diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 3cc4fe18..e214eb02 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@automaker/server",
-  "version": "0.11.0",
+  "version": "0.12.0",
   "description": "Backend server for Automaker - provides API for both web and Electron modes",
   "author": "AutoMaker Team",
   "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
diff --git a/apps/ui/package.json b/apps/ui/package.json
index b28ad8c7..eefd7728 100644
--- a/apps/ui/package.json
+++ b/apps/ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@automaker/ui",
-  "version": "0.11.0",
+  "version": "0.12.0",
   "description": "An autonomous AI development studio that helps you build software faster using AI-powered agents",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/AutoMaker-Org/automaker",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dd96e672..1f9e8037 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "automaker",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "0.12.0rc",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "automaker",
-      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "version": "0.12.0rc",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "workspaces": [
         "apps/*",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     },
     "apps/server": {
       "name": "@automaker/server",
-      "version": "0.10.0",
+      "version": "0.12.0",
       "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
       "dependencies": {
         "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "0.1.76",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     },
     "apps/ui": {
       "name": "@automaker/ui",
-      "version": "0.10.0",
+      "version": "0.12.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -11607,6 +11607,7 @@
       "os": [
         "darwin"
       ],
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 12.0.0"
       },
@@ -11628,6 +11629,7 @@
       "os": [
         "darwin"
       ],
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 12.0.0"
       },
@@ -11671,6 +11673,7 @@
       "os": [
         "linux"
       ],
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 12.0.0"
       },
@@ -11692,6 +11695,7 @@
       "os": [
         "linux"
       ],
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 12.0.0"
       },
@@ -11713,6 +11717,7 @@
       "os": [
         "linux"
       ],
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 12.0.0"
       },
@@ -11734,6 +11739,7 @@
       "os": [
         "linux"
       ],
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 12.0.0"
       },
@@ -11755,6 +11761,7 @@
       "os": [
         "linux"
       ],
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 12.0.0"
       },
@@ -11776,6 +11783,7 @@
       "os": [
         "win32"
       ],
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 12.0.0"
       },
@@ -11797,6 +11805,7 @@
       "os": [
         "win32"
       ],
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 12.0.0"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7e0b5efe..5418b71b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "automaker",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "0.12.0rc",
   "private": true,
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=22.0.0 <23.0.0"
diff --git a/start-automaker.sh b/start-automaker.sh
index 93c934db..7a6b5082 100755
--- a/start-automaker.sh
+++ b/start-automaker.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ SERVER_PORT=$DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT
 
 # Extract VERSION from package.json (using node for reliable JSON parsing)
 if command -v node &> /dev/null; then
-    VERSION="v$(node -p "require('./package.json').version" 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")"
+    VERSION="v$(node -p "require('$SCRIPT_DIR/package.json').version" 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")"
 else
     VERSION=$(grep '"version"' "$SCRIPT_DIR/package.json" | head -1 | sed 's/.*"version"[^"]*"\([^"]*\)".*/v\1/')
 fi