diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 8a57b28a15..a9fecfa0a5 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": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index b17f643e3b..75fa5d61fa 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": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index a679bc6d82..a5ee02ac6d 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": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com"
diff --git a/docs/changelog.mdx b/docs/changelog.mdx
index d75a0f4531..b81e4642d0 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.mdx
+++ b/docs/changelog.mdx
@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ 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 v0.8.172"
+  description="Released - 2026-10-18"
+  tags={["Release", "CLI", "Core"]}
+>
+Check and snapshot keep their report when another app has the project open, and capture works inside an agent sandbox. Audio finds the same files as preview, and later scenes no longer leak grain early.
+
+## Fixes
+
+- **CLI:** Check and snapshot keep their record while another app has the history open ([01adadb9181](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/01adadb91814a8fdca102c0a008ffac663c43dcd), [#5845](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5845)).
+- **CLI:** Audio and timeline find media the way preview and render load it ([ab2e939558b](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/ab2e939558ba073ab725530d98f47a791ea6942d), [#5846](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5846)).
+- **Core:** A scene paints no SVG filter grain before its start or after its end ([bb55640f5c6](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/bb55640f5c6869055d1a41d83809cfef63230030), [#5828](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5828)).
+- **CLI:** Capture works inside an agent's macOS sandbox ([dc0e80e73af](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/dc0e80e73af185cc892ea90d5a9f1412a055e9a1), [#5840](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5840)).
+
+[View the full commit range](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.8.171...v0.8.172).
+</Update>
+
 <Update
   label="HyperFrames v0.8.171"
   description="Released - 2026-10-18"
diff --git a/gemini-extension.json b/gemini-extension.json
index 390ebfaa62..7467c89424 100644
--- a/gemini-extension.json
+++ b/gemini-extension.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "hyperframes",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "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 f32a022e73..75e2ea0cd3 100644
--- a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/aws-lambda",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "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 442fd0d375..b59d24e638 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/cli",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "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 c16e038e02..75242db926 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/core",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/engine/package.json b/packages/engine/package.json
index 9f9a095d02..18a0438aef 100644
--- a/packages/engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/engine/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/engine",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "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 dbf1c508c6..4508e30a39 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": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "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 6e15e488ce..d32e53ae63 100644
--- a/packages/inspector/package.json
+++ b/packages/inspector/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/inspector",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/lint/package.json b/packages/lint/package.json
index b48860e05b..f143e4ff84 100644
--- a/packages/lint/package.json
+++ b/packages/lint/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/lint",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/parsers/package.json b/packages/parsers/package.json
index 5729c928c6..da4fde0c6b 100644
--- a/packages/parsers/package.json
+++ b/packages/parsers/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/parsers",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/player/package.json b/packages/player/package.json
index 56fc58f5f7..fde9fe9c00 100644
--- a/packages/player/package.json
+++ b/packages/player/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/player",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "description": "Embeddable web component for HyperFrames compositions",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/producer/package.json b/packages/producer/package.json
index a1e8dafb29..0df8099d3f 100644
--- a/packages/producer/package.json
+++ b/packages/producer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/producer",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "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 7db1836f10..e086688d76 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/sdk",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "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 025af1ceee..8657459b18 100644
--- a/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
+++ b/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/shader-transitions",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "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 ed7d34b5f5..20c8a4b26a 100644
--- a/packages/studio-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio-server",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/studio/package.json b/packages/studio/package.json
index de5a3ae44a..b2983ade96 100644
--- a/packages/studio/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio",
-  "version": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/plugin.json b/plugin.json
index 2707d1cf01..2b740e9260 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": "0.8.171",
+  "version": "0.8.172",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/releases/v0.8.172.md b/releases/v0.8.172.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bd4dc7c14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/v0.8.172.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# HyperFrames v0.8.172
+
+Released on 2026-10-18.
+
+Check and snapshot keep their report when another app has the project open, and capture works inside an agent sandbox. Audio finds the same files as preview, and later scenes no longer leak grain early.
+
+## Fixes
+
+- **CLI:** Check and snapshot keep their record while another app has the history open ([01adadb9181](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/01adadb91814a8fdca102c0a008ffac663c43dcd), [#5845](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5845)).
+- **CLI:** Audio and timeline find media the way preview and render load it ([ab2e939558b](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/ab2e939558ba073ab725530d98f47a791ea6942d), [#5846](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5846)).
+- **Core:** A scene paints no SVG filter grain before its start or after its end ([bb55640f5c6](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/bb55640f5c6869055d1a41d83809cfef63230030), [#5828](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5828)).
+- **CLI:** Capture works inside an agent's macOS sandbox ([dc0e80e73af](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/dc0e80e73af185cc892ea90d5a9f1412a055e9a1), [#5840](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5840)).
+
+## Full changelog
+
+https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.8.171...v0.8.172