diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 556c34e74c..29b8eb8352 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
 
 ---
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/ar/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/ar/CHANGELOG.md
index 63d1afe286..410eba8a90 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/ar/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/ar/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/az/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/az/CHANGELOG.md
index a6e5464ac0..76a16a83c6 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/az/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/az/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/bg/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/bg/CHANGELOG.md
index a6e5464ac0..76a16a83c6 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/bg/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/bg/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/bn/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/bn/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e3cce525f..30dc50aab1 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/bn/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/bn/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/cs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/cs/CHANGELOG.md
index c3ce133768..2652faf443 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/cs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/cs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/da/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/da/CHANGELOG.md
index dc9b3cd208..74de07b1c7 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/da/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/da/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/de/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/de/CHANGELOG.md
index 305b0cbefe..bed483f396 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/de/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/de/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/es/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/es/CHANGELOG.md
index ed2bfa385d..f1c7bbbdf0 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/es/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/es/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/fa/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/fa/CHANGELOG.md
index 10acbec782..e6121f4b11 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/fa/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/fa/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/fi/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/fi/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a81eecdbc..1f0ec66b66 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/fi/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/fi/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/fr/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/fr/CHANGELOG.md
index de5c338c84..94cf8f89af 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/fr/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/fr/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/gu/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/gu/CHANGELOG.md
index b3bedd67fd..964fe9b5e9 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/gu/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/gu/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/he/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/he/CHANGELOG.md
index 9694cbac55..bc99409d24 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/he/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/he/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/hi/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/hi/CHANGELOG.md
index 1fd67738e0..12e6d9eb40 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/hi/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/hi/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/hu/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/hu/CHANGELOG.md
index 82df2fc412..496eb276f7 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/hu/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/hu/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/id/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/id/CHANGELOG.md
index 9654fbef7b..6f7e50b9b2 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/id/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/id/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/in/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/in/CHANGELOG.md
index 240eb495d2..58c19714a0 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/in/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/in/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/it/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/it/CHANGELOG.md
index fbd3d0dbd2..abea20c78a 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/it/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/it/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/ja/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/ja/CHANGELOG.md
index 5368de6e16..433c3c55c2 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/ja/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/ja/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/ko/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/ko/CHANGELOG.md
index a10ec7e048..028b72bc17 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/ko/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/ko/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/mr/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/mr/CHANGELOG.md
index fc793af0d5..d1535ac9fe 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/mr/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/mr/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/ms/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/ms/CHANGELOG.md
index c50f971d03..8cf34a3106 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/ms/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/ms/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/nl/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/nl/CHANGELOG.md
index 852e7fdedd..de6c836025 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/nl/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/nl/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/no/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/no/CHANGELOG.md
index 47c4967424..27828792ca 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/no/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/no/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/phi/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/phi/CHANGELOG.md
index 78c01327e1..0275996da0 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/phi/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/phi/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/pl/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/pl/CHANGELOG.md
index 556c34e74c..6e500c54ec 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/pl/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/pl/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@
 
