diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 50d93ff85b..ba1031c034 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": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index b22a3f7d0b..a8c02923b4 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": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index e6e01eb863..09a504acf1 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": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com"
diff --git a/docs/changelog.mdx b/docs/changelog.mdx
index ef99b47f90..a83cf6076f 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 v0.8.180"
+  description="Released - 2026-10-20"
+  tags={["Release", "Engine", "CLI", "Producer"]}
+>
+Renders with several workers no longer fail now and then on an empty frame. Distributed renders can render one chunk in smaller parts, previews put a reloaded video back at the playhead, and snapshots decode phone video faster.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Producer:** Render a distributed chunk as frame sub-ranges ([fcd93ce18](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/fcd93ce1843556be4b95e0e133929c319e549609), [#5916](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5916)).
+
+## Fixes
+
+- **Engine:** Renders with several workers no longer fail now and then on an empty frame ([50623ee60](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/50623ee60abc9166c0884f093e8f06eb90b8c282), [#5919](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5919)).
+- **Core:** A paused preview puts a reloaded video back at the playhead ([44ac4c4bb](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/44ac4c4bbbad1c8727a0cd77b9d664aadc8e18e9), [#5912](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5912)).
+
+## Performance
+
+- **CLI:** Snapshot decodes phone video frames at their on-screen size, several at once ([122489c34](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/122489c34dabcdcb075b611717919f03de9a1157), [#5917](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5917)).
+
+[View the full commit range](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.8.179...v0.8.180).
+</Update>
+
 <Update
   label="HyperFrames v0.8.179"
   description="Released - 2026-10-19"
diff --git a/gemini-extension.json b/gemini-extension.json
index 0678a4a538..0bab49e3c1 100644
--- a/gemini-extension.json
+++ b/gemini-extension.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "hyperframes",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "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 656d9c2c01..d511d93f41 100644
--- a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/aws-lambda",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "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 cb53fbfd00..a1841373d9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/cli",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "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 82d9da3910..cee0dfebed 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/core",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/engine/package.json b/packages/engine/package.json
index edb10de01e..878ffa3a8e 100644
--- a/packages/engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/engine/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/engine",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "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 00c15279ed..c15f8b51a4 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": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "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 bd2bd8d0a1..8177c16685 100644
--- a/packages/inspector/package.json
+++ b/packages/inspector/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/inspector",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/lint/package.json b/packages/lint/package.json
index d80fe32ec9..0c11fa6db4 100644
--- a/packages/lint/package.json
+++ b/packages/lint/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/lint",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/parsers/package.json b/packages/parsers/package.json
index 818f9af674..ff69760c3d 100644
--- a/packages/parsers/package.json
+++ b/packages/parsers/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/parsers",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/player/package.json b/packages/player/package.json
index a0826c307c..122b7f414c 100644
--- a/packages/player/package.json
+++ b/packages/player/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/player",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "description": "Embeddable web component for HyperFrames compositions",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/producer/package.json b/packages/producer/package.json
index a561a26789..a6ed154486 100644
--- a/packages/producer/package.json
+++ b/packages/producer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/producer",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "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 c916337403..7d3bd209a6 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/sdk",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "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 669d31fcff..8cfb9b21e0 100644
--- a/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
+++ b/packages/shader-transitions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/shader-transitions",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "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 e2a1455be6..751393c998 100644
--- a/packages/studio-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio-server",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes",
diff --git a/packages/studio/package.json b/packages/studio/package.json
index 9fd373bba0..3a599394d7 100644
--- a/packages/studio/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperframes/studio",
-  "version": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "description": "",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/plugin.json b/plugin.json
index ed765d6ecf..fc6d69b40e 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": "0.8.179",
+  "version": "0.8.180",
   "author": {
     "name": "HeyGen",
     "email": "hyperframes@heygen.com",
diff --git a/releases/v0.8.180.md b/releases/v0.8.180.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4716d4570f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/v0.8.180.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# HyperFrames v0.8.180
+
+Released on 2026-10-20.
+
+Renders with several workers no longer fail now and then on an empty frame. Distributed renders can render one chunk in smaller parts, previews put a reloaded video back at the playhead, and snapshots decode phone video faster.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Producer:** Render a distributed chunk as frame sub-ranges ([fcd93ce18](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/fcd93ce1843556be4b95e0e133929c319e549609), [#5916](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5916)).
+
+## Fixes
+
+- **Engine:** Renders with several workers no longer fail now and then on an empty frame ([50623ee60](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/50623ee60abc9166c0884f093e8f06eb90b8c282), [#5919](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5919)).
+- **Core:** A paused preview puts a reloaded video back at the playhead ([44ac4c4bb](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/44ac4c4bbbad1c8727a0cd77b9d664aadc8e18e9), [#5912](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5912)).
+
+## Performance
+
+- **CLI:** Snapshot decodes phone video frames at their on-screen size, several at once ([122489c34](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/122489c34dabcdcb075b611717919f03de9a1157), [#5917](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/5917)).
+
+## Full changelog
+
+https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.8.179...v0.8.180