diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1aa5bbec..bdc79c41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ All notable changes to `@tangle-network/agent-eval` and its sibling `agent-eval-
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.182.0] — 2026-09-15
+
+### Breaking
+
+- Retire the legacy loops supervisor-run reader and its compatibility exports.
+  Runtime supervisor runs now use the `.agent/supervisor` layout and the runtime journal dialect only.
+- Remove legacy `.loops`, `state.status`, and `result.sup_status` fallback behavior.
+  Missing runtime evidence remains explicitly unavailable.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Reduce paired-score gate work and use the exact shortcut for equal-magnitude Wilcoxon differences.
+- Refresh the analyst benchmark implementation identity after the evaluation changes.
+
 ## [0.181.0] — 2026-09-14
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/clients/python/pyproject.toml b/clients/python/pyproject.toml
index 36c9f2c3..78c87bfc 100644
--- a/clients/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/clients/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "agent-eval-rpc"
-version = "0.181.0"
+version = "0.182.0"
 description = "Python RPC client, official optimizer bridge, and DSPy metric adapter for @tangle-network/agent-eval."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/clients/python/src/agent_eval_rpc/__init__.py b/clients/python/src/agent_eval_rpc/__init__.py
index 07456580..87f47405 100644
--- a/clients/python/src/agent_eval_rpc/__init__.py
+++ b/clients/python/src/agent_eval_rpc/__init__.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 try:
     __version__ = version("agent-eval-rpc")
 except PackageNotFoundError:
-    __version__ = "0.181.0"
+    __version__ = "0.182.0"
 
 __all__ = [
     "Client",
diff --git a/clients/python/uv.lock b/clients/python/uv.lock
index d116e2a4..73666706 100644
--- a/clients/python/uv.lock
+++ b/clients/python/uv.lock
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ conflicts = [[
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-eval-rpc"
-version = "0.181.0"
+version = "0.182.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "filelock" },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5d4157a1..3654ad04 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tangle-network/agent-eval",
-  "version": "0.181.0",
+  "version": "0.182.0",
   "description": "Evaluate and improve AI agents from runs, traces, judges, and feedback. Compare candidates, cluster failures, measure lift, and gate releases.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/tangle-network/agent-eval#readme",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/analyst/benchmark-implementation.ts b/src/analyst/benchmark-implementation.ts
index 880c4a63..b06de696 100644
--- a/src/analyst/benchmark-implementation.ts
+++ b/src/analyst/benchmark-implementation.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const ANALYST_BENCHMARK_DEPENDENCY_LOCK_FILES = Object.freeze([
 ])
 
 export const ANALYST_BENCHMARK_DEPENDENCY_LOCK_SHA256 =
-  '39632afc0f02da9333079d4c6323bab101d1bd0eb47a0ea06fa910ae181b4b40'
+  'dfee549f65d9965471f1925b1cb8ab2860c74b09f62ea60e49478c0bee16883a'
 
 /** The published benchmark evidence was produced at this package version, by
  * the retired one-shot direct runner, before trace analysts moved to the