diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.8.0.2 — 2026-10-06
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Keep the shared Kioku release version and internal bounds aligned with the migration test-fixture cleanup fix.
+
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ## 0.8.0.1 — 2026-10-05
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: 0.8.0.1
+version: 0.8.0.2
 synopsis: Reusable agent memory runtime
 description:
   Core runtime for kioku. M1 establishes the application effect stack; later
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     keiki ^>=0.9.1.0,
     keiro ^>=0.19.0.0,
     keiro-core ^>=0.19.0.0,
-    kioku-api ^>=0.8.0.1,
+    kioku-api ^>=0.8.0.2,
     kiroku-store ^>=0.9.0.1,
     lens >=5.2 && <5.4,
     mmzk-typeid >=0.7 && <0.8,
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@
     hasql-transaction >=1.0,
     keiro ^>=0.19.0.0,
     keiro-core ^>=0.19.0.0,
-    kioku-api ^>=0.8.0.1,
-    kioku-core ^>=0.8.0.1,
-    kioku-migrations:test-support ^>=0.8.0.1,
+    kioku-api ^>=0.8.0.2,
+    kioku-core ^>=0.8.0.2,
+    kioku-migrations:test-support ^>=0.8.0.2,
     kiroku-store ^>=0.9.0.1,
     lens >=5.2,
     shibuya-core ^>=0.10.0.0,