chore: Bump version to 0.49.3

Author: steveyegge

.claude-plugin/marketplace.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "name": "beads",
       "source": "./claude-plugin",
       "description": "AI-supervised issue tracker for coding workflows",
-      "version": "0.49.2"
+      "version": "0.49.3"
     }
   ]
 }

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.49.3] - 2026-01-31
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Embedded Dolt is now the default** - Server mode is opt-in via `dolt_mode: "server"` in metadata.json or `BEADS_DOLT_SERVER_MODE=1` env var
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Dolt split-brain root cause eliminated (B1+B2)** - `DatabasePath()` now always resolves to `.beads/dolt/` for dolt backend regardless of stale `database` field values; `bootstrapEmbeddedDolt()` blocks JSONL auto-import in dolt-native sync mode to prevent silent rogue database creation
+- **CGO/ICU build fix** - Makefile and test.sh detect Homebrew's keg-only `icu4c` and export CGO flags so dolt's go-icu-regex dependency links correctly on macOS
+- **Dolt mergeJoinIter panic** - Eliminated three-table joins that triggered panics on type-filtered queries; added guard against nil pointer panic during auto-import in dolt-native mode
+- **Template variable extraction** - Filter Handlebars keywords (`if`, `each`, `unless`, `with`) from `extractVariables` (#1411)
+
 ## [0.49.2] - 2026-01-31
 
 ### Added

claude-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "beads",
   "description": "AI-supervised issue tracker for coding workflows. Manage tasks, discover work, and maintain context with simple CLI commands.",
-  "version": "0.49.2",
+  "version": "0.49.3",
   "author": {
     "name": "Steve Yegge",
     "url": "https://github.com/steveyegge"

cmd/bd/info.go

@@ -296,6 +296,16 @@ type VersionChange struct {
 
 // versionChanges contains agent-actionable changes for recent versions
 var versionChanges = []VersionChange{
+	{
+		Version: "0.49.3",
+		Date:    "2026-01-31",
+		Changes: []string{
+			"FIX: Dolt split-brain eliminated - DatabasePath() always resolves to .beads/dolt/ for dolt backend; JSONL auto-import blocked in dolt-native mode",
+			"CHANGE: Embedded Dolt is now the default - server mode is opt-in via dolt_mode: server",
+			"FIX: Dolt mergeJoinIter panic on type-filtered queries eliminated",
+			"FIX: CGO/ICU build - Makefile and test.sh auto-detect Homebrew icu4c paths on macOS",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		Version: "0.49.2",
 		Date:    "2026-01-31",

cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.49.2
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.49.3
 #
 # bd (beads) post-checkout hook - thin shim
 #

cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.49.2
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.49.3
 #
 # bd (beads) post-merge hook - thin shim
 #

cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.49.2
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.49.3
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-commit hook - thin shim
 #

cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.49.2
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.49.3
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-push hook - thin shim
 #

cmd/bd/version.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// Version is the current version of bd (overridden by ldflags at build time)
-    Version = "0.49.2"
+    Version = "0.49.3"
 	// Build can be set via ldflags at compile time
 	Build = "dev"
 	// Commit and branch the git revision the binary was built from (optional ldflag)

default.nix

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { pkgs, self }:
 pkgs.buildGoModule {
   pname = "beads";
-  version = "0.49.2";
+  version = "0.49.3";
 
   src = self;