 ---
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
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diff --git a/docs/i18n/pt-BR/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/pt-BR/CHANGELOG.md
index eb1e4bc2fb..682b3f176d 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/pt-BR/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/pt-BR/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/pt/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/pt/CHANGELOG.md
index 61f5f0d835..c019e176c5 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/pt/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/pt/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/ro/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/ro/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ccc01cc7f..e0d299cecf 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/ro/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/ro/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
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diff --git a/docs/i18n/ru/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/ru/CHANGELOG.md
index 0da0498bf2..4ff2b412b0 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/ru/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/ru/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
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diff --git a/docs/i18n/sk/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/sk/CHANGELOG.md
index dd71684e6d..d86f3cc4f7 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/sk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/sk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
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diff --git a/docs/i18n/sv/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/sv/CHANGELOG.md
index 2154f796df..87aa91cf91 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/sv/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/sv/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
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diff --git a/docs/i18n/sw/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/sw/CHANGELOG.md
index 19f39a6838..23b2878890 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/sw/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/sw/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
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diff --git a/docs/i18n/ta/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/ta/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c1b970fc0..c252bc8846 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/ta/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/ta/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/te/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/te/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d233d4961..957afe0ec0 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/te/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/te/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/th/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/th/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c53fd5c4b..a9125853d2 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/th/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/th/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/tr/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/tr/CHANGELOG.md
index e5d6d8b372..bf6edcc503 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/tr/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/tr/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/uk-UA/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/uk-UA/CHANGELOG.md
index c60a78643a..6e5f18aa61 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/uk-UA/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/uk-UA/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/ur/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/ur/CHANGELOG.md
index 716735dab0..0f28c8b4cc 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/ur/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/ur/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/vi/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/vi/CHANGELOG.md
index 4718533ffe..4d9a8b273b 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/vi/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/vi/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/zh-CN/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/zh-CN/CHANGELOG.md
index 97c037d5d8..39e7fddebe 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/zh-CN/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/zh-CN/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/i18n/zh-TW/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/i18n/zh-TW/CHANGELOG.md
index 57a2acaf05..7fe90b00eb 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/zh-TW/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/zh-TW/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@
 
 ## [3.8.31] — 2026-06-20
 
+## [3.8.50] — TBD
+
+_Living section — cycle opened at the v3.8.49 freeze (parallel-cycle model). Bullets are aggregated from `changelog.d/` fragments at each `/generate-release` phase._
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+### 📝 Maintenance
+
+---
+
+
 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
 _Living section — regenerated 2026-07-19 from all 306 cycle commits (bump 2c62333b0 → tip). Bullets carry the merged PR and its author; direct pushes listed separately. Finalized at the v3.8.49 release._
diff --git a/docs/openapi.yaml b/docs/openapi.yaml
index 3e364a5ec2..e0c08b53f3 100644
--- a/docs/openapi.yaml
+++ b/docs/openapi.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: 3.1.0
 info:
   title: OmniRoute API
-  version: 3.8.49
+  version: 3.8.50
   description: |
     OmniRoute is a local-first AI API proxy router. It provides an OpenAI-compatible
     endpoint that routes requests to multiple AI providers with load balancing,
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index 1543e58c1b..60a0ada9bf 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "omniroute-desktop",
-  "version": "3.8.49",
+  "version": "3.8.50",
   "description": "OmniRoute Desktop Application",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": {
diff --git a/open-sse/package.json b/open-sse/package.json
index 326bc4ff52..b2f90507e1 100644
--- a/open-sse/package.json
+++ b/open-sse/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@omniroute/open-sse",
-  "version": "3.8.49",
+  "version": "3.8.50",
   "description": "Express SSE sidecar for OmniRoute — handles streaming, protocol translation, and provider orchestration",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 72985a4780..5d076a23ac 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "omniroute",
-  "version": "3.8.49",
+  "version": "3.8.50",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "omniroute",
-      "version": "3.8.49",
+      "version": "3.8.50",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "workspaces": [
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.9.1",
         "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
         "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.13",
-        "@types/bun": "*",
+        "@types/bun": "latest",
         "@types/node": "^26.1.0",
         "@types/react": "^19.2.15",
         "@types/react-dom": "^19.2.3",
@@ -37079,7 +37079,7 @@
     },
     "open-sse": {
       "name": "@omniroute/open-sse",
-      "version": "3.8.49",
+      "version": "3.8.50",
       "dependencies": {
         "@toon-format/toon": "^4.1.0",
         "safe-regex": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad54771371..100bb0519d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "omniroute",
-  "version": "3.8.49",
+  "version": "3.8.50",
   "description": "Unified AI router with 160+ providers, RTK+Caveman compression, auto fallback, MCP/A2A, desktop, PWA, and OpenAI-compatible APIs.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {