diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index b5154bae..6d214050 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
     "@semantic-release/changelog",
     "@semantic-release/npm",
+    "./tools/semantic-release-sync-installer.js",
     [
       "@semantic-release/git",
       {
-        "assets": ["package.json", "package-lock.json", "CHANGELOG.md"],
+        "assets": ["package.json", "package-lock.json", "tools/installer/package.json", "CHANGELOG.md"],
         "message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
       }
     ],
diff --git a/tools/semantic-release-sync-installer.js b/tools/semantic-release-sync-installer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a5f3e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/semantic-release-sync-installer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * Semantic-release plugin to sync installer package.json version
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+function prepare(pluginConfig, context) {
+  const { nextRelease, logger } = context;
+  
+  // Path to installer package.json
+  const installerPackagePath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'tools', 'installer', 'package.json');
+  
+  if (!fs.existsSync(installerPackagePath)) {
+    logger.log('Installer package.json not found, skipping sync');
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  // Read installer package.json
+  const installerPackage = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(installerPackagePath, 'utf8'));
+  
+  // Update version
+  installerPackage.version = nextRelease.version;
+  
+  // Write back
+  fs.writeFileSync(installerPackagePath, JSON.stringify(installerPackage, null, 2) + '\n');
+  
+  logger.log(`Synced installer package.json to version ${nextRelease.version}`);
+}
+
+module.exports = { prepare };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/sync-installer-version.js b/tools/sync-installer-version.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e994c50f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sync-installer-version.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Sync installer package.json version with main package.json
+ * Used by semantic-release to keep versions in sync
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+function syncInstallerVersion() {
+  // Read main package.json
+  const mainPackagePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'package.json');
+  const mainPackage = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(mainPackagePath, 'utf8'));
+  
+  // Read installer package.json
+  const installerPackagePath = path.join(__dirname, 'installer', 'package.json');
+  const installerPackage = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(installerPackagePath, 'utf8'));
+  
+  // Update installer version to match main version
+  installerPackage.version = mainPackage.version;
+  
+  // Write back installer package.json
+  fs.writeFileSync(installerPackagePath, JSON.stringify(installerPackage, null, 2) + '\n');
+  
+  console.log(`Synced installer version to ${mainPackage.version}`);
+}
+
+// Run if called directly
+if (require.main === module) {
+  syncInstallerVersion();
+}
+
+module.exports = { syncInstallerVersion };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/version-bump.js b/tools/version-bump.js
index f569cdc6..e24142c5 100755
--- a/tools/version-bump.js
+++ b/tools/version-bump.js
@@ -33,38 +33,18 @@ async function bumpVersion(type = 'patch') {
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
-  console.log(chalk.blue(`🔄 Bumping ${type} version...`));
+  console.log(chalk.yellow('⚠️  Manual version bumping is disabled.'));
+  console.log(chalk.blue('🤖 This project uses semantic-release for automated versioning.'));
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(chalk.bold('To create a new release, use conventional commits:'));
+  console.log(chalk.cyan('  feat: new feature (minor version bump)'));
+  console.log(chalk.cyan('  fix: bug fix (patch version bump)'));
+  console.log(chalk.cyan('  feat!: breaking change (major version bump)'));
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(chalk.dim('Example: git commit -m "feat: add new installer features"'));
+  console.log(chalk.dim('Then push to main branch to trigger automatic release.'));
   
-  // Use npm version to bump and create git tag
-  try {
-    const newVersion = execSync(`npm version ${type} --no-git-tag-version`, { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim();
-    console.log(chalk.green(`✅ Main package.json version bumped to ${newVersion}`));
-    
-    // Also update installer package.json
-    const installerPackageJsonPath = path.join('tools', 'installer', 'package.json');
-    if (fs.existsSync(installerPackageJsonPath)) {
-      const installerPackageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(installerPackageJsonPath, 'utf8'));
-      installerPackageJson.version = newVersion.replace('v', ''); // Remove 'v' prefix if present
-      fs.writeFileSync(installerPackageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(installerPackageJson, null, 2) + '\n');
-      console.log(chalk.green(`✅ Installer package.json version bumped to ${newVersion}`));
-    }
-    
-    // Stage both package.json files
-    execSync('git add package.json');
-    execSync(`git add ${installerPackageJsonPath}`);
-    
-    // Create commit and tag
-    execSync(`git commit -m "chore: bump version to ${newVersion}"`);
-    execSync(`git tag -a ${newVersion} -m "Release ${newVersion}"`);
-    
-    console.log(chalk.green(`✅ Created git tag: ${newVersion}`));
-    console.log(chalk.yellow(`💡 Run 'git push && git push --tags' to publish`));
-    
-    return newVersion;
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error(chalk.red('❌ Version bump failed:'), error.message);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
+  return null;
 }
 
 async function main() {