diff --git a/docs/changelog.mdx b/docs/changelog.mdx
index cea7e9bfc..9ab00fd14 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.mdx
+++ b/docs/changelog.mdx
@@ -8,6 +8,38 @@ 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 v0.6.97"
+  description="Released - 2026-06-13"
+  tags={["Release", "CLI", "Studio", "Core", "Engine", "Player"]}
+>
+Batch rendering, WebGL determinism, studio resilience, and security hardening.
+
+## Features
+
+- **CLI:** Batch rendering — one output per variables row with manifest ([#1336](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1336))
+- **CLI:** Add `--at-transitions` to inspect for sampling at tween boundaries ([#1386](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1386))
+
+## Fixes
+
+- **Render:** Make WebGL video textures deterministic in headless render ([#1403](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1403))
+- **Player:** Clean up controls on destroy ([#1407](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1407))
+- **Core:** Route project paths through a single `resolveWithinProject` chokepoint ([#1398](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1398))
+- **Core:** Block symlink-based path escape in studio-api `isSafePath` ([#1397](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1397))
+- **Core:** Exclude dot-directories and node_modules from studio composition discovery and lint ([#1385](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1385))
+- **Studio:** Surface gesture recording controls ([#1390](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1390))
+- **Studio:** Reject unsafe keyframe values ([#1389](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1389))
+- **Studio:** Save retries, mutation queue circuit breaker, save_failure diagnostics ([#1366](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1366))
+- **Studio:** Journal source writebacks ([#1388](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1388))
+- **SDK:** Bridge preview selection into session state ([#1362](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1362))
+- **CLI:** Validate project directory before starting preview ([#1394](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1394))
+- **CLI:** Resolve and install transitive registry dependencies ([#1396](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1396))
+- **CLI:** Respect registry compatibility metadata ([#1251](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1251))
+- **Runtime:** Respect hidden ancestor clips in Studio preview ([#1387](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/1387))
+
+[View the full commit range](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.6.95...v0.6.97).
+</Update>
+
 <Update
   label="HyperFrames v0.6.95"
   description="Released - 2026-06-12"
diff --git a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
index 3d49139d3..3b06d910a 100644
--- a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/aws-lambda",
-  "version": "0.6.96",
+  "version": "0.6.97",
   "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 38ee0c965..38232061f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/cli",
-  "version": "0.6.96",
+  "version": "0.6.97",
   "description": "HyperFrames CLI — create, preview, and render HTML video compositions",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 2816aa721..4e6389b96 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/core",
-  "version": "0.6.96",
+  "version": "0.6.97",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/engine/package.json b/packages/engine/package.json
index d5b6ecedd..4715cdf8e 100644
--- a/packages/engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/engine/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/engine",
-  "version": "0.6.96",
+  "version": "0.6.97",
   "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 6a0e69218..e7f437f1d 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": "0.6.96",
+  "version": "0.6.97",
   "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/player/package.json b/packages/player/package.json
index aaa0092d6..d426d845a 100644
--- a/packages/player/package.json
+++ b/packages/player/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/player",
-  "version": "0.6.96",
+  "version": "0.6.97",
   "description": "Embeddable web component for HyperFrames compositions",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/producer/package.json b/packages/producer/package.json
index d18be1b34..6bf21f646 100644
--- a/packages/producer/package.json
+++ b/packages/producer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/producer",
-  "version": "0.6.96",
+  "version": "0.6.97",
   "description": "HTML-to-video rendering engine using Chrome's BeginFrame API",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/shader-transitions/package.json b/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
index f2f4bb836..0c8b52fdd 100644
--- a/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
+++ b/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/shader-transitions",
-  "version": "0.6.96",
+  "version": "0.6.97",
   "description": "WebGL shader transitions for HyperFrames compositions",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/studio/package.json b/packages/studio/package.json
index fc0792f39..7ce584e42 100644
--- a/packages/studio/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio",
-  "version": "0.6.96",
+  "version": "0.6.97",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/releases/v0.6.97.md b/releases/v0.6.97.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2fbb26cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/v0.6.97.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Batch rendering, WebGL determinism, studio resilience, and security hardening.