diff --git a/gitnexus/package-lock.json b/gitnexus/package-lock.json
index 7d90a03d7..ff7a84c34 100644
--- a/gitnexus/package-lock.json
+++ b/gitnexus/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "gitnexus",
-  "version": "1.6.6",
+  "version": "1.6.7-rc.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "gitnexus",
-      "version": "1.6.6",
+      "version": "1.6.7-rc.9",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/gitnexus/package.json b/gitnexus/package.json
index 004e106a4..33637daa3 100644
--- a/gitnexus/package.json
+++ b/gitnexus/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gitnexus",
-  "version": "1.6.6",
+  "version": "1.6.7-rc.9",
   "description": "Graph-powered code intelligence for AI agents. Index any codebase, query via MCP or CLI.",
   "author": "Abhigyan Patwari",
   "license": "PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0",