7d5b0f6..f2a9645673 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/sdk",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "description": "Headless, framework-neutral HyperFrames composition editing engine",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/shader-transitions/package.json b/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
index fd3fdb00f0..a1c7b881f4 100644
--- a/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
+++ b/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/shader-transitions",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "description": "WebGL shader transitions for HyperFrames compositions",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/studio-server/package.json b/packages/studio-server/package.json
index 3a97fafc4c..7c85ecb112 100644
--- a/packages/studio-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio-server",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/studio/package.json b/packages/studio/package.json
index 30e48731fd..9765bc5406 100644
--- a/packages/studio/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio",
-  "version": "0.8.68",
+  "version": "0.8.69",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/releases/v0.8.69.md b/releases/v0.8.69.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb720ede5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/v0.8.69.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# HyperFrames v0.8.69
+
+Released on 2026-09-23.
+
+Large compositions lint faster, and previews respond sooner to file edits. This release also fixes font handling, installed skill imports, variable validation, and video duration after frame extraction.
+
+## Fixes
+
+- **Lint:** Locate findings in linear time on large compositions ([54cb982ea](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/54cb982ea24c97e3805de38b728f2ec9700a8839), [#4373](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4373)).
+- **CLI:** Add --vars refuses a value of the wrong type instead of writing it ([0aa3cb82a](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/0aa3cb82aad00fcd91cfbad4e1d0d36520c12c83), [#4369](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4369)).
+- **Skills:** Keep script imports inside installed skill directories ([29fc95395](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/29fc95395debf2e8809f27b2a9943ccc973235d0), [#4356](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4356)).
+- **Engine:** Reconcile metadata duration after extraction delivers fewer frames ([b021cb77b](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/b021cb77be16811ddaeddb5ab61b776e72be3159), [#4371](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4371)).
+- **Producer:** Deterministic font faces win over later font stylesheets ([00ea884d8](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/00ea884d8f29dc446765860816913ed9428df2a6), [#4359](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4359)).
+- **Skills:** Preserve captured font subsets ([922be55e5](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/922be55e55b2553ad0f0c9feee11968c20ba6b56), [#4358](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4358)).
+
+## Performance
+
+- **CLI:** Tell the preview about a file edit 30 ms after it lands, not 300 ([5c3f02c85](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/5c3f02c855f90be25699c39fd915223256c323cb), [#4348](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/4348)).
+
+## Full changelog
+
+https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.8.68...v0.8.69