diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4d85118..dde0b3b 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.57.0",
-  "plugins/compound-engineering": "2.56.0",
+  ".": "2.57.1",
+  "plugins/compound-engineering": "2.56.1",
   "plugins/coding-tutor": "1.2.1",
   ".claude-plugin": "1.0.2",
   ".cursor-plugin": "1.0.1"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33a4b39..e96b905 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.57.1](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/cli-v2.57.0...cli-v2.57.1) (2026-03-28)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **onboarding:** resolve section count contradiction with skip rule ([#421](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/421)) ([d2436e7](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/d2436e7c933129784c67799a5b9555bccce2e46d))
+
 ## [2.57.0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/cli-v2.56.0...cli-v2.57.0) (2026-03-28)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bcf3bd2..51af5e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@every-env/compound-plugin",
-  "version": "2.57.0",
+  "version": "2.57.1",
   "description": "Official Compound Engineering plugin for Claude Code, Codex, and more",
   "type": "module",
   "private": false,
diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 20d0ecb..c01cd51 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "compound-engineering",
-  "version": "2.56.0",
+  "version": "2.56.1",
   "description": "AI-powered development tools for code review, research, design, and workflow automation.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Kieran Klaassen",
diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index ec5d5b9..b81f23a 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "compound-engineering",
   "displayName": "Compound Engineering",
-  "version": "2.56.0",
+  "version": "2.56.1",
   "description": "AI-powered development tools for code review, research, design, and workflow automation.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Kieran Klaassen",
diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/CHANGELOG.md b/plugins/compound-engineering/CHANGELOG.md
index a1711b2..ea2df47 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ All notable changes to the compound-engineering plugin will be documented in thi
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.56.1](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/compound-engineering-v2.56.0...compound-engineering-v2.56.1) (2026-03-28)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **onboarding:** resolve section count contradiction with skip rule ([#421](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/421)) ([d2436e7](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/d2436e7c933129784c67799a5b9555bccce2e46d))
+
 ## [2.56.0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/compound-engineering-v2.55.0...compound-engineering-v2.56.0) (2026-03-28)