diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c00d1f0..fffc54e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ jobs:
 
             > **Windows note:** The installer is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen will show an "Unknown publisher" warning — click "More info → Run anyway" to install.
 
+            ### v0.12.3 — Fix Direct Messages
+            - **Fix DMs not loading** — NIP-17 gift-wrapped messages were silently dropped by NDK's fetchEvents; switched to subscribe-based fetch that correctly receives kind 1059 events
+            - **Repo cleanup** — hardened .gitignore, updated AGENTS.md and ROADMAP.md
+
             ### v0.12.2 — Vega Public Relay
             - **`wss://relay.veganostr.com`** — Vega's own public relay, included by default for all users
             - Existing users get the relay auto-added on upgrade (one-time migration)
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 4434c40..7149eb5 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: hoornet <hoornet@users.noreply.github.com>
 pkgname=vega-nostr
-pkgver=0.12.2
+pkgver=0.12.3
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Cross-platform Nostr desktop client with Lightning integration"
 arch=('x86_64')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eb326f4..04e73a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "vega",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.12.2",
+  "version": "0.12.3",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index ca3026c..fe3f83d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "vega"
-version = "0.12.2"
+version = "0.12.3"
 description = "Cross-platform Nostr desktop client with Lightning integration"
 authors = ["hoornet"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 7e7171a..c6838df 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Vega",
-  "version": "0.12.2",
+  "version": "0.12.3",
   "identifier": "com.hoornet.vega",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",