diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## 0.12.0.2 — 2026-11-02
+
+### Changed
+
+- Require mori://shinzui/shikumi/packages/shikumi `^>=0.5.0.0` and mori://shinzui/shikumi/packages/shikumi-trace `^>=0.3.1.0`. These releases support the existing mori://shinzui/baikai cohort directly, removing the need for the three Shikumi-to-Baikai `allow-newer` exceptions.
+
 ## 0.12.0.1 — 2026-10-28
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/kioku-core.cabal b/kioku-core.cabal
--- a/kioku-core.cabal
+++ b/kioku-core.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 3.0
 name: kioku-core
-version: 0.12.0.1
+version: 0.12.0.2
 synopsis: Reusable agent memory runtime
 description:
   Core runtime for kioku. M1 establishes the application effect stack; later
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     keiki ^>=0.9.1.0,
     keiro ^>=0.22.0.0,
     keiro-core ^>=0.22.0.0,
-    kioku-api ^>=0.12.0.1,
+    kioku-api ^>=0.12.0.2,
     kiroku-store ^>=0.12.0.0,
     lens >=5.2 && <5.4,
     mmzk-typeid >=0.7 && <0.8,
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@
     relay-pagination-hasql ^>=0.1.1.2,
     shibuya-core ^>=0.12.0.0,
     shibuya-kiroku-adapter ^>=0.7.0.0,
-    shikumi ^>=0.4.1.1,
-    shikumi-trace ^>=0.3.0.2,
+    shikumi ^>=0.5.0.0,
+    shikumi-trace ^>=0.3.1.0,
     text >=2.1 && <2.2,
     time >=1.12 && <1.15,
     unix >=2.8.8 && <2.9,
@@ -207,15 +207,15 @@
     hasql-transaction >=1.0,
     keiro ^>=0.22.0.0,
     keiro-core ^>=0.22.0.0,
-    kioku-api ^>=0.12.0.1,
-    kioku-core ^>=0.12.0.1,
-    kioku-migrations:test-support ^>=0.12.0.1,
+    kioku-api ^>=0.12.0.2,
+    kioku-core ^>=0.12.0.2,
+    kioku-migrations:test-support ^>=0.12.0.2,
     kiroku-store ^>=0.12.0.0,
     lens >=5.2,
     relay-pagination ^>=0.1.1.2,
     shibuya-core ^>=0.12.0.0,
-    shikumi ^>=0.4.1.1,
-    shikumi-trace ^>=0.3.0.2,
+    shikumi ^>=0.5.0.0,
+    shikumi-trace ^>=0.3.1.0,
     tasty >=1.5,
     tasty-expected-failure >=0.12,
     tasty-hunit >=0.10,