diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 1ef4da5632..b377d02344 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": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index 80ed6b7e05..3937e4f5f0 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": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index f55adda2d8..1f94539e21 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": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com"
diff --git a/docs/changelog.mdx b/docs/changelog.mdx
index c33f305c4e..df92cc93b9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.mdx
+++ b/docs/changelog.mdx
@@ -8,6 +8,28 @@ 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 v0.8.204"
+  description="Released - 2026-10-26"
+  tags={["Release", "Studio", "Producer"]}
+>
+Scrubbing a long film in Studio stays smooth, because the layer walk now skips clips the runtime hid. A render whose capture stops advancing also fails within minutes.
+
+## Fixes
+
+- **Producer:** A render whose capture stops advancing fails within minutes ([575f68cf5bc47](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/575f68cf5bc4789e0f2b71c16333f5ef79586156), [#6413](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/6413)).
+
+## Performance
+
+- **Studio:** The layer walk skips clips the runtime hid, so scrubbing a long film stays smooth ([dc56b3d20af2d](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/dc56b3d20af2dbb550ac749b7618ea976542e257), [#6416](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/6416)).
+
+## Docs & Examples
+
+- Studio app light palette, plus movable film rows and stacked remix shelves on Inspiration ([9652a6324ada6](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/9652a6324ada60b27f91c413155740399a6c2d5d), [#6414](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/6414)).
+
+[View the full commit range](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.8.203...v0.8.204).
+</Update>
+
 <Update
   label="HyperFrames v0.8.203"
   description="Released - 2026-10-26"
diff --git a/gemini-extension.json b/gemini-extension.json
index 389f47555a..ef820ebc79 100644
--- a/gemini-extension.json
+++ b/gemini-extension.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "hyperframes",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "description": "HyperFrames by HeyGen. Write HTML, render video. Compositions, GSAP and runtime adapter animations, captions, voiceovers, audio-reactive visuals, and website capture for HyperFrames."
 }
diff --git a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
index 0f2f4ddb52..8074bd8aa3 100644
--- a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/aws-lambda",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "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 18af06a5a7..b997c00f19 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/cli",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "description": "Make videos with code and AI agents: write HTML, render MP4. Open source.",
   "keywords": [
     "ai-agents",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index ea42d65662..f164c11132 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/core",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/engine/package.json b/packages/engine/package.json
index 06af0a8bb5..70f6ca5fc4 100644
--- a/packages/engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/engine/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/engine",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "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 0dd2e6dfe2..15786f3bdd 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": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "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/inspector/package.json b/packages/inspector/package.json
index b1a03bd118..2e616628f9 100644
--- a/packages/inspector/package.json
+++ b/packages/inspector/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/inspector",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/lint/package.json b/packages/lint/package.json
index 6b7d3ce96d..b6de3417b4 100644
--- a/packages/lint/package.json
+++ b/packages/lint/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/lint",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/parsers/package.json b/packages/parsers/package.json
index 68530a0d97..8013392366 100644
--- a/packages/parsers/package.json
+++ b/packages/parsers/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/parsers",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/player/package.json b/packages/player/package.json
index f5a4ef6aae..cc810c3727 100644
--- a/packages/player/package.json
+++ b/packages/player/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/player",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "description": "Embeddable web component for HyperFrames compositions",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/producer/package.json b/packages/producer/package.json
index 843a0fa32d..fe0455fb73 100644
--- a/packages/producer/package.json
+++ b/packages/producer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/producer",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "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 6d60a734cf..e44dca8f7a 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/sdk",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "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 109f26e385..05bb1dd133 100644
--- a/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
+++ b/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/shader-transitions",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "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 c4e94bebc2..0166778b99 100644
--- a/packages/studio-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio-server",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/studio/package.json b/packages/studio/package.json
index 308fa4ff19..4f6b38f40f 100644
--- a/packages/studio/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio",
-  "version": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/plugin.json b/plugin.json
index e492ba9702..8181485f25 100644
--- a/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://agent-plugins.org/schemas/1.0.0/plugin.schema.json",
   "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": "0.8.203",
+  "version": "0.8.204",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/releases/v0.8.204.md b/releases/v0.8.204.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00a6b1fb35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/v0.8.204.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# HyperFrames v0.8.204
+
+Released on 2026-10-26.
+
+Scrubbing a long film in Studio stays smooth, because the layer walk now skips clips the runtime hid. A render whose capture stops advancing also fails within minutes.
+
+## Fixes
+
+- **Producer:** A render whose capture stops advancing fails within minutes ([575f68cf5bc47](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/575f68cf5bc4789e0f2b71c16333f5ef79586156), [#6413](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/6413)).
+
+## Performance
+
+- **Studio:** The layer walk skips clips the runtime hid, so scrubbing a long film stays smooth ([dc56b3d20af2d](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/dc56b3d20af2dbb550ac749b7618ea976542e257), [#6416](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/6416)).
+
+## Docs & Examples
+
+- Studio app light palette, plus movable film rows and stacked remix shelves on Inspiration ([9652a6324ada6](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/9652a6324ada60b27f91c413155740399a6c2d5d), [#6414](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/6414)).
+
+## Full changelog
+
+https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.8.203...v0.8.204