diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 2f70d8c..b433f6b 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
             [ "$BRANCH" = "$CURRENT_BRANCH" ] && continue
             echo "Syncing updates.xml -> ${BRANCH}"
             git fetch origin "${BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null || continue
-            git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- . 2>/dev/null || continue
+            git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- updates.xml 2>/dev/null || continue
             git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" -- updates.xml
             if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
               git add updates.xml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ad5cfe..ee7c00a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DEFGROUP: MokoStandards.Root
 INGROUP: MokoStandards
 REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform
 PATH: /README.md
-VERSION: 09.01.00
+VERSION: 09.02.00
 BRIEF: Project overview and documentation
 -->
 
diff --git a/cli/version_bump.php b/cli/version_bump.php
index eb5d122..4c15810 100644
--- a/cli/version_bump.php
+++ b/cli/version_bump.php
@@ -160,5 +160,35 @@ if (!empty($updatedFiles)) {
     fwrite(STDERR, "Updated " . count($updatedFiles) . " Joomla manifest(s): " . implode(', ', $updatedFiles) . "\n");
 }
 
+// -- Update package.json (Node.js / MCP) --
+$packageJsonFile = "{$root}/package.json";
+if (file_exists($packageJsonFile)) {
+    $pkgContent = file_get_contents($packageJsonFile);
+    $updatedPkg = preg_replace(
+        '/("version"\s*:\s*")\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\d{2}(")/m',
+        '${1}' . $new . '${2}',
+        $pkgContent
+    );
+    if ($updatedPkg !== $pkgContent) {
+        file_put_contents($packageJsonFile, $updatedPkg);
+        fwrite(STDERR, "Updated package.json\n");
+    }
+}
+
+// -- Update pyproject.toml (Python) --
+$pyprojectFile = "{$root}/pyproject.toml";
+if (file_exists($pyprojectFile)) {
+    $pyContent = file_get_contents($pyprojectFile);
+    $updatedPy = preg_replace(
+        '/^(version\s*=\s*")\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\d{2}(")/m',
+        '${1}' . $new . '${2}',
+        $pyContent
+    );
+    if ($updatedPy !== $pyContent) {
+        file_put_contents($pyprojectFile, $updatedPy);
+        fwrite(STDERR, "Updated pyproject.toml\n");
+    }
+}
+
 echo "{$old} -> {$new}\n";
 exit(0);
diff --git a/cli/version_read.php b/cli/version_read.php
index c31a4f8..cb45c93 100644
--- a/cli/version_read.php
+++ b/cli/version_read.php
@@ -74,23 +74,48 @@ foreach ($manifestFiles as $xmlFile) {
     }
 }
 
+// -- 4. Fallback: package.json (Node.js / MCP) --
+$packageJsonVersion = null;
+$packageJsonFile = "{$root}/package.json";
+if (file_exists($packageJsonFile)) {
+    $pkgData = json_decode(file_get_contents($packageJsonFile), true);
+    if (isset($pkgData['version']) && preg_match('/^\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\d{2}$/', $pkgData['version'])) {
+        $packageJsonVersion = $pkgData['version'];
+    }
+}
+
+// -- 5. Fallback: pyproject.toml (Python) --
+$pyprojectVersion = null;
+$pyprojectFile = "{$root}/pyproject.toml";
+if (file_exists($pyprojectFile)) {
+    $pyContent = file_get_contents($pyprojectFile);
+    if (preg_match('/^version\s*=\s*"(\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\d{2})"/m', $pyContent, $pm)) {
+        $pyprojectVersion = $pm[1];
+    }
+}
+
 // -- Output the higher version --
+$candidates = array_filter([
+    $readmeVersion,
+    $manifestVersion,
+    $packageJsonVersion,
+    $pyprojectVersion,
+]);
+
 $version = null;
-if ($readmeVersion !== null && $manifestVersion !== null) {
-    $version = version_compare($manifestVersion, $readmeVersion, '>') ? $manifestVersion : $readmeVersion;
-} elseif ($manifestVersion !== null) {
-    $version = $manifestVersion;
-} elseif ($readmeVersion !== null) {
-    $version = $readmeVersion;
+foreach ($candidates as $candidate) {
+    if ($version === null || version_compare($candidate, $version, '>')) {
+        $version = $candidate;
+    }
 }
 
 if ($version === null) {
-    fwrite(STDERR, "No version found in manifest.xml, README.md, or Joomla XML\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "No version found in manifest.xml, README.md, Joomla XML, package.json, or pyproject.toml\n");
     exit(1);
 }
 
 // -- Backfill: if manifest.xml exists but lacks <version>, insert it --
-if ($mokoVersion === null && file_exists($mokoManifest)) {
+if (file_exists($mokoManifest)) {
     $content = file_get_contents($mokoManifest);
     if (!preg_match('|<version>\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\d{2}</version>|', $content)) {
         if (strpos($content, '<license') !== false) {