diff --git a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml b/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml
index f9d0de3..2b4e472 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           semantic-release version
           semantic-release publish
+          
+      - name: Sync version to config.py
+        run: |
+          pip install toml
+          python scripts/sync_version.py
+          if git diff --quiet config.py; then
+            echo "No version changes in config.py"
+          else
+            git add config.py
+            git commit -m "chore: sync version to config.py [skip ci]"
+            git push
+          fi
 
       - name: Upload build artifacts to release
         if: hashFiles('dist/*') != ''
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index aa6725e..dc1af36 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import os
 # These values are used in server responses and for tracking releases
 # IMPORTANT: This is the single source of truth for version and author info
 # Semantic versioning: MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
-__version__ = "5.8.5"
+__version__ = "5.8.6"
 # Last update date in ISO format
-__updated__ = "2025-08-08"
+__updated__ = "2025-08-20"
 # Primary maintainer
 __author__ = "Fahad Gilani"
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e0fada4..3ec44c0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "zen-mcp-server"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "5.8.6"
 description = "AI-powered MCP server with multiple model providers"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/scripts/sync_version.py b/scripts/sync_version.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d2e33fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sync_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Sync version from pyproject.toml to config.py
+This script is called by GitHub Actions after semantic-release updates the version
+"""
+
+import re
+from datetime import datetime
+import toml
+
+
+def update_config_version():
+    # Read version from pyproject.toml
+    with open("pyproject.toml", "r") as f:
+        data = toml.load(f)
+        version = data["project"]["version"]
+    
+    # Read current config.py
+    with open("config.py", "r") as f:
+        content = f.read()
+    
+    # Update version
+    content = re.sub(
+        r'__version__ = "[^"]*"',
+        f'__version__ = "{version}"',
+        content
+    )
+    
+    # Update date to current date
+    today = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    content = re.sub(
+        r'__updated__ = "[^"]*"',
+        f'__updated__ = "{today}"',
+        content
+    )
+    
+    # Write back
+    with open("config.py", "w") as f:
+        f.write(content)
+    
+    print(f"Updated config.py to version {version}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    update_config_version()
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