diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 196d2d5eb..f54615a08 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": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index 450c62d5a..6d4340b15 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": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index 9669eab35..b5389c51f 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": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com"
diff --git a/docs/changelog.mdx b/docs/changelog.mdx
index 1d153f530..c879ed276 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.mdx
+++ b/docs/changelog.mdx
@@ -8,6 +8,24 @@ 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 v0.7.76"
+  description="Released - 2026-07-27"
+  tags={["Release", "Check", "Producer"]}
+>
+Plan v2 chunk materialization now recreates declared video directory skeletons even
+when a sparse chunk needs no frames, so inactive-video chunks render without
+downloading unused artifacts. Layout checks also improve rotation-pivot drift
+diagnostics.
+
+## Fixes
+
+- **Producer:** Materialize declared video directories for sparse Plan v2 chunks ([ddb59d356](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/ddb59d3567fc70d808f86ef8b5b531078e3df2d6), [#2823](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/2823))
+- **Check:** Improve elongated rotation-pivot drift detection and detached-connector diagnostics ([75ed99e1d](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/75ed99e1d4f45015812575ff26c07efb0b253f21), [#2819](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/2819))
+
+[View the full commit range](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.7.75...v0.7.76).
+</Update>
+
 <Update
   label="HyperFrames v0.7.75"
   description="Released - 2026-07-27"
diff --git a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
index 451fe6eab..708c76cc1 100644
--- a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/aws-lambda",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "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 fe9911428..6e0d7f3a4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/cli",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "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 d35580eda..055bbe8ec 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/core",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/engine/package.json b/packages/engine/package.json
index cce7a7d67..1dbf1e392 100644
--- a/packages/engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/engine/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/engine",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "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 ef01f86ca..59f9bdaef 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": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "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 226387059..c281b9937 100644
--- a/packages/lint/package.json
+++ b/packages/lint/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/lint",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/parsers/package.json b/packages/parsers/package.json
index c9e6a12f1..40ceaca1c 100644
--- a/packages/parsers/package.json
+++ b/packages/parsers/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/parsers",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/player/package.json b/packages/player/package.json
index 681e7301b..694839d12 100644
--- a/packages/player/package.json
+++ b/packages/player/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/player",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "description": "Embeddable web component for HyperFrames compositions",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/producer/package.json b/packages/producer/package.json
index 258d3b8ec..b01115bde 100644
--- a/packages/producer/package.json
+++ b/packages/producer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/producer",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "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 0fe9996ca..8196c5be8 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/sdk",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "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 87cb159df..62557b07f 100644
--- a/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
+++ b/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/shader-transitions",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "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 878a3cc31..16b18311c 100644
--- a/packages/studio-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio-server",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/studio/package.json b/packages/studio/package.json
index c9f5eb1d5..dfe2f6062 100644
--- a/packages/studio/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio",
-  "version": "0.7.75",
+  "version": "0.7.76",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/releases/v0.7.76.md b/releases/v0.7.76.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8e89d606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/v0.7.76.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# HyperFrames v0.7.76
+
+Released on 2026-07-27.
+
+Plan v2 chunk materialization now recreates declared video directory skeletons even
+when a sparse chunk needs no frames, so inactive-video chunks render without
+downloading unused artifacts. Layout checks also improve rotation-pivot drift
+diagnostics.
+
+## Fixes
+
+- **Producer:** Materialize declared video directories for sparse Plan v2 chunks ([ddb59d356](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/ddb59d3567fc70d808f86ef8b5b531078e3df2d6), [#2823](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/2823))
+- **Check:** Improve elongated rotation-pivot drift detection and detached-connector diagnostics ([75ed99e1d](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/75ed99e1d4f45015812575ff26c07efb0b253f21), [#2819](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/2819))
+
+## Full changelog
+
+https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.7.75...v0.7.76