diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5ca8502..18fe1b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Cut a release on a version tag: run the (pure) test suite, then build the
 # per-platform artifacts and attach them to a GitHub Release. `synty upgrade`
-# and install.sh read from this release. Tag with the Cargo.toml version, e.g.
-# `git tag v0.2.4 && git push --tags`.
+# and install.sh read from this release. The pushed `v*` tag must match the
+# versions in Cargo.toml and the Helm chart.
 name: release
 
 on:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index bcf1648..47e3a1f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ runs the test suite, builds each platform, and attaches `synty-<os>-<arch>`
 git tag v0.2.0 && git push origin v0.2.0
 ```
 
-The matrix builds `macos-14` (`--features metal,s3,gcs,mcp-http`, Apple Silicon) and
-`ubuntu-latest` (`--features s3,gcs,mcp-http`, Linux x64); the `s3`/`gcs` features read
-the team's data bucket and are independent of where the binary ships. Add rows
-for more platforms (Intel Mac `macos-13`, `ubuntu-24.04-arm`) as needed. Users
-then update with `synty upgrade`, which reads the same release.
+The matrix builds `macos-14` (`--features metal,s3,gcs,mcp-http,athena`, Apple
+Silicon) and `ubuntu-latest` (`--features s3,gcs,mcp-http,athena`, Linux x64);
+the bucket features read the team's data, while `athena` enables bounded remote
+trace queries. Add binary-asset rows for more platforms as needed. Users then
+update with `synty upgrade`, which reads the same release.
 
 The same tag publishes a verified multi-architecture (`linux/amd64` +
 `linux/arm64`) container to
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dc5dcf8..491f38b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4153,7 +4153,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "synty"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.2.5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 39d3750..3fabc2a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "synty"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.2.5"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.97"
 description = "A passive, local-first memory of coding-agent sessions and GitHub activity, with ColBERT retrieval, local summaries, and an optional team bucket."
diff --git a/deploy/helm/synty/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/synty/Chart.yaml
index 48af941..1566d71 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/synty/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/synty/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ name: synty
 description: Local-first coding-agent memory tracker, builder, and read-only MCP gateway
 type: application
 version: 0.1.0
-appVersion: "0.2.4"
+appVersion: "0.2.5"
diff --git a/docs/design.md b/docs/design.md
index 2e2bad5..d1d75fe 100644
--- a/docs/design.md
+++ b/docs/design.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # synty: System Design
 
-**Status:** v0.2.4 (durable fleet rollout) · **Owner:** Daniel Svonava
+**Status:** v0.2.5 (durable fleet rollout) · **Owner:** Daniel Svonava
 
 synty is a passively-collected memory of how work actually happens: it ingests
 coding-agent sessions (Claude Code, Codex, Cowork) and GitHub activity, and makes