diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b7c2b425..f772fdc6 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.43.3"
+  ".": "0.43.4"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3e940d3..d0cba849 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 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).
 
+## [0.43.4](https://github.com/AnsoCode/Sencho/compare/v0.43.3...v0.43.4) (2026-04-11)
+
+
+### Fixed
+
+* run as root by default to eliminate stack-folder permission failures ([#501](https://github.com/AnsoCode/Sencho/issues/501)) ([9eb945a](https://github.com/AnsoCode/Sencho/commit/9eb945a6f0a1481b3bf6f06cef28a06474f7fa6c))
+
 ## [0.43.3](https://github.com/AnsoCode/Sencho/compare/v0.43.2...v0.43.3) (2026-04-11)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 843fd9d8..6a04a315 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "sencho",
-  "version": "0.43.3",
+  "version": "0.43.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "sencho",
-      "version": "0.43.3",
+      "version": "0.43.4",
       "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@playwright/test": "^1.59.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9109e0d5..e3fd067b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sencho",
-  "version": "0.43.3",
+  "version": "0.43.4",
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {