diff --git a/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup.ts b/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup.ts
index fb87e9689..e7d739e85 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,21 @@
 
 import fs from 'fs/promises';
 import path from 'path';
+import { createRequire } from 'module';
 import { detectEnvironment, checkPortAvailable } from './ci-setup/detect.js';
 import { resolveOptions } from './ci-setup/prompts.js';
 import { generateFiles } from './ci-setup/templates.js';
 import type { CiSetupOptions, CiSetupResult, GeneratedFile } from './ci-setup/types.js';
 import type { CiSystem, DeployTarget, AuthMode, BranchStrategy } from './ci-setup/types.js';
 
+// Pin generated automation/config to the wizard's own version (mirrors setup.ts).
+// Read here (src/cli/, where ../../package.json resolves to gitnexus/package.json);
+// do NOT read it from templates.ts, which is one level deeper.
+const moduleRequire = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const pkgJson = moduleRequire('../../package.json') as { version?: unknown };
+const GITNEXUS_VERSION =
+  typeof pkgJson.version === 'string' && pkgJson.version ? pkgJson.version : 'latest';
+
 const CI_SYSTEMS: readonly CiSystem[] = ['github-actions', 'azure-devops', 'both'];
 const DEPLOY_TARGETS: readonly DeployTarget[] = ['docker', 'azure-container-app', 'both'];
 const AUTH_MODES: readonly AuthMode[] = ['token', 'none'];
@@ -95,6 +104,7 @@ export const ciSetupCommand = async (options?: {
   if (options?.apply !== undefined) partial.apply = options.apply;
   if (options?.yes !== undefined) partial.yes = options.yes;
   if (options?.outputDir) partial.outputDir = options.outputDir;
+  partial.version = GITNEXUS_VERSION;
 
   // Default: dry-run when neither --dry-run nor --apply is given
   if (!partial.dryRun && !partial.apply) {
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/prompts.ts b/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/prompts.ts
index 6793f0990..b9f911259 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/prompts.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/prompts.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export async function resolveOptions(
     apply: partial.apply ?? false,
     yes: partial.yes ?? false,
     outputDir: partial.outputDir ?? detect.gitRoot ?? process.cwd(),
+    version: partial.version ?? 'latest',
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/templates.ts b/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/templates.ts
index 382f88368..c6a32c1dc 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/templates.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/templates.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '22'
 
       - name: Analyze repository
-        run: npx gitnexus@latest analyze --skills
+        run: npx gitnexus@${opts.version} analyze --skills
 
       - name: Upload index artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ steps:
       versionSpec: '22.x'
     displayName: 'Set up Node.js 22'
 
-  - script: npx gitnexus@latest analyze --skills
+  - script: npx gitnexus@${opts.version} analyze --skills
     displayName: 'Analyze repository'
 
   - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ Add to \`~/.cursor/mcp.json\` under \`mcpServers\`:
 \`\`\`json
 "gitnexus": {
   "command": "npx",
-  "args": ["-y", "gitnexus@latest", "mcp"],
+  "args": ["-y", "gitnexus@${opts.version}", "mcp"],
   "env": {}
 }
 \`\`\`
diff --git a/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/types.ts b/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/types.ts
index 0b767dd71..b27cd7043 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/types.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/cli/ci-setup/types.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export interface CiSetupOptions {
   apply: boolean;
   yes: boolean;
   outputDir: string;
+  /** gitnexus version the generated automation/config should pin to. */
+  version: string;
 }
 
 export interface DetectResult {
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/unit/ci-setup-templates.test.ts b/gitnexus/test/unit/ci-setup-templates.test.ts
index c95ea84de..d4febfe02 100644
--- a/gitnexus/test/unit/ci-setup-templates.test.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/test/unit/ci-setup-templates.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ function makeOpts(overrides?: Partial<CiSetupOptions>): CiSetupOptions {
     apply: false,
     yes: false,
     outputDir: '/repo',
+    version: '9.9.9',
     ...overrides,
   };
 }
@@ -85,6 +86,28 @@ describe('GITNEXUS.md / workflow accuracy (U8)', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('version pinning (U9)', () => {
+  it('pins the GitHub Actions workflow analyze step to the wizard version', () => {
+    const files = generateFiles(makeOpts({ version: '9.9.9' }), DEFAULT_DETECT);
+    const wf = files.find((f) => f.relativePath === '.github/workflows/gitnexus-ci.yml');
+    expect(wf?.content).toContain('gitnexus@9.9.9 analyze');
+    expect(wf?.content).not.toContain('gitnexus@latest');
+  });
+
+  it('pins the Azure pipeline analyze step', () => {
+    const files = generateFiles(makeOpts({ version: '9.9.9', ci: 'azure-devops' }), DEFAULT_DETECT);
+    const az = files.find((f) => f.relativePath === 'azure-pipelines-gitnexus.yml');
+    expect(az?.content).toContain('gitnexus@9.9.9 analyze');
+    expect(az?.content).not.toContain('gitnexus@latest');
+  });
+
+  it('pins the Cursor MCP launch but leaves manual re-index commands at @latest', () => {
+    const md = gitnexusMd({ version: '9.9.9' });
+    expect(md).toContain('"gitnexus@9.9.9"'); // persisted Cursor stdio config — pinned
+    expect(md).toContain('npx gitnexus@latest analyze'); // human-run re-index — intentionally unpinned
+  });
+});
+
 describe('generateFiles', () => {
   describe('GitHub Actions workflow', () => {
     it('generates with correct port in healthcheck', () => {