diff --git a/cli/version_bump.php b/cli/version_bump.php
index 3445a9a..0102d75 100644
--- a/cli/version_bump.php
+++ b/cli/version_bump.php
@@ -234,6 +234,20 @@ class VersionBumpCli extends CliFramework
         if (!empty($updatedFiles)) {
             fwrite(STDERR, "Updated " . count($updatedFiles) . " Joomla manifest(s): " . implode(', ', $updatedFiles) . "\n");
         }
+        // Joomla schema version: create empty SQL update file if sql/updates/mysql/ exists
+        $sqlUpdateDirs = array_merge(
+            SourceResolver::globSource($root, 'packages/*/sql/updates/mysql'),
+            SourceResolver::globSource($root, 'sql/updates/mysql'),
+            glob("{$root}/sql/updates/mysql") ?: []
+        );
+        $sqlUpdateDirs = array_unique(array_filter($sqlUpdateDirs, 'is_dir'));
+        foreach ($sqlUpdateDirs as $sqlDir) {
+            $sqlFile = "{$sqlDir}/{$newBase}.sql";
+            if (!file_exists($sqlFile)) {
+                file_put_contents($sqlFile, "/* {$newBase} — no schema changes */\n");
+                fwrite(STDERR, "Created SQL update file: " . substr($sqlFile, strlen($root) + 1) . "\n");
+            }
+        }
         $packageJsonFile = "{$root}/package.json";
         if (file_exists($packageJsonFile)) {
             $pkgContent = file_get_contents($packageJsonFile);