diff --git a/clients/python/pyproject.toml b/clients/python/pyproject.toml
index 48134f1..20ebbf1 100644
--- a/clients/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/clients/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "agent-eval-rpc"
-version = "0.84.0"
+version = "0.85.0"
 description = "Python RPC client for @tangle-network/agent-eval — judge content against rubrics over HTTP or stdio RPC. Eval logic runs in the Node runtime; this package is a thin wire client."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/clients/python/src/agent_eval_rpc/__init__.py b/clients/python/src/agent_eval_rpc/__init__.py
index 0e48230..2af95fe 100644
--- a/clients/python/src/agent_eval_rpc/__init__.py
+++ b/clients/python/src/agent_eval_rpc/__init__.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 try:
     __version__ = version("agent-eval-rpc")
 except PackageNotFoundError:
-    __version__ = "0.84.0"
+    __version__ = "0.85.0"
 
 __all__ = [
     "Client",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6a9223..9cb845f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tangle-network/agent-eval",
-  "version": "0.84.0",
+  "version": "0.85.0",
   "description": "Evaluate and improve AI agents from runs, traces, judges, and feedback. Compare candidates, cluster failures, measure lift, and gate releases.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/tangle-network/agent-eval#readme",
   "repository": {