diff --git a/.roo/commands/cli-release.md b/.roo/commands/cli-release.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c90b239215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.roo/commands/cli-release.md
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+---
+description: "Create a new release of the Roo Code CLI"
+argument-hint: "[version-description]"
+mode: code
+---
+
+1. Identify changes since the last CLI release:
+
+    - Get the last CLI release tag: `gh release list --limit 10 | grep "cli-v"`
+    - View changes since last release: `git log cli-v<last-version>..HEAD -- apps/cli --oneline`
+    - Or for uncommitted changes: `git diff --stat -- apps/cli`
+
+2. Review and summarize the changes to determine an appropriate changelog entry. Group changes by type:
+
+    - **Added**: New features
+    - **Changed**: Changes to existing functionality
+    - **Fixed**: Bug fixes
+    - **Removed**: Removed features
+    - **Tests**: New or updated tests
+
+3. Bump the version in `apps/cli/package.json`:
+
+    - Increment the patch version (e.g., 0.0.43 → 0.0.44) for bug fixes and minor changes
+    - Increment the minor version (e.g., 0.0.43 → 0.1.0) for new features
+    - Increment the major version (e.g., 0.0.43 → 1.0.0) for breaking changes
+
+4. Update `apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md` with a new entry:
+
+    - Add a new section at the top (below the header) following this format:
+
+    ```markdown
+    ## [X.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD
+
+    ### Added
+
+    - Description of new features
+
+    ### Changed
+
+    - Description of changes
+
+    ### Fixed
+
+    - Description of bug fixes
+    ```
+
+    - Use the current date in YYYY-MM-DD format
+    - Include links to relevant source files where helpful
+    - Describe changes from the user's perspective
+
+5. Commit the version bump and changelog update:
+
+    ```bash
+    git add apps/cli/package.json apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+    git commit -m "chore(cli): prepare release v<version>"
+    ```
+
+6. Run the release script from the monorepo root:
+
+    ```bash
+    ./apps/cli/scripts/release.sh
+    ```
+
+    The release script will automatically:
+
+    - Build the extension and CLI
+    - Create a platform-specific tarball
+    - Verify the installation works correctly (runs --help, --version, and e2e test)
+    - Extract changelog content and include it in the GitHub release notes
+    - Create the GitHub release with the tarball attached
+
+7. After a successful release, verify:
+    - Check the release page: https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/releases
+    - Verify the "What's New" section contains the changelog content
+    - Test installation: `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/main/apps/cli/install.sh | sh`
+
+**Notes:**
+
+- The release script requires GitHub CLI (`gh`) to be installed and authenticated
+- If a release already exists for the tag, the script will prompt to delete and recreate it
+- The script creates a tarball for the current platform only (darwin-arm64, darwin-x64, linux-arm64, or linux-x64)
+- Multi-platform releases require running the script on each platform and manually uploading additional tarballs
diff --git a/apps/cli/.gitignore b/apps/cli/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a2b1a2eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cli/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.verify-release/
diff --git a/apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index e945354bf2..c9fb3dbbf8 100644
--- a/apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to the `@roo-code/cli` package will be documented in this fi
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [0.0.43] - Unreleased
+## [0.0.43] - 2026-01-07
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/apps/cli/package.json b/apps/cli/package.json
index 5bfbd1cd3e..bca8346666 100644
--- a/apps/cli/package.json
+++ b/apps/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@roo-code/cli",
-	"version": "0.0.42",
+	"version": "0.0.43",
 	"description": "Roo Code CLI - Run the Roo Code agent from the command line",
 	"private": true,
 	"type": "module",