diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ad1b2fe3f..316624c15 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [1.73.0.0] - 2026-08-29
+## [1.74.0.0] - 2026-08-29
 
 **Green now means green: every test runs somewhere, provably.**
 **The suites got faster by deleting lies, not by skipping work.**
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7ae6c5814..e8df5e2eb 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.73.0.0
+1.74.0.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ec7fc4e6a..34e795b36 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gstack",
-  "version": "1.73.0",
+  "version": "1.74.0",
   "description": "Garry's Stack — Claude Code skills + fast headless browser. One repo, one install, entire AI engineering workflow.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",