diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fe9f19f..8a5c101 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "freeroute"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "2026.07.14"
 description = "Native Python PCB autorouter — a Java-free port of the FreeRouting engine (Specctra DSN in, SES out)"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"