diff --git a/extension/CHANGELOG.md b/extension/CHANGELOG.md
index c820f91..358fcd1 100644
--- a/extension/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/extension/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.0.77
+
+### Changes
+
+- **Use `workspace:^` for local Playwriter dependency**: Switched `playwriter` from `workspace:*` to `workspace:^` in `extension/package.json` to avoid pinned workspace versions when package metadata is packed.
+
 ## 0.0.76
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/extension/manifest.json b/extension/manifest.json
index 11bbf7c..cca49f6 100644
--- a/extension/manifest.json
+++ b/extension/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "Playwriter",
-  "version": "0.0.76",
+  "version": "0.0.77",
   "description": "Automate your Browser using Cursor, Claude, VS Code. More capable and context efficient than Playwright MCP.",
   "permissions": [
     "debugger",
diff --git a/extension/package.json b/extension/package.json
index 79bbcdc..d8bbff5 100644
--- a/extension/package.json
+++ b/extension/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mcp-extension",
-  "version": "0.0.72",
+  "version": "0.0.77",
   "description": "Playwright MCP Browser Extension",
   "private": true,
   "repository": {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "vite-plugin-static-copy": "^3.1.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "playwriter": "workspace:*",
+    "playwriter": "workspace:^",
     "zustand": "^5.0.8"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 24ea687..e242f26 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
   "author": "remorses <beats.by.morse@gmail.com>",
   "license": "",
   "dependencies": {
-    "mcp-extension": "workspace:*"
+    "mcp-extension": "workspace:^"
   }
 }
diff --git a/playwriter/CHANGELOG.md b/playwriter/CHANGELOG.md
index 65401cc..34cd57b 100644
--- a/playwriter/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/playwriter/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,52 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 0.0.88
+## 0.0.89
 
-### Improvements
-
-- **Inline download behavior normalization in relay**: Removed the standalone `toPageDownloadBehavior` helper and inlined the `allowAndName -> allow` mapping at the call site to keep the download-behavior forwarding path more direct.
-
-## 0.0.87
-
-### Improvements
-
-- **Simplify relay download compatibility path**: Extracted Browser-download compatibility emission into a focused helper and simplified download-behavior mapping logic in the relay, while keeping dual `Page.download*` + `Browser.download*` forwarding behavior and improving test assertions to include `Page.setDownloadBehavior` forwarding.
-
-## 0.0.86
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-- **Fix extension-mode downloads for Playwright clients**: Relay now translates `Browser.setDownloadBehavior` into per-target `Page.setDownloadBehavior`, caches the behavior for future page targets, and emits both `Page.download*` and synthetic root-session `Browser.download*` events so `page.waitForEvent('download')` works while preserving backward compatibility for clients that still rely on `Page.downloadWillBegin`/`Page.downloadProgress`.
-
-## 0.0.85
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-- **Revert ghost cursor init-script persistence**: Removed the `Page.addScriptToEvaluateOnNewDocument` cursor injection path (`addGhostCursorInitScript`) and restored direct per-page injection behavior used before, since the init-script approach did not work reliably in practice.
-
-## 0.0.84
-
-### Docs
-
-- **Remove click-timeout section from `skill.md` mistakes list**: Deleted the dedicated post-click timeout section per docs cleanup request and renumbered the following mistake item.
-
-## 0.0.83
-
-### Docs
-
-- **Correct click-timeout guidance in `skill.md`**: Replaced the incorrect "SPA does not fire load" explanation with the actual behavior: click succeeds, then Playwright times out during post-click navigation waiting when action timeout budget is exceeded.
-
-## 0.0.82
-
-### Improvements
-
-- **Increase default action timeout to 60s**: Raised `context.setDefaultTimeout` from `5000ms` to `60000ms` to avoid false click failures on slower real-world flows where the interaction succeeds but Playwright post-action navigation waiting exceeds short budgets.
-
-## 0.0.81
-
-### Improvements
-
-- **Increase default action timeout to 5s**: Raised `context.setDefaultTimeout` from `2000ms` to `5000ms` to reduce false `locator.click()` timeouts on slower navigation flows (for example GitHub/Turbo links) where the click succeeds but post-click navigation settling exceeds 2 seconds. Default navigation timeout remains `10000ms`.
+1. **More reliable downloads in extension mode** — download behavior now stays compatible with both `Page.download*` and `Browser.download*` event paths, so Playwright flows like `page.waitForEvent('download')` work consistently when connected through the relay.
+2. **Default action timeout is now 60 seconds** — reduced false click failures on slower, real-world pages where the interaction succeeds but post-action waiting previously exceeded short timeout budgets.
+3. **Ghost cursor injection is more stable** — recording flows now use direct per-page cursor injection again, avoiding the unreliable init-script persistence path used in prior builds.
 
 ## 0.0.80
 
diff --git a/playwriter/package.json b/playwriter/package.json
index d061527..bfaad47 100644
--- a/playwriter/package.json
+++ b/playwriter/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "playwriter",
   "description": "",
-  "version": "0.0.88",
+  "version": "0.0.89",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "devtools-protocol": "^0.0.1568893",
     "image-size": "^2.0.2",
     "marked": "^17.0.1",
-    "mcp-extension": "workspace:*",
+    "mcp-extension": "workspace:^",
     "vite-node": "^5.0.0",
     "vitest": "^4.0.8"
   },